It's automatic sarcasm - sure he did - but at least Wash shuts up and listens to the rest of what Chief has to say.
"Because everything's classified." It makes sense - when you spend your life in a military program, you learn to recognize that word as an absolute barrier - but that doesn't make it any less frustrating. They're in a conversational cul-de-sac, and it's not helping either of them.
For a moment, Wash considers backing down and leaving things where they are, awkward and still at odds. The problem is, that's not actually going to fix anything.
He takes a deep breath, steadies himself, and lets it out slowly. He doesn't want to do this, but...well, they each need to understand where the other is coming from if they're going to work together, and this is the best way to do it. There's a good number of people who can function with a certain amount of secrecy between them, but as far as Wash can tell, he and Chief are past that point.
"I'll make you a deal," he says, looking up at Chief. "Tell me about the Spartan program, and I'll tell you everything I know about Project Freelancer - what happened to the program, what happened to me, all of it." Chief can't know how painful and terrifying and rare this offer is coming from Wash - he never talks about the specifics of what happened to him, and for damn good reason. "We both put all of our cards on the table, and everything we say stays here. No one else finds out."
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It's automatic sarcasm - sure he did - but at least Wash shuts up and listens to the rest of what Chief has to say.
"Because everything's classified." It makes sense - when you spend your life in a military program, you learn to recognize that word as an absolute barrier - but that doesn't make it any less frustrating. They're in a conversational cul-de-sac, and it's not helping either of them.
For a moment, Wash considers backing down and leaving things where they are, awkward and still at odds. The problem is, that's not actually going to fix anything.
He takes a deep breath, steadies himself, and lets it out slowly. He doesn't want to do this, but...well, they each need to understand where the other is coming from if they're going to work together, and this is the best way to do it. There's a good number of people who can function with a certain amount of secrecy between them, but as far as Wash can tell, he and Chief are past that point.
"I'll make you a deal," he says, looking up at Chief. "Tell me about the Spartan program, and I'll tell you everything I know about Project Freelancer - what happened to the program, what happened to me, all of it." Chief can't know how painful and terrifying and rare this offer is coming from Wash - he never talks about the specifics of what happened to him, and for damn good reason. "We both put all of our cards on the table, and everything we say stays here. No one else finds out."