[ Some habits endure for a reason. She's never differed to his judgement solely based on his title or hers, and even now she does it for the same reason she always has: she trusts him. This is the simplest way of showing it.
Still, things change, even for them. She can almost feel his discomfort; even with his face covered, Jack can't hide anything. She exhales softly, but in the end it's not worth getting into this either. He'll only get his heckles up if she tries to explain. It veers too close to a compliment for Jack to tolerate it these days.
She nods in confirmation when he speaks, then takes a sip of her tea before she continues. ]
We'll need to scout out something appropriate but it shouldn't take too long. [ They both know what war does to the world, how trauma lingers in places and people. A bombed out building is as good a place as any for the dead to rest a while. ]
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Still, things change, even for them. She can almost feel his discomfort; even with his face covered, Jack can't hide anything. She exhales softly, but in the end it's not worth getting into this either. He'll only get his heckles up if she tries to explain. It veers too close to a compliment for Jack to tolerate it these days.
She nods in confirmation when he speaks, then takes a sip of her tea before she continues. ]
We'll need to scout out something appropriate but it shouldn't take too long. [ They both know what war does to the world, how trauma lingers in places and people. A bombed out building is as good a place as any for the dead to rest a while. ]
Where are you staying tonight?