"Course I knew that, but that doesn't mean I wanted it." He looks away again, then snorts, "Come on Jack, you've known me how long? When did I ever misplace bombs or not make them strong enough? You used to complain about my over-strengthening them."
He looks at the readings too, seeing nothing more or less then what he saw in the future. "I guess it'd be pretty unlikely I can convince you to take it all on faith...that maybe for once I didn't screw up and the universe is on your side?"