[It's a mark of how pathetic he both looks and sounds that for a second time Spot doesn't even bother snarking back, he just looks at Jack for a moment, the 'are you sure?' written clear across his face. Still, Jack insists, and as much as Spot might want to he's not about to try and support him when it's the last thing he wants - he knows if their situation were reversed he'd be saying the exact same thing and he knows he'd mean it.
So he nods, turning on his heel and heading out the alley, skirting around the edge of the buildings until he reaches another side street, pausing by the waiting fire escape and nodding for Jack to go first]
Up there, third floor.
[He's sending Jack up first in the slim hope that Spot can catch him if he slips, but he's not saying that out loud.]
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Date: 2020-05-01 07:42 am (UTC)[It's a mark of how pathetic he both looks and sounds that for a second time Spot doesn't even bother snarking back, he just looks at Jack for a moment, the 'are you sure?' written clear across his face. Still, Jack insists, and as much as Spot might want to he's not about to try and support him when it's the last thing he wants - he knows if their situation were reversed he'd be saying the exact same thing and he knows he'd mean it.
So he nods, turning on his heel and heading out the alley, skirting around the edge of the buildings until he reaches another side street, pausing by the waiting fire escape and nodding for Jack to go first]
Up there, third floor.
[He's sending Jack up first in the slim hope that Spot can catch him if he slips, but he's not saying that out loud.]