Maybe they're already dead. Or Jack wants to live forever even more. The selkie has a hard time judging it. All he knows from men is lonelyness and want and meanness. The selkie slowly turns around, with his head still down. His eyes flick up to Jack's face only for a moment. He looks like a dog that just got caught pissing on the new rug. There's so much guilt at his deception the seal knows there's not a chance he can fake his way through this. "I'm sorry."