He won't, and he may be surprised if he tries again.
( He won't have so much advantage over her the next time, if this wasn't temporary. Which might be Ana's only wish of it remaining -- to better help Jack. Gabriel wasn't an easy opponent )
But we will come to that then. He remains mostly quiet.
[Jack knows better than to consider themselves lucky for Gabriel's relative absence. He's familiar enough with how he operates, and can't be sure he's not just biding his time, waiting for the opportune moment. It means that he and Ana need to be prepared for anything, at any time.
Not that they aren't used to living under the gun. They'll figure it out.]
Can't hurt to set up security around the perimeter. Alarms. Cameras.
[Especially because he's caught Reaper lurking around before.]
( They'd be able to find some, either bought or made. There'd been plenty of security on that asteroid too, though she wasn't going to think about going back there. There were enough problems from it )
But one problem at a time.
( They could worry more about Gabriel once her problem was done, and having the security would give them more to go on too )
[Jack is getting ahead of himself, though this is most certainly something he should have done a while ago, when he first laid claim to this place. Perhaps there's a part of him that doesn't want to believe Reaper would be so underhanded and petty as to sabotage his livelihood here.]
( As much as Ana wants an answer to all of this she's not looking forward to the idea of the numerous tests that will come. No doubt he knows what that's like too )
I'll go back in the morning. Give her time to come up with something.
[He'd try not to hover, of course, but in a situation like this he might find it hard not to. Even mow, the concern is more than evident on his face. He reaches across the table; puts his hand over hers in a gesture of reassurance.]
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( He won't have so much advantage over her the next time, if this wasn't temporary. Which might be Ana's only wish of it remaining -- to better help Jack. Gabriel wasn't an easy opponent )
But we will come to that then. He remains mostly quiet.
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Not that they aren't used to living under the gun. They'll figure it out.]
Can't hurt to set up security around the perimeter. Alarms. Cameras.
[Especially because he's caught Reaper lurking around before.]
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( They'd be able to find some, either bought or made. There'd been plenty of security on that asteroid too, though she wasn't going to think about going back there. There were enough problems from it )
But one problem at a time.
( They could worry more about Gabriel once her problem was done, and having the security would give them more to go on too )
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[Jack is getting ahead of himself, though this is most certainly something he should have done a while ago, when he first laid claim to this place. Perhaps there's a part of him that doesn't want to believe Reaper would be so underhanded and petty as to sabotage his livelihood here.]
Let's see what Angela says about all this, first.
[One problem at a time.]
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I'll go back in the morning. Give her time to come up with something.
( A new test or theory. Anything )
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[Moral support.]
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[But he isn't going to force himself into the situation if she wants her privacy.]
Let me know if you change your mind.
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Anything I can do, just tell me.
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( She smiles, adding her other hand on top of his. They'll make it through this like everything else, because he has her back )