[If I were you, I wouldn't drag this out too long.] Xi reminded him tactfully, his unfocused eyes and absent demeanor a clear sign he was spacing out.
Of course, he wasn't. Jake was just pondering how to extract the two clowns from the belly of the Titan. If possible, he'd prefer the cephalopod to just regurgitate them, and everyone could go their separate ways without hard feelings.
If that option failed, then he'd have to force it, and if even that proved impossible, slicing open its belly would be the next step. No doubt this marine behemoth wouldn't take kindly to that.
Still, he owed it to at least give it a fair shot. Undeterred, Jake closed the several-hundred-meter gap between the giant monster and the river behind it with a swift stride and, slowly looking up, he confronted it with steadfast composure,
"Do you understand what I'm saying?"
