Nice! Too bad it's not in color, but it's still good. Thanks!
And here's one of her and Cloud on the train:
https://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=5251327&tags=jessie_rasberry
Thought of another point in favor of Jessie's survival. She was near the top of the tower, but that still wasn't as far a fall as Cloud's fall to Aerith's church. He fell from higher up than where Jessie was and still surivived, so that adds to the possibility that Jessie survived the tower's descent as well because she was lower down than Cloud was when he fell.
Also had an idea for if they did take the long shot surprise route and make her playable for Part 2 and beyond. They could give Jessie a second gun to match her first, both of them modded to hold materia, and between that, her grenades, and her martial arts skills, they could turn her into a total bada** ala Cassie Cage from MK11 (who Jessie's VA also voices, incidentally). And she could still keep her flirty side as well, on top of that. Giving her a chance to be a Tifa-level butt-kicker would make people love her even more.