"Mhmm." he hummed with a nod and absolutely no certainty of the man's first name. Jack was in trouble if Mr. Greengrass had more than one brother. "Bit of both - I was out and about on patrol, he was doing something with Spirits." It was vague but he felt weird giving details about an actual incident that ended up with a formal report that got filed somewhere official.
He shifted his weight from one foot to the other as if their conversation was weighing on him like a physical weight. He'd managed find another temporary small-talk topic which felt like an achievement but he was realizing that it was only a distraction from the real issue. Which was that something about him and his presence here bugged Jack's instincts enough to make him stick around and invent small talk just to keep an eye on him.
After a few moments of silence he carefully dropped the small talk pretense. "Y'know that this is a bit odd right?" he asked, opting for a forthright approach. He was a sociable guy and must be smart of he did potions for a living... He had to know.
He shifted his weight from one foot to the other as if their conversation was weighing on him like a physical weight. He'd managed find another temporary small-talk topic which felt like an achievement but he was realizing that it was only a distraction from the real issue. Which was that something about him and his presence here bugged Jack's instincts enough to make him stick around and invent small talk just to keep an eye on him.
After a few moments of silence he carefully dropped the small talk pretense. "Y'know that this is a bit odd right?" he asked, opting for a forthright approach. He was a sociable guy and must be smart of he did potions for a living... He had to know.
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