( ooc; Hi!! So sorry for slowness in responding. Been experiencing a lot of internet connectivity issues over the last week, due to bushfires here in Australia. ☹️ )
[ That hand on his shoulder startles him. Jerked out of his hypnotised gaze down upon the black, choppy water, Jesse reels around, instinctively ready to defend himself. The thick static that's been hissing inside his skull, sucking him down into a dark and despairing place, has suddenly stopped. In its place is sound of the ocean, the creaking of the ship, the whistling of the salty air around him. It's wildly disorienting.
He stares at the person in front of him. A woman, he realises, as he mentally tries shaking off the fog of confusion stuck inside his skull. He's itching to reach for his gun tucked into the waistband of his jeans, for protection. Except... wait, he doesn't have his gun. His gun is... where? Back home? Wherever that might be now. A guarded and edgy up and down look at this woman. ]
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[ That hand on his shoulder startles him. Jerked out of his hypnotised gaze down upon the black, choppy water, Jesse reels around, instinctively ready to defend himself. The thick static that's been hissing inside his skull, sucking him down into a dark and despairing place, has suddenly stopped. In its place is sound of the ocean, the creaking of the ship, the whistling of the salty air around him. It's wildly disorienting.
He stares at the person in front of him. A woman, he realises, as he mentally tries shaking off the fog of confusion stuck inside his skull. He's itching to reach for his gun tucked into the waistband of his jeans, for protection. Except... wait, he doesn't have his gun. His gun is... where? Back home? Wherever that might be now. A guarded and edgy up and down look at this woman. ]
..."Caught you up"?