Oh, it was coming closer! Run, Jack, run! And still...he stayed, ignoring the voice in his head. Curiosity and dead cats, what?
He stepped back when Katara set foot on land, placing his hands to his mouth and staring. It was a relief to hear her speak English, even if it sounded a bit off, and he thought long and hard on some sort of elaborate answer or not answering at all, unsure of how much to reveal to this woman, but only came up with, "Yes. Err, rather, I think. That is, I've never in all my travels seen a place quite like this...where exactly are we?" Jack peeked over his shoulder at the tall things again, but was quick to spin around, not wanting to let Katara out of his sight least she set the wave on him or some sort of other trickery.