[He feels her eyes on him and it's not comforting. Ana's always been very good at scrutinizing, and this is no exception. All at once he feels as old as he probably looks, simply by virtue of her sitting there, taking him in, the weight of all the things he's done to get to this point finally settling. Jack doesn't want her to see him like this--doesn't want any of them to see him like this.
That's the whole point, he thinks. They need his memory intact. Jack has already failed them once. He's not about to let them carry on with the knowledge that he's planting bombs and attacking government agencies.]
It's not that simple.
[Hypocritical, yes, even if he's not going to admit that outright. Simple? No.]
Do you know what Winston did?
[If she's been digging around half as much as he has, he's sure she's stumbled on the recall message by now.]
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That's the whole point, he thinks. They need his memory intact. Jack has already failed them once. He's not about to let them carry on with the knowledge that he's planting bombs and attacking government agencies.]
It's not that simple.
[Hypocritical, yes, even if he's not going to admit that outright. Simple? No.]
Do you know what Winston did?
[If she's been digging around half as much as he has, he's sure she's stumbled on the recall message by now.]