Speech time. Captain Waite is a very speech-y dude.

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Panel 1 [Shot behind Ezra and Josue turning to see the captain standing amidships]

EZRA:
Captain's up.

Panel 2 [Lawrence turning from his place against the bulwarks, watching other members of the crew walk aft, Mathews pushing the greenhands along.

MATHEWS:
You too, greenies, everyone gets speechified here.

Panel 3 [Overhead shot of crew gathering amidships in front of captain]

Panel 4 [Long big panel of captain, centered, looking stern, framed by crew.]

BARZILLAI:
We embark, boys, in pursuit of the whale. Wherever he takes us, however far off from the world of man, we’ll meet him fierce in his domain and strike him down bloody.