[Training] there's coke in the midas touch

JACK

Scoffing out a laugh in response to Vesper's explanation - which is easily given, Jack is glad to note - the captain rolls his shoulders in a shrug. His expression is as neutral as his thoughts are stormy, and if the combination of magics at his disposal grows more intense, so be it. "Surprised the whole place ain't screamin' about what I can do at this point," he admits, stepping forward across suddenly icy ground as if to subconsciously track and follow Vesper's movements.

"Should've seen it comin' to be honest." When it comes to privacy, the captain and the Doubletake are a study in opposites, and he ought to have known that any misstep or outburst on his part would become public property by day's end.

Whipping around as if trying to anticipate where Vesper is going to appear - something that would be laughably easy were he able to rummage in his mind - Jack narrows his eyes as he catches the boy in his periphery. Lightning surges primarily this time in a line that blasts through bone and sand towards him, echoed by a howl of icy wind intending to further disturb the debris, to blind and distract.

"Well in that case," he drawls, "you're very welcome."

no more than I was or than I want to be
when you fall on me like night, I wanna kill the lights

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!