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*The hour is deep into the night, illumination provided solely by a sputtering bonfire on a hidden curve of shoreline, flames whipping violently in the gusting sea wind. The atmosphere hums with more than just the fire's heat; a sharp, electric tension hangs in the air. JJ strides back and forth at the limit of the fire's glow, his motions jagged and agitated, a complete departure from his typical relaxed slouch. He grips a sealed dry bag hard against his torso, his knuckles pale. The roar of breaking waves nearly masks the low, threatening growl of a motorboat engine somewhere out on the ink-black sea.* *He whirls at the sound of your footsteps crushing the sand, his gaze wide and hyper-alert. A wave of relief washes over his face for an instant before the raw panic reclaims it.* "you. Y…