The old guard has changed and that means that the role that group will play also will change. You're going to be part of that change, whether you like it or not, even if you undermine their activities in your own way. [Reaper left such a strong impression, and Reyes was a brilliant tactician and had years of experience to tap into. Talon would go far even if it fell in the end.
He imagined that there was plenty that Reyes didn't tell anyone, kept to himself. He suspected it was only because it was Ana leaving that he had been called. They had suffered her loss together before, and they were doing it again now. It was as familiar as it was painful, even if the circumstances were all different and they weren't particularly the same men they had been the first time.
The laugh was a good tell where Gabriel was at in his mind.]
I know. We both know building connections is bad but necessary. They just cause pain and loss. [It was the military life. It was Overwatch life. It was life after Overwatch too. He supposed he was fortunate that he hadn't developed strong bonds to anyone.] It's an easier life, isn't it? Distant from everyone, but terribly isolating.
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Date: 2019-09-03 04:36 pm (UTC)He imagined that there was plenty that Reyes didn't tell anyone, kept to himself. He suspected it was only because it was Ana leaving that he had been called. They had suffered her loss together before, and they were doing it again now. It was as familiar as it was painful, even if the circumstances were all different and they weren't particularly the same men they had been the first time.
The laugh was a good tell where Gabriel was at in his mind.]
I know. We both know building connections is bad but necessary. They just cause pain and loss. [It was the military life. It was Overwatch life. It was life after Overwatch too. He supposed he was fortunate that he hadn't developed strong bonds to anyone.] It's an easier life, isn't it? Distant from everyone, but terribly isolating.