"What a flattering nickname. Couldn't think of anything better? I'll take, I mean, it's fitting. Just saying. Though I like the king part," John insisted with a measure of pride. There was a lot of truth to it really, he did have quite the reputation and yet no matter what he did or who he fucked, it was never fun. Well, not as fun as it had been with Jack. He enjoyed himself, he just missed having someone there to laugh with him.

"You didn't want to commit either," John insisted because he wasn't being blamed for this one. They were both horrified at the idea. It took a long time to get up those stairs, a step at a time, but he was quicker than most people would have been after being shot in the leg. "I was not a brat! And I wouldn't have broken. Unbreakable, I am. Very unbreakable. Name one other agent who took as many beatings as I do? And you don't count, you're bloody immortal now."