[ Immediately sniped with the ghost of a smile dropped as his head jerks away from the superfluous little touches, but there's no crease of a scowl in his expression. Exasperated, maybe. Tired, definitely. But the calm still lingers. He does face himself forward again though, elbows propped up on the table, right back to being closed off. Like clockwork, no matter how relaxed he might be. ]
[ Eventually the frown reasserts itself too, but it isn't what usually passes for annoyed this time. ]
What exactly are you, anyway?
[ It's a question he's very used to asking, and with a lot more tact, but frankly Jack isn't worth the effort of beating around the bush. He is, regrettably, worth the curiosity though. Had been, regrettably, since they’d first run into each other. There’s a lot going on here and it's throwing off his mental species flowchart. ]
[ As for being allowed to keep anything, that sounds like an entirely different can of worms. One step at a time. ]
no subject
[ Immediately sniped with the ghost of a smile dropped as his head jerks away from the superfluous little touches, but there's no crease of a scowl in his expression. Exasperated, maybe. Tired, definitely. But the calm still lingers. He does face himself forward again though, elbows propped up on the table, right back to being closed off. Like clockwork, no matter how relaxed he might be. ]
[ Eventually the frown reasserts itself too, but it isn't what usually passes for annoyed this time. ]
What exactly are you, anyway?
[ It's a question he's very used to asking, and with a lot more tact, but frankly Jack isn't worth the effort of beating around the bush. He is, regrettably, worth the curiosity though. Had been, regrettably, since they’d first run into each other. There’s a lot going on here and it's throwing off his mental species flowchart. ]
[ As for being allowed to keep anything, that sounds like an entirely different can of worms. One step at a time. ]