For the first time in a very long time, Jack can feel his palms start to get clammy. He’s completely anxious, feels like a damn teenager again. He’s not scared or intimidated by Angela, no, but it’s strange to meet with someone from his past. There’s no way he’s going to take his visor off… god, he can’t let her see how run down he is. Plus, she’d be able to tell that he’s blind right away, and he’d rather not have her start to ask questions or want to examine him. Not yet, at least. He needs to get adjusted to having her back first. Back then, he’d let her do a medical check up any time, but now? Hell, he can’t even let people touch him anymore.
❝ I missed you too, Angela. Not the best circumstances, not the worst. ❞ He clears his throat, being able to see her form with his visor on. She may have gotten taller, but he doesn’t quite remember how tall she was last time they saw each other. ❝ What have you been up to all these years? Still playin’ the medic role, I assume. ❞ He doesn’t mean to sound a bit irritated, but he can’t help it.
she was aware of each thunderous beat of her heart, the sound loud in her ears and harsh against her chest as she attempted to fully realize that this was jack standing in front of her, that all those years she’d thought he was dead--all the years she had spent kicking herself for not saving him--had been...not wasted, but unnecessary. yet, despite the rapid beat of her heart and seemingly endless stream of thoughts, she couldn’t help but smile at his irritated tone, the familiarity of their exchange settling over her like a warm drink on a cold day. some things just never changed, did they?
“ah, yes. with the recall of
overwatch, i’ve found myself
to be quite busy. there is always
someone who needs my
assistance.”
her words were both weary and fond, and for once, she found herself relieved to not have to explain why the recall of overwatch left such a bittersweet taste in her mouth. overwatch had been amazing, and she had seen progress unlike anything she’d hoped to witness, but that had come with a price.
“before that, i was still working.
just...more in the lab than on
the field. i lost contact with
a lot of people, regretfully.
what about you, jack?
have you been well?”
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