He never saw it coming. The alcohol must have dulled his senses enough that the wack on the head just earned more curses and anger, this time aimed at the obviously careless stage hands who had dropped the bag on him. "You bungling idiots!!" he yelled up at the darkness, one fist in the air and the other on his head. He stumbled towards the ladder, intent on climbing up to give them a piece of his mind. Not knowing what danger there was in doing so.

Young Jackie, having been dropped suddenly to the floor with a jolt, kept very still. As if hoping his attentions had finally been diverted, she would just become very small and disappear. Pulling a handkerchief from her pocket with shaking hands as she tried to hold it to her face.