[Hajime's answer catches Jack by surprise. He looks momentarily startled, before forcing himself to nod and agree and look blank and serious and undisturbed.]

Yes. It would be, wouldn't it....

[Had he already stopped thinking of himself as human? No. He couldn't. It wasn't a sure thing. It might turn out entirely differently.

He lets out a sharp sigh and lifts his head.]

We need to talk in person. Enough of this. We need to sit down and just... sort this all out. And catch up. And figure out how we want to manage all of this.