At the raised eyebrow, Jack raised his own right back. He could give as good as he got. In every circumstance. He'd make sure that was known. He didn't take things lying down.
"Oh 's that so?" he asked, looking at him again. "You don't look so old to me." But Jack knew age wasn't always visible on the surface. He knew that more than most. He'd lived more than most. He'd have bet much more than this man.
His head turned to him as he spoke. And oh, well that was interesting. He knew his stuff, at least, or some stuff.
Discreetly, he poked again at his wrist strap, glancing down at it for confirmation. "Yup!" he said with a nod, "Retrestria Two, to be precise." And he got a year too, 6860. Further than he thought. Why had he come out this far? Oh it was that explosion he was escaping, wasn't it?
"Like the aurora borealis," he added. He knew quite well of course what an 'Earth' concept that was, but then old habits died hard. He'd been on Earth too long.
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Date: 2010-01-03 07:26 am (UTC)"Oh 's that so?" he asked, looking at him again. "You don't look so old to me." But Jack knew age wasn't always visible on the surface. He knew that more than most. He'd lived more than most. He'd have bet much more than this man.
His head turned to him as he spoke. And oh, well that was interesting. He knew his stuff, at least, or some stuff.
Discreetly, he poked again at his wrist strap, glancing down at it for confirmation. "Yup!" he said with a nod, "Retrestria Two, to be precise." And he got a year too, 6860. Further than he thought. Why had he come out this far? Oh it was that explosion he was escaping, wasn't it?
"Like the aurora borealis," he added. He knew quite well of course what an 'Earth' concept that was, but then old habits died hard. He'd been on Earth too long.