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[ He's not the only one. Others have had this happen to them too. The little gnome Pike, for one. ]
That's what I'm saying. Jack...Winston was going to recall us. All of us that were left. I was going to come back. We were going to have it back again. We were going to make a difference and help once more.[ Probably not what Jack wants to ever hear. ]
I...really didn't get a chance to. As soon as I was up again, someone asked me to help them with something. So I couldn't really ask. I don't know if they would tell me if I did ask. I'm sorry Jack. I just thought you'd like to know.
That's what I'm saying. Jack...Winston was going to recall us. All of us that were left. I was going to come back. We were going to have it back again. We were going to make a difference and help once more.[ Probably not what Jack wants to ever hear. ]
I...really didn't get a chance to. As soon as I was up again, someone asked me to help them with something. So I couldn't really ask. I don't know if they would tell me if I did ask. I'm sorry Jack. I just thought you'd like to know.
[ Jack isn't surprised that Reinhardt had been whisked away before he could get any real answers, but this entire situation is disconcerting all the same. How were his memories just... implanted like that? Had they been repressed before? ]
I know about the recall.
[ It's hardly a shocker that Reinhardt has decided to respond to it. He never wanted to leave Overwatch in the first place, after all. This is like a second chance for him. ]
If you find out anything about how they pulled it off, I'd like to hear about it. I think it's pretty obvious by now that they're keeping us on a need-to-know basis.
I know about the recall.
[ It's hardly a shocker that Reinhardt has decided to respond to it. He never wanted to leave Overwatch in the first place, after all. This is like a second chance for him. ]
If you find out anything about how they pulled it off, I'd like to hear about it. I think it's pretty obvious by now that they're keeping us on a need-to-know basis.
[ He doesn't know if he's a year older or not. Likely. He's likely aged an entire year in 3 days as well
But more than that, knowing that Jack knows about the recall hurts. But he's not going to go down that path again. He knows Jack does what he feels he needs to do. They all do. But he made a promise. Not that it matters anymore.]
If I do find out, you'll be the first I talk to. It does mean one thing though. They can grab us and return us at any time they choose. I know that they've doled out "gifts" as well. To others. So they work in mysterious ways and I wonder why they choose to do things this way. I never liked all this cloak and dagger stuff.
But more than that, knowing that Jack knows about the recall hurts. But he's not going to go down that path again. He knows Jack does what he feels he needs to do. They all do. But he made a promise. Not that it matters anymore.]
If I do find out, you'll be the first I talk to. It does mean one thing though. They can grab us and return us at any time they choose. I know that they've doled out "gifts" as well. To others. So they work in mysterious ways and I wonder why they choose to do things this way. I never liked all this cloak and dagger stuff.
[ Ocelot debated long and hard on this, but ultimately decided on sending 76 a rather interesting cloak.
it was something that another "Jack" he knew would've liked. he leaves a short note for him:
"To slip out of trouble in case you get caught again.
- A"
if nothing else maybe he'll appreciate the joke. he also signs it with the first letter of his name. after all, isn't it a little unfair that he knows the man's name, albeit completely inadvertently? ]
it was something that another "Jack" he knew would've liked. he leaves a short note for him:
"To slip out of trouble in case you get caught again.
- A"
if nothing else maybe he'll appreciate the joke. he also signs it with the first letter of his name. after all, isn't it a little unfair that he knows the man's name, albeit completely inadvertently? ]
[ So Ana got all the nice furniture. What does Jack get? Equally practical gifts. A travel sack filled with all two people would need to fuck off somewhere for a while. Tent, bed rolls, campfire cooking supplies, rations. He's kitted the two of them out for like a full month. ]
[ To some extent, Jack can relate. "Cloak and dagger stuff" had been Blackwatch's purview, and for all that he'd allowed it and even seen it as necessary, it had come back to bite him in the end. Ultimately he doesn't agree with the Orbiters keeping them in the dark and doing things that contradict each other. Maybe putting them back into stasis is necessary to grant people these "gifts"? But if that's the case, why not just come out and say it? ]
Believe me, I don't like being kept in the dark either. I haven't trusted the Orbiters from the start, but the more I hear about things like this, the more I think that there's a lot more going on here than we're being told.
[ For all that there's tension between them about Overwatch, discussing a conspiracy with Reinhardt feels oddly natural. If there's one thing he knows, it's that Reinhardt can be trusted. ]
Believe me, I don't like being kept in the dark either. I haven't trusted the Orbiters from the start, but the more I hear about things like this, the more I think that there's a lot more going on here than we're being told.
[ For all that there's tension between them about Overwatch, discussing a conspiracy with Reinhardt feels oddly natural. If there's one thing he knows, it's that Reinhardt can be trusted. ]
[ He can indeed be trusted. And he'll listen to each of those theories. And while he's not the sort of openly distrust people, he does have one small issue. Just the one. ]
I think so as well. They were strong enough, powerful enough, to save that many people. Why couldn't they stop the Storm? And why is this planet the only one that survived? It just strikes me as odd that this singular spot in the cosmos was spared. I want to trust them, Jack. I want to believe they have everyone's best interests at heart. I want to know that they are keeping their promise to protect Brigitte and everyone else as they sleep but a small part of me fears that one day, they could hold those sleeping lives hostage. Do what they want, or else. I...don't like thinking that. I still want to hope.
I think so as well. They were strong enough, powerful enough, to save that many people. Why couldn't they stop the Storm? And why is this planet the only one that survived? It just strikes me as odd that this singular spot in the cosmos was spared. I want to trust them, Jack. I want to believe they have everyone's best interests at heart. I want to know that they are keeping their promise to protect Brigitte and everyone else as they sleep but a small part of me fears that one day, they could hold those sleeping lives hostage. Do what they want, or else. I...don't like thinking that. I still want to hope.
[ It's difficult to know what to make of any of this. Why would Ocelot give him a gift? It's a half a joke, 76 can figure out that much, but the cloak is useful too.
76 searches the coat first and foremost, just in case something dangerous has been left inside it. Not that he actually thinks Ocelot means him any harm, but the alternative is almost just as baffling.
Then there's the fact that he signs the accompanying note with an "A," rather than an "O." There's just a lot to unpack here. So, time to get the bottom of some of it, at least. 76 sends Ocelot a text. ]
What does the A stand for?
76 searches the coat first and foremost, just in case something dangerous has been left inside it. Not that he actually thinks Ocelot means him any harm, but the alternative is almost just as baffling.
Then there's the fact that he signs the accompanying note with an "A," rather than an "O." There's just a lot to unpack here. So, time to get the bottom of some of it, at least. 76 sends Ocelot a text. ]
What does the A stand for?
[ Practical gifts are the best kind of gifts, as far as Jack's concerned. And of course Reinhardt would have pulled out all the stops. He doesn't believe in half measures. All the same, Jack is curious, so he follows up with a text. ]
Where'd you get all this?
[ And how did he afford it? ]
Where'd you get all this?
[ And how did he afford it? ]
[ why would Ocelot give him a gift? well, isn't that a mystery for the years. maybe it was because he genuinely respected the other man. maybe it was because there was something about 76 that couldn't help but entertain him. and maybe it was because he just couldn't stop being reminded of an old friend.
no matter what it was, he was fond enough of him, in his own strange way. and since he'd learned the man's name in such an unsatisfying way, he really couldn't help but feel like somehow he owed him.
so instead of his usual dancing around questions, he actually gives Jack a straight answer. ]
Adam.
Don't go spreading it around. It's a little too biblical for my tastes.
[ mostly. ]
no matter what it was, he was fond enough of him, in his own strange way. and since he'd learned the man's name in such an unsatisfying way, he really couldn't help but feel like somehow he owed him.
so instead of his usual dancing around questions, he actually gives Jack a straight answer. ]
Adam.
Don't go spreading it around. It's a little too biblical for my tastes.
[ mostly. ]
[ So Reinhardt has been traveling with Brigitte. For a moment Jack wants to ask about it, but he knows that it's better if he doesn't. Still, it's something that he files away. He's seen Torbjörn in one of the pods, but hadn't searched out his oldest daughter.
Still, Jack is almost proud to see that Reinhardt has doubts about the Orbiters. It means that he's learned from past events, and has realized that blind trust won't always get him through the day. Now they're getting somewhere. ]
You're asking the right questions. And I've wondered the same thing. It's a huge bargaining chip that they have, and I'm pretty sure they know that they can use it against us.
[ What else would have made everyone fall so quickly into line? ]
Still, Jack is almost proud to see that Reinhardt has doubts about the Orbiters. It means that he's learned from past events, and has realized that blind trust won't always get him through the day. Now they're getting somewhere. ]
You're asking the right questions. And I've wondered the same thing. It's a huge bargaining chip that they have, and I'm pretty sure they know that they can use it against us.
[ What else would have made everyone fall so quickly into line? ]
[ Oh. Well, that's alarming. ]
Sounds like a story worth hearing.
Sounds like a story worth hearing.
[ 76 honestly hadn't been expecting such a straightforward answer. He'd figured that Ocelot would dance around the question, dangling the truth of his real name out of reach. When 76 thinks on it, though, for all that Ocelot seems to like his secrets, he's been straightforward with him when he asks a direct question.
Adam. It's simple, unremarkable. Just like Jack, if more biblical.
Why Ocelot has told him this now, 76 doesn't comprehend. But it feels like an olive branch of sorts (speaking of biblical). ]
I'll stick to Ocelot, don't worry. So, why the gift?
[ He understands the purpose of it; he doesn't understand why Ocelot went out of his way to give it to him. ]
Adam. It's simple, unremarkable. Just like Jack, if more biblical.
Why Ocelot has told him this now, 76 doesn't comprehend. But it feels like an olive branch of sorts (speaking of biblical). ]
I'll stick to Ocelot, don't worry. So, why the gift?
[ He understands the purpose of it; he doesn't understand why Ocelot went out of his way to give it to him. ]
[ funny how this seemed to go. he supposes that eventually he'll have to mention to 76 that he should make sure his friends are a little more careful with who they tell his name to, but for the time being, that could wait
as to why he gave him a gift? ]
Why not?
[ and see, there is the Ocelot that Jack has come to know and love (?). the truth? it was new year's, after all. why not give a "friend" in need a present? ]
as to why he gave him a gift? ]
Why not?
[ and see, there is the Ocelot that Jack has come to know and love (?). the truth? it was new year's, after all. why not give a "friend" in need a present? ]
[ While Jack won't say as much, he's fully aware that Reaper went back into stasis. He'd been keeping an eye on him as best as he could, and when it felt like it'd been too long since Reaper had come to bother him, he'd gone to check the stasis pods on a hunch. ]
It's better this way, believe me.
[ Both that Reaper is no longer in play, and that Lena doesn't have all the details. ]
It's better this way, believe me.
[ Both that Reaper is no longer in play, and that Lena doesn't have all the details. ]
[ 76 can't say that they've ever established themselves as "friends." Allies, maybe, but even that might be too generous. They've shared information with each other as their time on El Nysa has grown, and they have an understanding, but the gift seems to cross a different sort of line. ]
That money could have been used for something else, I'm sure.
[ Always the practical one, but there's an implication there too. Did Ocelot do this so that 76 will feel like he owes him one, in the future? It feels like there must be strings attached. ]
That money could have been used for something else, I'm sure.
[ Always the practical one, but there's an implication there too. Did Ocelot do this so that 76 will feel like he owes him one, in the future? It feels like there must be strings attached. ]
[ she doesn't believe him, that's the main problem. ]
Can you at least be honest with me about future stuff? [ if she can make him spit out the past, maybe she can make sure he tells her about other stuff down the road. then again, it isn't like jack has a reason to do so anymore. ]
Can you at least be honest with me about future stuff? [ if she can make him spit out the past, maybe she can make sure he tells her about other stuff down the road. then again, it isn't like jack has a reason to do so anymore. ]
[ of course 76 is suspicious. was the situation reversed, Ocelot would probably be too. but, there was just something about him that he couldn't help but admire. and sure, maybe he'd want a favour in the future, but he didn't expect to get one for a gift of all things.
but of course, he wasn't going to say that. ]
I make plenty. Never cared all that much about money.
[ something else that was the truth. ]
I figured you could use something that keeps you blended in with the Wyver jungle.
[ since he's definitely been there a few times. and besides, he knows that the man will have use for it, whether he tells him or not. ]
but of course, he wasn't going to say that. ]
I make plenty. Never cared all that much about money.
[ something else that was the truth. ]
I figured you could use something that keeps you blended in with the Wyver jungle.
[ since he's definitely been there a few times. and besides, he knows that the man will have use for it, whether he tells him or not. ]
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