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First person Lawrence talks to in New Bedford gives him an immediate complex.
This also features a cameo of a primary source I enjoy, the whalemen’s shipping list. I’ve sipped many a coffee while scrolling through it.
↓ Transcript
Panel 1 [TERRENCE HANSHAW is sitting behind his desk reading a copy of the Whalemen’s Shipping List. He’s a broadly built middle aged white man. Behind him is a chalkboard listing the prices of whale oil / bone / spermaceti.]
Panel 2 [Small panel of the door hitting the bell hanging above it as it opens.]
Panel 3 [Hanshaw languidly glances up]
Panel 4 [Wider shot over Hanshaw’s shoulder as Lawrence steps into the empty office, slightly self conscious in his body language.
LAWRENCE:
Good evening, sir. I saw your notice looking for men to ship aboard a whaler and—
HANSHAW:
Landsman?
Panel 5 [Lawrence is caught off guard a bit by the interruption, pulling his bag up on his shoulder]
LAWRENCE:
I—yes,
Panel 6 [Hanshaw is looking down with an impassive expression as he folds his newspaper on his desk, gesturing with his other hand for Lawrence to come closer.]
HANSHAW:
Can tell by the way you walk. Step up.
Panel 2 [Small panel of the door hitting the bell hanging above it as it opens.]
Panel 3 [Hanshaw languidly glances up]
Panel 4 [Wider shot over Hanshaw’s shoulder as Lawrence steps into the empty office, slightly self conscious in his body language.
LAWRENCE:
Good evening, sir. I saw your notice looking for men to ship aboard a whaler and—
HANSHAW:
Landsman?
Panel 5 [Lawrence is caught off guard a bit by the interruption, pulling his bag up on his shoulder]
LAWRENCE:
I—yes,
Panel 6 [Hanshaw is looking down with an impassive expression as he folds his newspaper on his desk, gesturing with his other hand for Lawrence to come closer.]
HANSHAW:
Can tell by the way you walk. Step up.
*zooms in to squint at the shipping list advertisements*
Here u go!
