"Hah! Aw, naw, just got a healthy respect for the western look. Came from Seattle originally, 'round the Capital Hill area. Y'all ever been there? Good bars, at least there used to be. My folk come from all over, though; got a bunch from Spokane, Snoqualmie, even some from up in Canada. Someplace called Hope in, uh, British Columbia, I think it was."

Jesse takes another considering drag on his cigar before adding, "Polite lil' lady to ask about where a man's from rather than why he ain't lookin' so alive at the moment."