[ Despite everything that OA has said, Jack never got the impression that she was trying to suggest that he open up to her, specifically. She's trying to get him to simply share his burden with someone, whoever he deems worthy of it (and capable of enduring it). But again, that person isn't here.
For all that Jack might be rebuffing OA's attempts to help, it's not as if he resents her for it. He isn't so far gone that he can't recognize that she's trying to do a kind thing for someone, even someone who's a stranger. If anything, she seems to be overflowing with that kind of compassion.
It's probably going to come back to bite her, one day.
But she accuses him of that same compassion, and he shoots her a mildly confused look. Asking after someone wasn't the same as compassion, was it? Or maybe there are just some habits he still can't break. ]
I didn't know what you were doing, back there. That... weird dance. Guess it just felt like someone should check in on you.
[ He shrugs and lets out a breath which mists in the cold air. There's no need to make a big deal of it. ]
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For all that Jack might be rebuffing OA's attempts to help, it's not as if he resents her for it. He isn't so far gone that he can't recognize that she's trying to do a kind thing for someone, even someone who's a stranger. If anything, she seems to be overflowing with that kind of compassion.
It's probably going to come back to bite her, one day.
But she accuses him of that same compassion, and he shoots her a mildly confused look. Asking after someone wasn't the same as compassion, was it? Or maybe there are just some habits he still can't break. ]
I didn't know what you were doing, back there. That... weird dance. Guess it just felt like someone should check in on you.
[ He shrugs and lets out a breath which mists in the cold air. There's no need to make a big deal of it. ]