[If she's paying attention to the minute changes in his expression, she'll be sure to see it falter. He stares at the third person in question for a long moment before he decides to answer.]
That's our old CO.
[Seems to be the best way to put things, especially if he's going to be talking about Gabriel like he's a separate entity from Reaper. Jack has a difficult time with that, but when talking about it with someone else, it's easier to separate the two. Doesn't make it any less uncomfortable.]
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That's our old CO.
[Seems to be the best way to put things, especially if he's going to be talking about Gabriel like he's a separate entity from Reaper. Jack has a difficult time with that, but when talking about it with someone else, it's easier to separate the two. Doesn't make it any less uncomfortable.]
He's dead.
[There's...one way to deflect.]