[ In truth, Jack doesn't feel much better about the potential death of a planet that shares so much in common with his own. It's not his Earth, but it's an Earth, and that means that his version might be facing this sort of fate one day too.

The mention of colonies draws his attention, primarily because it's a tale he's heard before from others here. Or at least similar enough to make him wonder. ]

There's a colony on Mars, but it sounds like it's a mess up there. [ He glances up toward the sky, not there's anything to see. ] The conditions for the people working there and trying to terraform are bad. You'll see the politicians going back and forth on it.

[ Jack shrugs, because when it comes down to it that isn't really his problem. In a different life he would have been involved, but this place isn't home and he doesn't need to get drawn into issues that aren't his to handle.

He already put a lot of sweat, blood, and even tears into trying to protect his own Earth. He's given enough, hasn't he? ]