Will the new Pico the Penguin plushies persist inside the captain's quarters of my ship?

They should. If they don't, then they will once iCache comes online.

And John, I've seen people use these things as all manner of cockpit decoration. Is this what you intended?

I had nothing to do with Pico.

That's Ian. Ian loves his turtles and his stuffed animals. He's got a thing for animals.