That's the correct reason for finding that terrifying. Finding out that the ennui and cynicism of our times is not, after all, an unavoidable unreverseable fate does kind of throw your world-view off, potentially.
It's the possibility of the triumph of sincerity over irony and that's genuinely frightening.
Spitfire/Blueblood is an appropriately unlikely pairing for this question, I think. The pun names for children (or perhaps more appropriately to label the ship?) just make it that much better. Perhaps someone more familiar with the protocol of shipping can enlighten us on the correct name for the ship?
Ah, there we go. How about Spittruck for a ship? Spitfire/Hayseed Turnip-Truck?