[Jack does catch that mumble, for certain, and that by itself is enough to draw his eyebrows together. (Sure, he'd been asking for that, saying what he had, but it's still an entirely unexpected reaction from someone like Zelos, usually so seemingly confident in shrugging off everything as he tends to be--) It's a hit Jack hadn't actually wanted to land, and he's already trying to put together the words to question, allay, pursue all at once--but then Zelos is shifting to lean against the rail instead, and Zelos is saying that...]
[And Jack can only stand there; the transition from startled to confused and even more uncertainty is a quick thing, everything considered, and Jack realizes he has no idea how to respond to this. --It seems like such an innocuous statement, and yet...with the way Zelos is acting alongside that...]
[The pause after he speaks stretches for a little while, as Jack stares at him for a long moment. Vindictiveness that much more evaporated, now, in favor of several new developments all at once.]
...And that's who you are. Right? [It comes out more question than he'd intended, but...well, Jack can't figure what tact Zelos is trying to shift onto here for the life of him, and it shows on his expression well enough.]
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[And Jack can only stand there; the transition from startled to confused and even more uncertainty is a quick thing, everything considered, and Jack realizes he has no idea how to respond to this. --It seems like such an innocuous statement, and yet...with the way Zelos is acting alongside that...]
[The pause after he speaks stretches for a little while, as Jack stares at him for a long moment. Vindictiveness that much more evaporated, now, in favor of several new developments all at once.]
...And that's who you are. Right? [It comes out more question than he'd intended, but...well, Jack can't figure what tact Zelos is trying to shift onto here for the life of him, and it shows on his expression well enough.]