[ she doesn't believe him, that's the main problem. ]
Can you at least be honest with me about future stuff? [ if she can make him spit out the past, maybe she can make sure he tells her about other stuff down the road. then again, it isn't like jack has a reason to do so anymore. ]
[ It's not like Jack knows much more than she does, beyond the little that he's dug up from Talon. All of that's gone now, and they're at the whims of the Natha and this planet. So he's not entirely sure what Lena's referring to, though it might come across as him just being difficult. ]
Like if you run into trouble or you have to go into hiding. Just to keep me in the loop so I don't have to find out something has happened over an announcement.
[ There's little subtlety in the point that Lena's making. Jack sighs, something easily audible over the call. ]
That announcement was just as much a surprise for me as it was for you.
[ Still, he knows what she's getting at. She doesn't want him keeping as much from her. He doesn't really know how much he can afford to promise here. ]
... Not much going on over here, lately. I took up a job with the Ryders and I'm waiting to see if all-out war breaks out.
[ she will give him that. if only he could see her eyes light up when he starts talking about himself though because it feels like an improvement of some sort has been made. ]
Ryders, huh? That's neat! ... Not so neat about the other part, but everything has been uneasy lately.
[ Jack should probably have made more of an effort to keep up with Lena's doings, but he's asked Reinhardt to look out for her when he's in Olympia. Conversations with her tend to get complicated and difficult, so it's been easier to avoid it. Not the responsible thing to do, but he's shrugged off that title as best he can. ]
Yeeeep, despite some stuff I've heard about Ashti. But, someone has to keep protecting Olympia for as long as they can.
[ she's slowly learning that pushing him for answers gets her nowhere, it's easier to just talk about the, well, easier stuff. that way she actually has a chance to talk with jack and feel that little bit closer to him. ]
[ So long as their conversations remain as impersonal as possible, Jack doesn't seem to mind speaking with Lena. He knows it's something that's impossible to avoid given their situation, and maybe there's a part of him that wants to see how she continues to grow. ]
What have you heard about her?
[ He hasn't been a big fan ever since he saw how she handled the situation where he and others had been branded fugitives. ]
[ that's the basic gist of it without boring jack with the minor details. ] She replaced him and isn't a very nice lady. [ but, she will still work for her.
because someone has to stay in olympia and try to do some good. even if ashti might be as good as lena hopes. ]
You're saying that Cree used to be the head of the Olympian guard?
[ That's news to him. But it might explain why the guy has some sort of vendetta against the Olympian empire. Suffice to say Jack hadn't be expecting to get this kind of intel from Lena. ]
[ one could say it's a taste of his own medicine. ]
Prompto is his name, used to work in the guard with e, but now he lives in Wyver. [ which means he should be easy for jack to track him down if he wants. ]
[ And one that he probably deserves, let's be real. ]
I've met him. [ This makes life a lot easier, since it shouldn't be difficult at all to track him down, and Prompto has been willing to freely share information thus far. ] I'll hit him up, thanks. [ Yes, he is capable of saying it. ]
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Can you at least be honest with me about future stuff? [ if she can make him spit out the past, maybe she can make sure he tells her about other stuff down the road. then again, it isn't like jack has a reason to do so anymore. ]
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[ It's not like Jack knows much more than she does, beyond the little that he's dug up from Talon. All of that's gone now, and they're at the whims of the Natha and this planet. So he's not entirely sure what Lena's referring to, though it might come across as him just being difficult. ]
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[ like when they got blamed for the bombs. ]
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That announcement was just as much a surprise for me as it was for you.
[ Still, he knows what she's getting at. She doesn't want him keeping as much from her. He doesn't really know how much he can afford to promise here. ]
... Not much going on over here, lately. I took up a job with the Ryders and I'm waiting to see if all-out war breaks out.
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[ she will give him that. if only he could see her eyes light up when he starts talking about himself though because it feels like an improvement of some sort has been made. ]
Ryders, huh? That's neat! ... Not so neat about the other part, but everything has been uneasy lately.
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[ Jack should probably have made more of an effort to keep up with Lena's doings, but he's asked Reinhardt to look out for her when he's in Olympia. Conversations with her tend to get complicated and difficult, so it's been easier to avoid it. Not the responsible thing to do, but he's shrugged off that title as best he can. ]
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[ she's slowly learning that pushing him for answers gets her nowhere, it's easier to just talk about the, well, easier stuff. that way she actually has a chance to talk with jack and feel that little bit closer to him. ]
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What have you heard about her?
[ He hasn't been a big fan ever since he saw how she handled the situation where he and others had been branded fugitives. ]
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[ that's the basic gist of it without boring jack with the minor details. ] She replaced him and isn't a very nice lady. [ but, she will still work for her.
because someone has to stay in olympia and try to do some good. even if ashti might be as good as lena hopes. ]
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[ That's news to him. But it might explain why the guy has some sort of vendetta against the Olympian empire. Suffice to say Jack hadn't be expecting to get this kind of intel from Lena. ]
How'd you find this out?
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[ and it's hard to tell if she should really be sticking her nose into that sort of business. she's curious as hack about it though. ]
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[ Jack has no qualms about sticking his nose where it doesn't belong, and if that means questioning a friend of Lena's, then that's what he'll do. ]
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[ she's being cheeky now. ]
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What do you want?
[ He realizes she's being cheeky, but he also knows that Lena doesn't owe him a single thing. So a trade for the information is only fair. ]
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I can't think of anything right now, so I'll have to take a raincheck. [ it's the next best thing. ]
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All right, so who is it?
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Prompto is his name, used to work in the guard with e, but now he lives in Wyver. [ which means he should be easy for jack to track him down if he wants. ]
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I've met him. [ This makes life a lot easier, since it shouldn't be difficult at all to track him down, and Prompto has been willing to freely share information thus far. ] I'll hit him up, thanks. [ Yes, he is capable of saying it. ]
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Just don't scare him, okay? [ prompto is her bff and sometimes you can be a little scary, jack.
sometimes. ]
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[ He might bark a little, though. No getting around that. ]
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Good luck.