[Jack isn't the only one who likes his privacy, but this is the first note of it that Powers has caught. He gives the other man a shrewd look, eyebrows raising coolly.]
Well. I suppose that I have the same hope, then. For similar reasons, among others.
[He doesn't notice Peter until after Jack has already addressed him. He stills, a line of tension all through his entire body leaving him dead in his tracks. No words for the younger man, but after a second or two his gaze slides coolly to the side that he can look for himself.
His expression is far from friendly; on some level he's hoping his less than amicable reaction will leave Peter sprinting. But if one of them's going to start something, for once he's not looking to be the first.]
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Well. I suppose that I have the same hope, then. For similar reasons, among others.
[He doesn't notice Peter until after Jack has already addressed him. He stills, a line of tension all through his entire body leaving him dead in his tracks. No words for the younger man, but after a second or two his gaze slides coolly to the side that he can look for himself.
His expression is far from friendly; on some level he's hoping his less than amicable reaction will leave Peter sprinting. But if one of them's going to start something, for once he's not looking to be the first.]