[ As it turns out, Angela opens up without him even having to press her further. Maybe it just comes out before she can really stop herself, or maybe she feels bad for keeping it from him. Not that she should, given that he'd hidden from her for so long.
What she's describing is something he can sort of relate to, though. This is what had happened in the "fog," is that it? It's what Moira had described, invisible enemies, or so Jack guesses. He could never get all the details out of Moira, and in her case it was absolutely intentional. Still, for Angela to feel that she'd been trapped and abandoned, that she was going to be left behind because no one could find her, Jack's experienced that.
In the rubble of headquarters, half-buried under debris after the explosion, his face and the rest of his body flooded with pain. Feeling like he'd lost the last friend he had left, once and for all. He still can't completely recall how he'd found the willpower to drag himself out, after all that.
He cuts in when she runs out of words, shutting his eyes as he speaks. It's hard to look at her when he admits this. ] Yeah. I've been there. [ He doesn't know that he needs to say anything more than that, for her to understand.
It's not that he doesn't trust her. Angela is a trustworthy person, and always has been. It's that telling her everything isn't that easy for him. He'd never been that good at expressing himself, or admitting to the tough times he was going through. He'd done it more with her than most, because she'd insisted on it as a healthcare professional, but...
Even if it's only in starts and stops, at least they're talking to each other. It seems worth doing, when they don't know if this crazy time travel plan will even work. ]
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What she's describing is something he can sort of relate to, though. This is what had happened in the "fog," is that it? It's what Moira had described, invisible enemies, or so Jack guesses. He could never get all the details out of Moira, and in her case it was absolutely intentional. Still, for Angela to feel that she'd been trapped and abandoned, that she was going to be left behind because no one could find her, Jack's experienced that.
In the rubble of headquarters, half-buried under debris after the explosion, his face and the rest of his body flooded with pain. Feeling like he'd lost the last friend he had left, once and for all. He still can't completely recall how he'd found the willpower to drag himself out, after all that.
He cuts in when she runs out of words, shutting his eyes as he speaks. It's hard to look at her when he admits this. ] Yeah. I've been there. [ He doesn't know that he needs to say anything more than that, for her to understand.
It's not that he doesn't trust her. Angela is a trustworthy person, and always has been. It's that telling her everything isn't that easy for him. He'd never been that good at expressing himself, or admitting to the tough times he was going through. He'd done it more with her than most, because she'd insisted on it as a healthcare professional, but...
Even if it's only in starts and stops, at least they're talking to each other. It seems worth doing, when they don't know if this crazy time travel plan will even work. ]