"Only the ones worth saying it to," he says, because she clearly doesn't mind the flirtation, even if she can see straight through it. That has its own sort of fun, too, talking to a girl who knows it's a game but plays it anyway.

For Jack, it's a game he's played in full awareness that is just what it is for a very long time.

But it's what she says next that interests him, because he's not been paying overmuch attention to science-fiction TV shows himself. He prefers classic books if he's looking for a bit of futuristic escapism.

(Because that's not entirely escapism for him, ever.)

That's not even the really interesting part, though, and the look he gives her is appraising, even if his voice is casual.

"So what's a resistance pilot doing 'catching up' on old TV shows?"