[As it continues Jack wonders why he doesn't just stop. Why he doesn't ignore Isaac's insistence to keep going and just put down the controller, turn the whole thing off, and walk away.
As he thinks about it, between stomping and healing and wincing at Isaac's state of mind, he realizes that what he really wants is to see that Isaac gets out. He knows he gets out, yes, the fact that the man is sitting next to him (and there's a whole other game to go) should be proof of that, but he wants to see it for himself. He wants to see it done. And he wants Isaac to see it, to realize that it's over
If he stops now Isaac might not be able to get his head out of it. He needs closure, right? They both do.
So when Nicole murmurs and Isaac responds, Jack pauses. He looks over at Isaac and just watches him for a moment.]
Isaac.
[It's not a question, not a show of pity, it's a reminder. A reminder that he's here, not there, on this couch with Jack, not in space with a whole shitton of monsters and a crazy dead girlfriend in his head. He's here.
They're both here.
And Jack may be feeling the lack of sleep now, feeling it pretty hard, but he's going to keep going anyway because... they both need closure, don't they.]
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As he thinks about it, between stomping and healing and wincing at Isaac's state of mind, he realizes that what he really wants is to see that Isaac gets out. He knows he gets out, yes, the fact that the man is sitting next to him (and there's a whole other game to go) should be proof of that, but he wants to see it for himself. He wants to see it done. And he wants Isaac to see it, to realize that it's over
If he stops now Isaac might not be able to get his head out of it. He needs closure, right? They both do.
So when Nicole murmurs and Isaac responds, Jack pauses. He looks over at Isaac and just watches him for a moment.]
Isaac.
[It's not a question, not a show of pity, it's a reminder. A reminder that he's here, not there, on this couch with Jack, not in space with a whole shitton of monsters and a crazy dead girlfriend in his head. He's here.
They're both here.
And Jack may be feeling the lack of sleep now, feeling it pretty hard, but he's going to keep going anyway because... they both need closure, don't they.]