[He makes a vague sort of gesture to indicate that yes, he knows, and he doesn't blame them. They can think whatever they want about him, he just hopes that someone takes his words to heart. He's been there. He knows how this goes. Ignoring his advice is a bad idea, no matter how much they want to do this on their own.
They don't have time, is what he wants to say, because all it's going to take is one slip-up, one singular instance of inserting themselves when they're not wanted.]
Wish I could.
[Even if that's not quite the right phrase. Jack wishes he could walk away from Overwatch itself, that it didn't keep threatening to drag him back in, even after he's given so much of himself to it.]
Not much I can do for them this time.
[A lie, because there is one thing--coming back to life is a trump card he'd rather not use, but it's a trump card all the same. Jack would be more than content to go to prison for the rest of his life if it means the rest of them walk free. He can only hope it won't come to that point before he has the answers he wants, but he's full prepared to take that fall.]
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They don't have time, is what he wants to say, because all it's going to take is one slip-up, one singular instance of inserting themselves when they're not wanted.]
Wish I could.
[Even if that's not quite the right phrase. Jack wishes he could walk away from Overwatch itself, that it didn't keep threatening to drag him back in, even after he's given so much of himself to it.]
Not much I can do for them this time.
[A lie, because there is one thing--coming back to life is a trump card he'd rather not use, but it's a trump card all the same. Jack would be more than content to go to prison for the rest of his life if it means the rest of them walk free. He can only hope it won't come to that point before he has the answers he wants, but he's full prepared to take that fall.]