The First Mate even in his old age was still quite the agile one, he hopped from his post and pulled a measly flintlock out right next to the gunner; maybe it was for some false sense of security, or maybe it was to put Donovan out of his misery when he inevitably takes a hit. Thomas waits patiently for Furaotic to describe what the fuck it is for whatever the beast could be to pop up from the murky depths.