He hates that Sinclair's looking at him. Pausing before speaking. It must be interesting for him; not every day someone gets to meet a failed science experiment.

"Everyone's always saying that," says Jack.

Except that somewhere in that sentence his voice cracks. And then there isn't just a heat in his face or a prickling behind his eyes; there are tears boiling out and running down his face. He tries angrily to scrub them away and just ends up with both hands over his face.