Jesse's perception of the Nexus swims sickeningly and the illusory mutant lined up in his sights shifts. Its skin recedes, revealing a woman for a split second before it snaps back into place.

This crack in the hallucination is enough to make his gun arm sway uncertainly. There's a strong smell of alcohol about him. Maybe he's just very drunk?

"W-why shouldn't I?" Is the stammering related to drunkenness, or is he actually afraid?