[ he trails off as his eyes adjust, too, and he recognises the boy - notes the cautious way he draws his friend back. the encounter at the public discussion had been a knife in Jack that lingered; seeing the reaction now twists it hard, and Jack is suddenly more awake than he wanted to be. he'd wanted the next time he saw this kid to be a lot better. in daylight, for one, and possibly in a place with plenty of people. he'd wanted to apologise, to explain. this... doesn't really seem like the time. ]
I'm— I'm not going to attack you. [ in fact, Jack is the one cringing away now. ] But, uh, it's pretty late, isn't it? You should be heading home, kiddo.
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[ he trails off as his eyes adjust, too, and he recognises the boy - notes the cautious way he draws his friend back. the encounter at the public discussion had been a knife in Jack that lingered; seeing the reaction now twists it hard, and Jack is suddenly more awake than he wanted to be. he'd wanted the next time he saw this kid to be a lot better. in daylight, for one, and possibly in a place with plenty of people. he'd wanted to apologise, to explain. this... doesn't really seem like the time. ]
I'm— I'm not going to attack you. [ in fact, Jack is the one cringing away now. ] But, uh, it's pretty late, isn't it? You should be heading home, kiddo.