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Got lazy with this one cos 1) I’m behind with my batch of pages this month, 2) have a splitting headache, 3) wanna get to the next page cos it’s a lil spookier.
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Panel 1 [Roxbury strides alongside the barrels, running his hand along the top of them, looking up at the others stored higher as Hanshaw fits the lid back on the cask in the background]
ROXBURY:
He brought back 2200 barrels, you say?
HANSHAW:
Aye. With much of it sperm oil, no less.
Panel 2 [Roxbury looks over his shoulder at Hanshaw]
ROXBURY:
What a stunning display. I’m pleased to see that Captain Waite served our voyage well yet again.
Panel 3 [Roxbury turns to face Hanshaw who's looking at him passively]
ROXBURY:
I had my concerns given his… prior history. But I should know by now not to doubt your skill in reading a man.
HANSHAW:
He knows how to handle a ship, despite that old business with the Mariah. He’s the most prolific captain that ever shipped out this town. It’d be a great mistake to let that be slipping from our hands over a little misstep.
Panel 5 [Hanshaw leaning his head to the side with a slight frown, but is mostly unbothered looking]
HANSHAW:
Though, there were a few casks he brung back from the last turn with a curious quality. Come look.
ROXBURY:
He brought back 2200 barrels, you say?
HANSHAW:
Aye. With much of it sperm oil, no less.
Panel 2 [Roxbury looks over his shoulder at Hanshaw]
ROXBURY:
What a stunning display. I’m pleased to see that Captain Waite served our voyage well yet again.
Panel 3 [Roxbury turns to face Hanshaw who's looking at him passively]
ROXBURY:
I had my concerns given his… prior history. But I should know by now not to doubt your skill in reading a man.
HANSHAW:
He knows how to handle a ship, despite that old business with the Mariah. He’s the most prolific captain that ever shipped out this town. It’d be a great mistake to let that be slipping from our hands over a little misstep.
Panel 5 [Hanshaw leaning his head to the side with a slight frown, but is mostly unbothered looking]
HANSHAW:
Though, there were a few casks he brung back from the last turn with a curious quality. Come look.
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