[ Jack's so confused. Does Victor know or doesn't he? (Although Jack pretty much just told him, so maybe that removes some of the mystery.) He quivers before Vic can hug him, like he's ready to bolt right out of non-existent boots at the first opportunity. ]
That... that helped-- made people happy...
[ The shift in language is conscious from "helped" to "made", courtesy of conversations with Bucky and Kyle, but Jack still stumbles over it because the latter still feels wrong to say when in his heart he knows there was no force in it, no matter what he's been browbeaten into believing of himself in light of what's happened. ]
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That... that helped-- made people happy...
[ The shift in language is conscious from "helped" to "made", courtesy of conversations with Bucky and Kyle, but Jack still stumbles over it because the latter still feels wrong to say when in his heart he knows there was no force in it, no matter what he's been browbeaten into believing of himself in light of what's happened. ]