[Partially because he's hella lying by omission right now, partially because he's been a soldier longer than he's been anything else. If Jack hasn't come to terms with what that means by now, he doesn't think he ever will. Shepard strikes him as similar--someone who has seen immeasurable loss and presses forward anyway, simply it's because that's what she has to do (or, perhaps simply because she doesn't know how to do anything else, like him).
It's another moment before he seems to find the words.]
Attack on our headquarters. Still don't know who was responsible.
[Another lie--he knows who was partially responsible, but he's still fairly certain that Reyes didn't intend to blow himself up, too.]
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[Partially because he's hella lying by omission right now, partially because he's been a soldier longer than he's been anything else. If Jack hasn't come to terms with what that means by now, he doesn't think he ever will. Shepard strikes him as similar--someone who has seen immeasurable loss and presses forward anyway, simply it's because that's what she has to do (or, perhaps simply because she doesn't know how to do anything else, like him).
It's another moment before he seems to find the words.]
Attack on our headquarters. Still don't know who was responsible.
[Another lie--he knows who was partially responsible, but he's still fairly certain that Reyes didn't intend to blow himself up, too.]