[It's a demand. What does he want him to say? Does he want him to say it's all right? That the last years spent mourning and trying to uphold everything Overwatch stood for are all right? There was nothing wrong with this? Is he supposed to tell him he understands?]
[Because he doesn't.]
[Not any of this. Not Ana, not this. At least Ana hadn't hidden behind a mask at every single opportunity. She hadn't pretended not to know him.]
You lied. And I had to hear about this from Angela.
What do you want me to say to you, Commander?
[For the first time in his life, there is a bitterness to that last word. Like it's a curse.]
no subject
[It isn't a question.]
[It's a demand. What does he want him to say? Does he want him to say it's all right? That the last years spent mourning and trying to uphold everything Overwatch stood for are all right? There was nothing wrong with this? Is he supposed to tell him he understands?]
[Because he doesn't.]
[Not any of this. Not Ana, not this. At least Ana hadn't hidden behind a mask at every single opportunity. She hadn't pretended not to know him.]
You lied. And I had to hear about this from Angela.
What do you want me to say to you, Commander?
[For the first time in his life, there is a bitterness to that last word. Like it's a curse.]