[Look, Jack is long-suffering too, though he does know that ten minutes is usually too many minutes, so he does his best to make it less than that, if possible. He's only marginally successful, but soon enough he's found what he hopes is her current hiding place.
No one else could have possibly made that particular network message, but Jack is still cautious. When he puts his knuckles to the door, it's a particular knock, but perhaps a familiar one. Given the fact that they're both soldiers and over the course of their shared careers, sometimes secret codes come in handy.
It's the one that means it's him, and that he's alone.]
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No one else could have possibly made that particular network message, but Jack is still cautious. When he puts his knuckles to the door, it's a particular knock, but perhaps a familiar one. Given the fact that they're both soldiers and over the course of their shared careers, sometimes secret codes come in handy.
It's the one that means it's him, and that he's alone.]