[ He gives her a small pat on the shoulder as she seems to let it go. It's a mild encouragement for doing so, because even if Jack isn't intentionally hurting her (or at least not in this particular way), he's still glad for one less headache of his own. He's eternally selfish, even when it comes to his own daughter. ]
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Don't worry, sweetheart. I'll figure something out. Always have, right?
[ And naturally, he'll also use her to bolster his own ego... But he does at least offer: ]
Tell you what, though— Leaving multiple, ehhhhh, that worries me, but one? We can do one. I'll get an extra for an emergency kinda thing.