Jack didn't like crouch on random objects, though, and he figured he was far enough on the edge to not need to worry about people. Jack shrugged at Akito.

"I'm not sure what you could say that would make me feel bad," He replied. He already felt bad enough that he didn't know Akito when he felt like he should have. He already guessed Akito considered him a friend. But there wasn't anything he could do about that. To Jack, this was their first meeting.