[center][color=teal][h2]Jessamyn "Jess" Bailey[/h2][/color][/center]

[color=teal]"Ehh..."[/color] Jess flinched at the flare of discomfort followed by the sarcastic comment. Great, one attempt at making conversation and now she was acting like a wreck again. She forced herself to tilt her shoulders back, uncurling from her hunched position, trying to look at least reasonably confident. Not that Roxy was looking, and not that she'd be fooled even if her back wasn't turned.

[color=teal]"I'm, uh, a little out of practice,"[/color] Jess said, putting on that fake smile, trying humour as her own form of defense. [color=teal]"But, umm, it's not like we'll have any shortage of opportunities."[/color] She glanced away from Roxy, towards her soup bowl. She'd just gone and reminded the anchor that they were stuck with each other whether they liked it or not.