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notethestripes (ex_notethest397) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,

Well, if it was out-of-time that was keeping Juniper out of his mind, Jack had that quality in spades. Of course, here where ever they were, all of them could be considered out of their element, but Jack had that extra 51st century-ness built into him. Not to mention living for far longer than any man had the right to. Jack wondered, briefly, if he was older than the Doctor by now.

"After a certain point when you count the years behind you, one doesn't take pleasure in making up stories any more. Why make up stories when the truth almost sounds more fanciful than a lie?" Jack shrugged ever so slightly, picking up their pace once more.

Just because Jack didn't lie did not mean he wasn't above muddying the truth either. Particularly when it came to his own past. That was one thing Jack didn't like too many people knowing: his true story. Those at Torchwood did and that was, in Jack's opinion, four too many. "My excuse?" Jack asked, shrugging ever so slightly. "Nothing more than a man not from this time. Flew with the 133rd during the second world war. And did my fair share of battle in the trenches in the first." Let her makeof that what she would.