"No... Suppose it doesn't." Which, yes, sounded a lot like the last thing he'd just said. But the unusual nature of the situation was hitting him all over again just when he'd thought he'd gotten used to it.
Had he bothered to think about it for half a second any time before now, it would have been obvious. Of course Jack wouldn't always be moving in a straight line. Of course he'd eventually make it into the quintuple digits.
Only he hadn't. He'd been blindsided. Thrown off. It was surprising, even a little exciting, but on a certain level not very much fun.
"You know, it's getting extraordinarily difficult to keep track of certain people these days." Which was another thing. Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad if he didn't also have River to contend with. "If I have to start keeping many more diaries I'm going to be very cross."
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Had he bothered to think about it for half a second any time before now, it would have been obvious. Of course Jack wouldn't always be moving in a straight line. Of course he'd eventually make it into the quintuple digits.
Only he hadn't. He'd been blindsided. Thrown off. It was surprising, even a little exciting, but on a certain level not very much fun.
"You know, it's getting extraordinarily difficult to keep track of certain people these days." Which was another thing. Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad if he didn't also have River to contend with. "If I have to start keeping many more diaries I'm going to be very cross."