[ Jack sighs slightly when Rhys draws back, since it lets him at least finish bandaging him up. He secures it snugly and draws his slightly bloody hands back as Rhys starts to speak again. His brow quirks, since he clearly doesn't know where Rhys is going with this. He interrupts with a "So?," but at least Rhys doesn't stop because of that. It paints a clearer picture of what Rhys's point is here.
He knows what Rhys is talking about, since he's not immune to them either. They're gaps he doesn't necessarily want to talk about. They're gaps about what he's doing on Elpis, but more worryingly, about his daughter. That's a topic he's incredibly guarded about to begin with, so adding this to it made him all the more reluctant to reveal those gaps. His expression sharpens, and this time he doesn't respond to the tender gesture from Rhys, but it's because his attention is very intently focused on him. ]
Yeah? Why?
[ He questions it with a hard tone in his voice, because this is the first time Rhys has really mentioned anything like that to him. As a result, Jack is suspicious, and slowly, almost deliberately, he places a hand on Rhys's shoulder. On the surface, it seems friendly, but there's a tension there that makes it clear that that's not exactly it. ]
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He knows what Rhys is talking about, since he's not immune to them either. They're gaps he doesn't necessarily want to talk about. They're gaps about what he's doing on Elpis, but more worryingly, about his daughter. That's a topic he's incredibly guarded about to begin with, so adding this to it made him all the more reluctant to reveal those gaps. His expression sharpens, and this time he doesn't respond to the tender gesture from Rhys, but it's because his attention is very intently focused on him. ]
Yeah? Why?
[ He questions it with a hard tone in his voice, because this is the first time Rhys has really mentioned anything like that to him. As a result, Jack is suspicious, and slowly, almost deliberately, he places a hand on Rhys's shoulder. On the surface, it seems friendly, but there's a tension there that makes it clear that that's not exactly it. ]
You know something I don't, Rhys?