The parade had honestly been the weirdest part of this, in Wash's experience. Destroying space cthulu with sheer stubbornness, he could handle - it was basically Tuesday around here. A parade in their honor still tipped his scale of weird.
Of course, he's thinking about that because it's easier than thinking about anything else right now.
He knows that right now isn't necessarily goodbye for everyone - a good number of these will be glorified see you laters. That said, that doesn't stop them from feeling like goodbyes, and he'd hated those long before he'd had to deal with Epsilon's baggage.
But that doesn't mean he can avoid them - that's not fair to anyone, including him. And he doesn't have to leave just yet, either. He knows he'll be dropping back into the middle of a battle; he may as well take the time to set his mind right and tie up loose ends before he does. For once, the war can wait.
He's still in armor, but his helmet is off and locked to his hip and DC is perched on his shoulder, yawning widely. Despite everything, he looks fairly calm.
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Of course, he's thinking about that because it's easier than thinking about anything else right now.
He knows that right now isn't necessarily goodbye for everyone - a good number of these will be glorified see you laters. That said, that doesn't stop them from feeling like goodbyes, and he'd hated those long before he'd had to deal with Epsilon's baggage.
But that doesn't mean he can avoid them - that's not fair to anyone, including him. And he doesn't have to leave just yet, either. He knows he'll be dropping back into the middle of a battle; he may as well take the time to set his mind right and tie up loose ends before he does. For once, the war can wait.
He's still in armor, but his helmet is off and locked to his hip and DC is perched on his shoulder, yawning widely. Despite everything, he looks fairly calm.