( He does appreciate the dry humor, and Istredd earns a soft breath of a chuckle for his efforts. Even the token effort at humor is quickly lost in the face of his urgency about Sabine. Gone, replaced with something pained and fearful.
Generally speaking, Jack is reluctant to lean on anybody — less out of some macho issue with displaying weakness, more out of a socially awkward and touch-starved childhood completely unused to physical contact that doesn't hurt. But right now... right now, it feels important enough for him to swallow that down, and he does lean heavily on Istredd for that little bit of extra speed boost navigating these lengthy passages and stairs. )
I don't- I mean... I don't know how this is possible. This shouldn't be possible. How can she be here if she's-
( His voice cracks. He falters.
If she's dead.
He's forgotten how this place works, his brain's fuzzy on the re-uptake. That this place works outside of the realms of timelines and death. Istredd's always been intelligent, Jack's always held respect for him as a teacher, it's only natural to babble the question now when normally wouldn't voice it outside of his own internal monologue. )
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Generally speaking, Jack is reluctant to lean on anybody — less out of some macho issue with displaying weakness, more out of a socially awkward and touch-starved childhood completely unused to physical contact that doesn't hurt. But right now... right now, it feels important enough for him to swallow that down, and he does lean heavily on Istredd for that little bit of extra speed boost navigating these lengthy passages and stairs. )
I don't- I mean... I don't know how this is possible. This shouldn't be possible. How can she be here if she's-
( His voice cracks. He falters.
If she's dead.
He's forgotten how this place works, his brain's fuzzy on the re-uptake. That this place works outside of the realms of timelines and death. Istredd's always been intelligent, Jack's always held respect for him as a teacher, it's only natural to babble the question now when normally wouldn't voice it outside of his own internal monologue. )