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Do I?

It was short, it was cryptic, and it poked holes in that annoying “I’m so charismatic” confidence of his.

JACKOFDIAMONDS:

You probably shouldn’t, but you do.

I hadn’t had any luck guessing his password yet, which meant that Jack was significantly savvier than certain TCIs I could think of.

TAEKLEINDO:

Why shouldn’t I want to talk to you?

I was still going on autopilot for my side of the conversation, so I didn’t even realize I’d asked him a question until he answered it.