[SE] greater worth

JACK

It's something Jack finds curious as well, despite his best efforts not to be interested in the lives of the three siblings who had hopped down from the stars. (And who happen to share his blood). "That's more like gettin' a present for yourself anyway, ain't it?" He smirks, referring to her penchant for getting gifts for Vesper and Nova. Something something triplet bond, or whatever.

Collecting up his parcel and stepping away from the counter, the captain hides his smile with practiced ease to sense the fading twilight of Caly's thoughts erupt once more into sunlight, and he glances sidelong at her to see that she's drawn up next to him. "Nah. Your debts are long paid by someone else," he drawls, and it won't take a genius to put two and two together and come up with overprotective big brother.

"Let me know if you ever do wanna do business, though," Jack adds, tipping her a wink and heading for the door to the boutique. He's no fool, and despite the obvious similarities between he and Vesper due to their magic, it hasn't escaped his notice either, that he and Caly are more alike in personality than he'd expected.

Like father like daughter, indeed.

~FIN

when I look at something, I see it for what it could be
when I look at something, I see how it ends

Code stolen from Queen Sky