Jack hesitated a moment, his usual self suddenly surfacing for a moment. He’d been afraid of people, crowds, and strangers, for so long. It used to take him hours to prepare himself to go out and get groceries, things to eat. It had improved, considerably, since Katelynn entered his life but sometimes he just couldn’t go with her when she went out to meet her friends.
He hated being afraid.
“…yes.”
“Excellent!” Steve cheered, all energy and smiles now. “I guess I’ll go ahead and train you then somehow.”
He became thoughtful, putting a hand to his chin in thought, wondering the best course of action to start with. “Now I just need a course of action..oh I know!” he hit his palm.
“I’ll teach you a bit of how to fight maybe. And maybe how to move from rooftop to rooftop. Being agile kind of helps with confidence.”
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“Rooftop to rooftop?” Jack asked, his inner, shy, terrified man practically wetting himself and screaming at the idea. He looks upwards, peering at the roofs high above them. Well, Jack was fit… he had long enough legs to carry him. And fighting…
“I like this idea.” he said. “You may have to really talk my other self into it, when he comes back. He’ll be afraid of being hurt. Or hurting people. But I think you can do it.”
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