Turns out that a story of horrifying abuse of a military structure is an effective way to get through to a military guy. Good to know.
Wash leans back against the tree behind him and folds his arms. "There was nothing left to burn. By the time the oversight subcommittee finished its investigation, almost all of Project Freelancer's data had been wiped, the Director had gone into hiding, and most of its agents had been killed, either in the initial crash or by each other. There was no justice, no closure - you either died believing in the project or died later, knowing you'd been hung out to dry and help wasn't coming."
He's gotten bitter and angry without realizing it, and he closes his eyes and sucks in a breath, trying to gather himself. He can be bitter all he wants at Freelancer, but that doesn't mean he gets to take it out on Chief. Neither of them need that.
After a few moments, he lets that breath out and looks back up at Chief. He's fine. He has to be. "Like I said, my CO is the only other survivor I know of. Everyone else is either dead or so deep in hiding that trying to dig them up would get them killed." It's easier to see the blank spaces on the roster as graves than to believe anyone else would be coming back. Carolina's return, difficult though it had been, had been enough of a miracle; he isn't about to ask for more.
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Wash leans back against the tree behind him and folds his arms. "There was nothing left to burn. By the time the oversight subcommittee finished its investigation, almost all of Project Freelancer's data had been wiped, the Director had gone into hiding, and most of its agents had been killed, either in the initial crash or by each other. There was no justice, no closure - you either died believing in the project or died later, knowing you'd been hung out to dry and help wasn't coming."
He's gotten bitter and angry without realizing it, and he closes his eyes and sucks in a breath, trying to gather himself. He can be bitter all he wants at Freelancer, but that doesn't mean he gets to take it out on Chief. Neither of them need that.
After a few moments, he lets that breath out and looks back up at Chief. He's fine. He has to be. "Like I said, my CO is the only other survivor I know of. Everyone else is either dead or so deep in hiding that trying to dig them up would get them killed." It's easier to see the blank spaces on the roster as graves than to believe anyone else would be coming back. Carolina's return, difficult though it had been, had been enough of a miracle; he isn't about to ask for more.