[Truthfully, Jack doesn't want to have this argument either, but he blurts it anyway because he's been holding onto it for years. He still remembers screaming for her after they lost contact, not knowing if she purposefully turned off her comm or if she'd been taken out. So he's quick to correct her, pulling his mask off again but not joining her in sitting.]
I lead that mission. It was on me.
[And you let me think I got you killed, is the implication. Jack has always been adamant that the buck stopped with him, and apparently this was no exception. Surely she was aware of how he would take it.
On some level, he knows this is both selfish and hypocritical, making it all about his feelings when he's also allowed the world to believe he was dead, but he's had this pent up for a long time. Looking back, he'd pinpoint this failed mission as the straw that broke the camel's back in the prolonged, painful deterioration of his relationship with Reyes.
He seems to lose some energy all at once, shoulders sagging.]
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[Truthfully, Jack doesn't want to have this argument either, but he blurts it anyway because he's been holding onto it for years. He still remembers screaming for her after they lost contact, not knowing if she purposefully turned off her comm or if she'd been taken out. So he's quick to correct her, pulling his mask off again but not joining her in sitting.]
I lead that mission. It was on me.
[And you let me think I got you killed, is the implication. Jack has always been adamant that the buck stopped with him, and apparently this was no exception. Surely she was aware of how he would take it.
On some level, he knows this is both selfish and hypocritical, making it all about his feelings when he's also allowed the world to believe he was dead, but he's had this pent up for a long time. Looking back, he'd pinpoint this failed mission as the straw that broke the camel's back in the prolonged, painful deterioration of his relationship with Reyes.
He seems to lose some energy all at once, shoulders sagging.]
No one knows. Not unless they've guessed.