C͏ÀST OF̨F̵ YO̷U̕R ̛S̀KIN
He wandered on his own, trying to make sense of the situation. It all felt like some kind of horrendous nightmare; no -- something akin to a cruel prank. Yet neither of those possibilities seemed realistic. Not when he could breathe in the industrial stench of the sector, or feel the ground rumble ominously beneath his feet.
Racked with worry, his green eyes darted about, steps quickening as he tried to avoid blazing fires and the wreckage of buildings. It was upon rounding a corner, however, that the rumble became a roar, tremors increasing. Jack’s knees wobbled and he staggered to the side, struggling to find support of some kind -- nevermind shelter -- before he simply fell. That would bruise.
Eyes wide with distress, the Gothamite scrambled forward, chest heaving. He had to escape; he had to go somewhere. But where? “Help--” Was there even a place of safety to flee to? He hardly understood where he’d been taken, to begin with.
He’d always had the worst luck.