Jason sat up and sang out loud as the solo became a duet and as the pair sang he thought back on the meaning of the lyrics. The song seemed to fit to the situation they had found themselves in almost perfectly. Here they were, an impossible distance from their "Tennessee home", but still they were experiencing new joys like for example singing a spontaneous duet with a total stranger. The song was a happy memory of home and, as the final lines closed, Jason realised that as long as the people here remembered their homes and carried those memories with them they might not be so far from home after all. When the song finished Jason turned to face this stranger with a cheerful smile on his face and listened to what she had to say.

The girls initial comments made Jason chuckle and beam with delight. The comments weren't meant harshly but it was clear the girl thought him an oddball or at least felt his methods were unorthodox. Jason acknowledged this to be true. In fact it was something he took pride in. He'd always figured, perhaps because of his disability, "why be normal when there are so many better things to be". Jason aspired to be different, unique, exceptional and if the terms weird, strange or odd were synonyms to that, then so be it. He would be himself. No more no less. 

Part way through the girls speech something distracted Jason momentarily. Over near the door someone had shouted "Aveline!" Jason glanced over at the man for the briefest of moments before turning his attention straight back to the girl before him. It was clear the girl had something more to say and Jason was eager to converse with what he considered to be a new friend but before she could continue the man loudly interrupted once more.

"This is no game! This is life or death! I am going to go through, if you don't want to fight then stand aside and let the raiders join me. You will not direct my life, and you will certainly not try and kill me!"

Now from what Jason had seen of the man so far he appeared crazy but he definitely seemed serious about heading into the boss room with or without backup and Jason wasn't going to sit back and watch this man commit suicide. Jason stood hastily alongside Lucy and equipped his wicked sharp Artemis Dagger and the Black Wyvern hide light Shield he had equipped. There was a difficult fight ahead.

Edit: I forgot to include the shield itself in the CS. Will add it now. Hope thats acceptable. Sorry.