#;haunted

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Rule #6:

No secrets between teammates.

[inanotherstrife]

|{Haunted}|

You’ve read all the psychology books three, perhaps four times. They all say the same thing, over and over again; in different ways, paraphrased to the sixth ring of hell. You’ve heard it from sympathetic colleagues, awkward co-workers, concerned bosses. It was like the mourning person’s mantra.

It’s a good idea to wait for a while before making big changes in your life. Don’t make major changes right away. It’s smart to wait a while before making big decisions like moving or changing jobs. Making big changes in your life probably won’t help you get over your loss. A case in point for not making big decisions soon after a spouse’s death is… blah. Blah. Blah.

You wipe tears from your eyes and take one final look around the apartment you and she used to share. Since she passed, the place that had once been your home now felt like your grave -- barren and empty without the warm light of her presence. And now it looked like it felt; the entirety of your worldly possessions packed away in boxes. You close your eyes against a fresh wave of tears. It had wrought hell on you to just — pack her away in boxes as you had. Pack the remnants of your life with her away. But you couldn’t stay there anymore. Damn the books. Damn them to hell.

You turn swiftly and leave the apartment for the last time. The way the lock clicks behind you gives leaves a sense of finality in the atmosphere that nearly breaks your heart yet again. You get in your car and drive towards your big change — and your new home.

“I’ve called the electrician,” you croon soothingly into the receiver. “They’ll be coming sometime tomorrow afternoon to look at everything.”

Blukat chirps something back that is a mixture of excitement and worry and you can’t help but smile. You also kind of want to cry, but, you honestly don’t have any tears left.

Kneeling, keeping the cellphone pressed between your cheek and your shoulder so you can hear your friend talk, you pick up the final panel of one of your favorite paintings and struggle only slightly to get it up on the wall.

“I think I’ll survive one night alone with faulty lighting, darling,” you say, a teasing lilt to your tone. “And yes, everything’s in the house now. I’m just doing some unpacking — though I’m a bit tired. I might lay down for a nap in a bit. Moving is hard work.” Pause. Laugh. “No, I don’t need you to rush right over — I’ll manage, promise.”

Humming, you sit down on the edge of the (new, better couch) and talk to Blukat a bit more. When he’s done and you both hang up, though, you sigh. You really are… tired. In so many ways.

Slowly, you get to your feet and move upstairs, eyelids growing heavier with each step you take. You move to the bedroom, and walk over to sit down on the edge of the bed and slowly sink back against the (fresh, new) sheets. You remember the start of the conversation with Blukat that lead you here.

“I! D0 KN0W 0F 0NE H0USE. THAT’S CURRENTLY F0R SALE — SUPER CHEAP T00! BUT UH,” he said, scratching the back of his head sheepishly. "THERE’S A…SMALL CATCH. IT’S. ER. APPARENTLY THE S0URCE 0F S0ME. PARAN0RMAL ACTIVITY. BASICALLY IT’S HAUNTED. 0R S0 THE RUM0RS G0.“

Haunted. You close your eyes. Not like it really mattered if it were or not. You were already haunted.

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Mission Designations

Assassination

To remove a target designated as either a threat to neutrals or a depleted asset to the agency, in as subtle a way as possible, to avoid bringing attention the work of the agency, in order to protect both it and the neutrals.

Reconnaissance

To retrieve valuable intel and data on an asset, target or object of power by either accessing an information database, tracking the target over a period of time or by investigating aspects of the target, in order to gain the upper hand when using the asset.

Escort

To protect a valuable client, asset or object of importance when traveling to a further destination, by discreetly ensuring the environment remains threat-free until arrival and taking measures to make the journey as smooth as possible, in order to keep the asset alive.

Protection

To guard a valuable target, asset or object of importance, either through long-term undercover infiltration into the client’s life in order to actively prevent threats and dangers, or long-term guard duty over the client or object of importance, to keep it secure.

Containment

To prevent evidence or knowledge of an incident being known by a neutral member by presenting false stories, supported by false evidence, to explain the incident in a more widely accepted manner, in order to maintain the secrecy of the agency and its operations.

Clean Up

To prevent evidence or knowledge of an incident being known a neutral member by returning the area of the incident to its prior state, removing all evidence or indication of the incident ever happening, in order to maintain the secrecy of the agency and its operations.

Retrieval

To find evidence, an important object or a valuable asset, imperative to a current experimentation or mission, and return it to the agency for further investigation or to avoid it being used to threaten the neutrals by an enemy of the agency.

Intervention

To use knowledge or data received through reconnaissance or the use of an asset to prevent a threat against the agency or the neutrals being carried out, by stopping the attack before it endangers any neutrals or reveals the existence of the agency.

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Watching Jurassic World and remembering that Sparrow dislikes Tyrannosaurus Rexes intensely and she just doesn’t like dinosaurs

because that time she was chased down by a T-Rex that made it through the time porter into the present

and she was running, like ‘who the fuck let the T-Rex in?’

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Sparrow was poisoned with the bio-weapon she had been ordered to retrieve and was given three days to live.  With her team unable to find a cure, Sparrow perished.  Her body was retained and preserved for experimental purposes, particularly after they noticed a lack of the usual decomposition.

While trying to replicate the poison in order to create a cure, some STING agents stumbled across a new species of plant.  Experimenting with the plant in conjunction with the bio-weapon produces some unusual results, prompting them to test in on Sparrow’s body, which was still largely in perfect condition, despite it having been three months.  While they expected noticeable results, Sparrow’s revival was largely unexpected.

Afterwards, there were some unexplained effects of this experiment: Sparrow discovered that painkillers, such as aspirin, had little effect on her.  Further testing showed that many drugs and poisons seemed to have limited effects - such as sedatives and morphine, or venom from snakes and plants.  She was also able to handle near-fatal doses of drugs with little issue.

While this could be considered an advantage out in the field, this often meant Sparrow was left to deal with pain from injuries and such, as painkillers no longer worked.

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Also, low-key headcanon that Sparrow receives visions from ‘The Force of Destruction’

like not predictions of the future, more like memories of wars fought with the weapon, with fire and destruction and death of course

she just zones out and, in her head, she can see this huge battle taking place and she is seeing it through the eyes of whoever used the weapon before she did

just low-key visions from time to time while the weapon is active

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Rule #9:

Breathe.