[Just about as unlikely as Jack ending up in the arena, he imagines. He can't possibly think he'd be that lucky, to avoid a scenario where it comes down to him and Jack. He has to know that Gabriel will be working to keep them both alive, at least until the last few people.
Still, that doesn't change the current situation.]
You can't exactly do things on the fly in there.
[Sometimes he does. But they both know he's a hypocrite.]
[ How much is Gabriel going to push him on this? Jack lets out a grunt and drops his arms to his side suddenly. ]
Well, I have no plans of killing you, so make of that what you will.
[ If Gabriel wants to take that to mean that he'll have to make his own plans to take Jack down, then so be it. Jack doesn't have any assumptions about being spared by him, not when he's seen how ruthless he can be from past performances.
There's no reason it would be any different just because it's him and they have history. He won't delude himself that way.
[Even if it's probably more likely that Jack gets taken out early by someone else, Gabriel won't let that happen, if only so he can be angry about being put into this highly specific position.]
[ Jack scoffs and shakes his head. Sometimes talking with Gabriel really does feel like trying to have a conversation with a brick wall. ]
There are other options than those two, you know.
[ Frustrated as he is, he doesn't want Gabriel to get the wrong idea about any of this either. One fist balls at his side. After a pause, he finds Gabriel's gaze and adds: ]
Just... trust me on this.
[ Which is a lot to ask, he realizes. But if he has to pull back on old feelings to get his point across, so be it. ]
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[Just about as unlikely as Jack ending up in the arena, he imagines. He can't possibly think he'd be that lucky, to avoid a scenario where it comes down to him and Jack. He has to know that Gabriel will be working to keep them both alive, at least until the last few people.
Still, that doesn't change the current situation.]
You can't exactly do things on the fly in there.
[Sometimes he does. But they both know he's a hypocrite.]
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Well, I have no plans of killing you, so make of that what you will.
[ If Gabriel wants to take that to mean that he'll have to make his own plans to take Jack down, then so be it. Jack doesn't have any assumptions about being spared by him, not when he's seen how ruthless he can be from past performances.
There's no reason it would be any different just because it's him and they have history. He won't delude himself that way.
He tightens his jaw. ] Anything else?
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[Even if it's probably more likely that Jack gets taken out early by someone else, Gabriel won't let that happen, if only so he can be angry about being put into this highly specific position.]
If that was your goal, you could've just asked.
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There are other options than those two, you know.
[ Frustrated as he is, he doesn't want Gabriel to get the wrong idea about any of this either. One fist balls at his side. After a pause, he finds Gabriel's gaze and adds: ]
Just... trust me on this.
[ Which is a lot to ask, he realizes. But if he has to pull back on old feelings to get his point across, so be it. ]