[ It's definitely just Jack-speak, because he can never express anything like a normal person... Though at least underneath his unusual way of talking and of viewing the world, there's a nice sentiment there somewhere. Partially. He still can't help thinking of it in business terms, so her particular pick is also savvy to him, even if it wasn't quite intentional for that purpose. ]
Aww, what! C'mon, you can take credit for this, kiddo.
[ His grin is wide, but earnest rather than a sharp one that he seems to wear more often. He's a rough, vicious person, as he work in Intake easily showed, but it's not as if he doesn't have his softer moments. Clearly, she had an easier time pulling them out, since the enthusiasm of the smile does at least dim at her more somber sentiments. ]
—Yeah. That, uh- No, I get what you mean. [ He breathes out a sound that might be a laugh, but it's followed with a shrug. There are two things he could tell her here, and he knows they could help him relate to her, but... He doesn't. Jack is far too private and protective over his past, so those details have to be pulled out of him. But even so, with how he pauses to consider it for even a second, there's probably a sense that there's something more there for him to say that he doesn't. Instead, he turns the sentiment of the attention back to her. ]
I mean, it's a good reason for it. When you're puttin' it that way, I'm- Well, correct me if I'm wrong here, but super don't think I am, but guessing you kinda felt- feel that way yourself, so. [ It's blunt, as Jack tends to be, but being so straightforward isn't malicious, and that's clear. ] Hey, I figure trying to do better because you know how much it sucks is a hell of a good reason for anything. That's, uh, how I got into my line of work. More or less. Trying to make things better is always better than just living some kind of easy, cushy life, y'know?
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Aww, what! C'mon, you can take credit for this, kiddo.
[ His grin is wide, but earnest rather than a sharp one that he seems to wear more often. He's a rough, vicious person, as he work in Intake easily showed, but it's not as if he doesn't have his softer moments. Clearly, she had an easier time pulling them out, since the enthusiasm of the smile does at least dim at her more somber sentiments. ]
—Yeah. That, uh- No, I get what you mean. [ He breathes out a sound that might be a laugh, but it's followed with a shrug. There are two things he could tell her here, and he knows they could help him relate to her, but... He doesn't. Jack is far too private and protective over his past, so those details have to be pulled out of him. But even so, with how he pauses to consider it for even a second, there's probably a sense that there's something more there for him to say that he doesn't. Instead, he turns the sentiment of the attention back to her. ]
I mean, it's a good reason for it. When you're puttin' it that way, I'm- Well, correct me if I'm wrong here, but super don't think I am, but guessing you kinda felt- feel that way yourself, so. [ It's blunt, as Jack tends to be, but being so straightforward isn't malicious, and that's clear. ] Hey, I figure trying to do better because you know how much it sucks is a hell of a good reason for anything. That's, uh, how I got into my line of work. More or less. Trying to make things better is always better than just living some kind of easy, cushy life, y'know?