Jeff yelps in surprise, but the hook hauling him up is far from unwelcome. He definitely needed the assist. And now that he's on the deck and getting a look at the crew, uh.

"Holy shit..."

They're skeletons. That's fucking wild, and he should probably be terrified right now, but on the scale of potentially horrifying shit, skeletal pirates solidly rank at totally awesome.

"I'm Jeff. Jeff Calhoun, sir-- uh, captain?"