Alice has stumbled into a topic that's something of a sore spot for Jack, because those are the kinds of questions he'd been struggling with before coming here. There's something dangerous about doing what's right versus doing what's necessary, and that question being brought up gets his posture to tighten defensively, and his expression cools. It's thoughtful, but conflicted, but his answer actually comes fairly quickly. ]
'Cause- Because that's a slippery slope, kiddo. Doing what's right, being a hero, no one's gonna look twice at that! But-
[ He pauses, then reaches up to rub at the back of his neck with a frustrated noise. ]
...Look, I don't think we have to resort to anything that extreme. We've got stuff to work with. Opportunity. We don't need to torture people when we have other options.
[ so maybe it's not quite as emphatic of a 'no' as Jack would like to think ]
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Alice has stumbled into a topic that's something of a sore spot for Jack, because those are the kinds of questions he'd been struggling with before coming here. There's something dangerous about doing what's right versus doing what's necessary, and that question being brought up gets his posture to tighten defensively, and his expression cools. It's thoughtful, but conflicted, but his answer actually comes fairly quickly. ]
'Cause- Because that's a slippery slope, kiddo. Doing what's right, being a hero, no one's gonna look twice at that! But-
[ He pauses, then reaches up to rub at the back of his neck with a frustrated noise. ]
...Look, I don't think we have to resort to anything that extreme. We've got stuff to work with. Opportunity. We don't need to torture people when we have other options.
[ so maybe it's not quite as emphatic of a 'no' as Jack would like to think ]