“i… was trying to be polite, commander reyes.”
red optics fall away, and athena shifts her weight from one foot to the other. one arm lifts, to gently grasp the opposite bicep. there is no confusing her posture now; she’s concerned, almost uncomfortable, at the mention of dr. o'deorain. so much so that she doesn’t even want to look at the reaper.
it is no secret that moira was always willing to overlook ethics, sidestep conventions. athena can only imagine the horror she’s inflicted on others. perhaps she doesn’t even need to imagine it. it’s hardly a guessing game.
“although i do miss our intellectual conversations, the doctor and i never agreed on where to draw the line when it comes to testing. much less, of course, the subject of human testing.” a soft scoff, and athena finally glances up at him. her posture slumps, just so. “but i will not bring her up if you’re uncomfortable speaking about her.
“no matter how we disagreed, she was still one of my agents. per my programming, i worry about her. that does not change my opinion, though.”
“I see,” Athena since joining Overwatch has always been kind, even to those that questionably deserved it. “As far as I know, she’s fine.”
His arms cross and he takes a breath, his own eyes also fall away from his companion. Moria is a pretty messy subject for him considering everything she had personally done to him, how it’s both been a curse and what’s kept him alive. Either way it’s not a topic he likes to talk about.
The parts of his skin somewhat exposed on her arms seem almost hazy, he bites back a sigh knowing it’s a nervous response. Part of him questions why Athena even cares what’s she’s doing, he’s not going to ask that aloud. She’s done nothing to deserve rudeness from him.
“She has always been a good partner for intellectual talks, even I’ll admit that. I’d be fairly surprised if you didn’t have any issues with her testing.” Even after hiring her he had, it just was she had been too useful to get rid of. The sigh escapes as he answers. “Yeah I’d appreciate that, thank you.”
The urge to jump with what she’s done since leaving Overwatch but he fights it and simply stays silent. Athena can feel however she wants.