So will I. [Swallows nervously, and gives a little sigh] … Thank you, Ulric. [And with that, he very reluctantly hangs up, and goes to watch the door]
[He didn’t think hanging up would be so difficult after talking to his dad for the first time, even with the age difference.] I, uh, I’d like that. [Even if Jack can’t see him, there’s a strained smile on Ulric’s face – talking under better circumstances would have been preferable, but it was something.] I’ll call you if I learn anything else?
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