[ These are going to take a while to get through if he can only watch one a day. He knows that, and he knows it's stupid, since who cares. The guy is dead, and Jack killed him! That should be more than enough for this to not mean shit, and yet it manages to piss him off all the same. It's almost like a ritual now, as if the third time is the charm, so there's another glass of liquor and another set of data to dig through.
And this video is much easier for him to parse through.
It's mundane, almost boring, and if not for the fact that Jack is a thorough guy, he would probably skip this one. He listens to Rhys talk about his parents, about Eden-5, and Jack doesn't feel much of anything beyond a "oh, that's where the kid is from," since there's no source of connection in the rest. The way Rhys talks about his family and his home planet is an experience is so far removed from Jack's life that there's simply not anything for him to think on. ]
There we go. [ Jack speaks up once Rhys starts to correct himself and get back on track, though his eyes do narrow when Rhys says he has to talk about Jack. He's expecting something more like the first video, and it's clear that Jack is almost waiting to get angry in that long silence. He watches Rhys on the screen like he'd like nothing more than to reach through it and strangle him.
But when that confession comes, it's different from what Jack expects.
The anger fades away to something neutral, and Jack taps his fingers against his glass thoughtfully. Like Rhys's in the video, his silence lingers for a while while he looks to the hard drive with a hard to read expression. Finally, Jack shakes his head. He sits forward to reach to his datapad and pull up the next video, but as he does, Jack at least has one simple comment. ]
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And this video is much easier for him to parse through.
It's mundane, almost boring, and if not for the fact that Jack is a thorough guy, he would probably skip this one. He listens to Rhys talk about his parents, about Eden-5, and Jack doesn't feel much of anything beyond a "oh, that's where the kid is from," since there's no source of connection in the rest. The way Rhys talks about his family and his home planet is an experience is so far removed from Jack's life that there's simply not anything for him to think on. ]
There we go. [ Jack speaks up once Rhys starts to correct himself and get back on track, though his eyes do narrow when Rhys says he has to talk about Jack. He's expecting something more like the first video, and it's clear that Jack is almost waiting to get angry in that long silence. He watches Rhys on the screen like he'd like nothing more than to reach through it and strangle him.
But when that confession comes, it's different from what Jack expects.
The anger fades away to something neutral, and Jack taps his fingers against his glass thoughtfully. Like Rhys's in the video, his silence lingers for a while while he looks to the hard drive with a hard to read expression. Finally, Jack shakes his head. He sits forward to reach to his datapad and pull up the next video, but as he does, Jack at least has one simple comment. ]
Yeah, kiddo. It is.