That makes Jack feel like kind of a dumbass, but he keeps at it, because this is really quite interesting. The rest of his life is something he knows he'll have to face, sooner or later, once he's out of danger and there's nothing left to react against. He likes the idea of doing that with money and stuff a good bit more than he does the idea of doing it without.

...But because he's starting to feel like kind of a dumbass, instead of just asking, he nods and tries to guess.

"Property you've got to be smart to invent, right?"

jack no