Everyone has their breaking point. It doesn't matter where you come from or what species you are. Too much drama has to be followed by some quiet, or we won't be very helpful on our quest.
[ Jack has learned this firsthand. He was always good about encouraging his people to occasionally step out and have some fun, go home, sleep while they could. He never really followed that himself though, not when he was in Torchwood, but since his team died, he's gone out into the world with no set plan. He's one of the few people who never really breaks, but that comes out of necessity. He is far more aware, and empathetic, about the people around him.
Jack quiets the part of his mind that questions whether they really are helping planets where they show up, find the orb, and then abandon the place just as quickly. Which to be fair is how the Doctor and his people operate anyway. Sometimes their adventures are only that, and they don't always know what gets left behind. He wonders if most people ignore that on this ship too. Safer.]
That's why we're here. I'm not usually given an option before I get a sudden kidnapping, so that was appreciated.
[ Jack takes a sip of his drink, deciding how to word the next part, but he goes with his gut. ]
So this is the point where I tell you River mentioned what happened to you recently. She was very worried about you. I didn't know it was you right away, but I put it together.
[ He could have kept this to himself but he wants to provide Newt an outside perspective in case it helps. And in a way it's an indirect lie not to be forthright. ]
My best friend was possessed by an alien not too long ago. It did some terrible things while in her body, and she's still coping with the guilt and sadness to when I last saw her, which was right before I came here.
[ Gwen's experience is very complicated and painful and Jack holds some part of the tragedy. Things will never be the same between them again because of it. But they will always love each other, and he crashes on her couch whenever he comes back to Earth. ]
If you ever want to talk to someone outside of the situation, I know we just met, but I'm easy to talk to.
sorry this is ancient ignore it if need be!
[ Jack has learned this firsthand. He was always good about encouraging his people to occasionally step out and have some fun, go home, sleep while they could. He never really followed that himself though, not when he was in Torchwood, but since his team died, he's gone out into the world with no set plan. He's one of the few people who never really breaks, but that comes out of necessity. He is far more aware, and empathetic, about the people around him.
Jack quiets the part of his mind that questions whether they really are helping planets where they show up, find the orb, and then abandon the place just as quickly. Which to be fair is how the Doctor and his people operate anyway. Sometimes their adventures are only that, and they don't always know what gets left behind. He wonders if most people ignore that on this ship too. Safer.]
That's why we're here. I'm not usually given an option before I get a sudden kidnapping, so that was appreciated.
[ Jack takes a sip of his drink, deciding how to word the next part, but he goes with his gut. ]
So this is the point where I tell you River mentioned what happened to you recently. She was very worried about you. I didn't know it was you right away, but I put it together.
[ He could have kept this to himself but he wants to provide Newt an outside perspective in case it helps. And in a way it's an indirect lie not to be forthright. ]
My best friend was possessed by an alien not too long ago. It did some terrible things while in her body, and she's still coping with the guilt and sadness to when I last saw her, which was right before I came here.
[ Gwen's experience is very complicated and painful and Jack holds some part of the tragedy. Things will never be the same between them again because of it. But they will always love each other, and he crashes on her couch whenever he comes back to Earth. ]
If you ever want to talk to someone outside of the situation, I know we just met, but I'm easy to talk to.