Answers to Needle
1. What makes him uncomfortable? Lots of things- his father, the idea that he might be wrong about something, morally gray areas, frank discussions of feelings or sexuality, being around drunk people, receiving critiques or criticism, and people crying.
2. Has he ever been in love? Only with his country.
3. Does he have any remotely happy memories of his father at all? Nope. When he was very young, his father was attentive and kind, but all Jacques remembers of that was that, at some very vague, very early point in time, he had his father's approval and he lost it.
4. What would he do if his mother died? He'd be absolutely devestated.
5. What would he prefer, a peaceful life on the countryside, or living it large in a city? He feels he ought to say the countryside, with a small practice and enough time to write to his heart's content, but he would find himself extremely bored. Jacques would prefer the city, where there are more clients, more cases, and more chances to succeed. It's much busier, but Jacques would probably drive himself insane if he didn't have enough to do.