what i'm offering is payment for putting up with me, isn't that worth giving me the benefit of the doubt a second?
[His responses continue to be slow and deliberate, because boy is he uncomfortable having to explain his logic. It makes him almost miss being forced into submission against his will - in retrospect that's so much easier than asking for it.]
First of all, you have no idea what I actually look like. Second of all, you have no idea what I am.
You might have some sort of appreciation for what I do and how I act, and that's fine.
But if you think for a second that causing unwarranted trouble and getting yourself pinpointed as an unstable, untrustworthy bastard is something I can respect?
You're on a long, hard cliffside path towards getting anything from me.
It don't got a damn thing about being bashful. I'm being realistic. There's a reason why I wear a mask.[Because he's pretty damn sure of himself in thinking what's under it is far scarier.]
Actions have consequences. Words and conduct have backlash.
I know what to expect of you, but on the same thin line you should know what to expect in return.
so you think i just can't handle what you look like?
no one's hurt me yet. so i'm still doing better than i did back home. you're welcome to change that if you think it's worth it, but i haven't done any real harm yet either.
[Sounds a little too much like himself. He hadn't gotten into 'trouble' until he joined the military at 19, after all. Not that he feels the need to say that to the other, letting that conversation die where it was.
It's when he gets the next text from Dodger, far later, that he feels a headache coming on. He was hoping he didn't have to deal with this shit, but here they are.]
That was a fucked up week full of fucked up things.
There's a lot of shit I'm still not clear on, what 'Kingsley' said? Even less so.
don't. mention that name. jamison kingsley is dead.
let's just forget that whole thing happened. listen i know you flipped your shit when i asked about sombra, but do you know anything about amelie lacroix?
If you say so. I've got my doubts about some things after that fucking catastrophe.
[But as for Dodger's second pry--he's honestly not as protective over his thoughts on Widowmaker as he is with Sombra--especially due to the fact that she's here, and he could just ask her himself.]
Of course I do. She's one of my associates from back home. I'm aware she's here. Have you not spoken with her yourself?
[Good job, Dodger. This is how you'll fix Reaper's opinion of you.]
sure, i've met her, but i was asking what YOU knew about her. what her skills are, anything i should avoid bringing up, if her husband's dead, that sort of shit.
[Yes, he did say forget about it--but it was exactly that kind of avoidance that makes you seem suspicious. Or maybe he's just embarrassed about confessing and doesn't want to talk about it.
Reaper gives a small snort.]
I'll forget about it about as quickly as you do. You're not the only one who showed sides of yourself you tried to bury, idiot.
[And as for ABOUT Amelie... he stares at the rest of dodger's text, annoyed. Maybe he'd just made a lucky guess with that 'dead husband' bit, as it was too on the head, but... it wasn't as if he was going to discuss Gerard with anyone. He hadn't even talked to Widow about that yet, so...]
Don't bring up past relationships. Don't bother her with petty questions that get too personal. And always keep in mind that if you irritate her, she can easily kill you from about 200 meters away.
i know her name, i know she's french. i know she was a ballet dancer, she had a husband, and it's an educated guess that her husband died. otherwise i couldn't see someone like her ending up associated with someone like you. if i had to guess, something happened to overwatch. fucked you up, fucked him up, fucked everyone up. and you two turned on whatever caused it.
either she's the product of some crazy genetic manipulation game or she has a batman complex, re: the spiders. becoming her greatest fear, that sort of shit. and if she hangs around you, i'm guessing she doesn't have much going on in her home life that would make her feel bad about dying on the job.
Sounds like you've gotten plenty of information about her. Hardly see why you're interested in getting more.
Overwatch was a mistake. What happened to it was inevitable, and it fucking burned to the ground. It fucked up everyone who was involved, in varying degrees. Plenty of people, like her husband died. The circumstances of it are too long a story to tell--all you need to know is that it's a sad story that needs a fucking ending. Not to be revived like it currently is.
As for Widowmaker herself, she's not a product of anything. She's human. She's just under a drug that causes her heart rate to slow down to a point of turning her skin that colour.
[He's leaving out the sleeper agent bit--also not necessary to tell.]
We work for Talon. So we work together due to our background together--and how we work well together. That's really all there is to it.
If you think I believe that for a second, you're wrong. There's always a reason to wanting information, whether or not you think it's important.
And the man you spoke with while we were both not ourselves isn't one that exists anymore. Neither in name, morals, or in physical appearance. It's exactly why I don't show my face anymore.
let me rephrase that. it isn't important for you to know. not unless i'm getting something out of it.
looks like we've both got that in common with widowmaker, huh. dying and becoming new, better selves. all the better to kill people that get in our way with.
i want to see your face. but i'm guessing that doesn't surprise you.
It's a common circumstance. Especially when you work with organizations who are willing to throw away the lives of just about anyone to make the government look good.
And I'm telling you that you don't want to see my face.
It doesn't surprise me that you want to. And it won't surprise me when you reply that 'you don't care' what I look like under it, either.
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what i'm offering is payment for putting up with me, isn't that worth giving me the benefit of the doubt a second?
[His responses continue to be slow and deliberate, because boy is he uncomfortable having to explain his logic. It makes him almost miss being forced into submission against his will - in retrospect that's so much easier than asking for it.]
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I'm a mercenary and a monster.
I don't give anyone the benefit of the doubt. Be you an ally or a foe.
Looks like you still haven't gotten that clue about me.
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even though i doubt the monster part. you seem pretty decent from where i'm standing... appearance and behavior.
what do i have to do to get you to trust me, then?
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First of all, you have no idea what I actually look like.
Second of all, you have no idea what I am.
You might have some sort of appreciation for what I do and how I act, and that's fine.
But if you think for a second that causing unwarranted trouble and getting yourself pinpointed as an unstable, untrustworthy bastard is something I can respect?
You're on a long, hard cliffside path towards getting anything from me.
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look, i'm honest about what i am. i'm a fucked up guy with bad habits i don't feel like changing. at least you know what to expect from me, yeah?
i'm not expecting to get you to like me overnight. just wanted to point out that's the overall goal here.
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It don't got a damn thing about being bashful.[Because he's pretty damn sure of himself in thinking what's under it is far scarier.]I'm being realistic. There's a reason why I wear a mask.
Actions have consequences. Words and conduct have backlash.
I know what to expect of you, but on the same thin line you should know what to expect in return.
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no one's hurt me yet. so i'm still doing better than i did back home. you're welcome to change that if you think it's worth it, but i haven't done any real harm yet either.
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You?
You think not wanting to show my face has anything to do with sparing your feelings, or anyone elses'?
And we'll see. 'Yet' just means you've managed to avoid trouble thus far.
Time will tell, for all things.
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i made a name for myself back home, dodging trouble. i'm untouchable.
but i can always let you land a few hits if you want.
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Keep thinking yourself untouchable and that's when you'll fall on your ass the hardest.
Take it from a man who did the same shit.
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[Guess who's lying about everything. There have been at least five major incidents and he's apparently planning to pretend none of them happen.
His next text doesn't come until June 26th.]
hey. you didn't take that prep boy pansy version of me seriously, did you?
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It's when he gets the next text from Dodger, far later, that he feels a headache coming on. He was hoping he didn't have to deal with this shit, but here they are.]
That was a fucked up week full of fucked up things.
There's a lot of shit I'm still not clear on, what 'Kingsley' said? Even less so.
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let's just forget that whole thing happened. listen i know you flipped your shit when i asked about sombra, but do you know anything about amelie lacroix?
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If you say so. I've got my doubts about some things after that fucking catastrophe.[But as for Dodger's second pry--he's honestly not as protective over his thoughts on Widowmaker as he is with Sombra--especially due to the fact that she's here, and he could just ask her himself.]
Of course I do. She's one of my associates from back home. I'm aware she's here. Have you not spoken with her yourself?pffftt
[Good job, Dodger. This is how you'll fix Reaper's opinion of you.]
sure, i've met her, but i was asking what YOU knew about her. what her skills are, anything i should avoid bringing up, if her husband's dead, that sort of shit.
[i give up.]
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Reaper gives a small snort.]
I'll forget about it about as quickly as you do. You're not the only one who showed sides of yourself you tried to bury, idiot.[And as for ABOUT Amelie... he stares at the rest of dodger's text, annoyed. Maybe he'd just made a lucky guess with that 'dead husband' bit, as it was too on the head, but... it wasn't as if he was going to discuss Gerard with anyone. He hadn't even talked to Widow about that yet, so...]
Don't bring up past relationships. Don't bother her with petty questions that get too personal.And always keep in mind that if you irritate her, she can easily kill you from about 200 meters away.
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doesn't seem to stop most people from pissing me off. but i guess she's got the attitude for it.
[And she's not the one who starts fights.]
you didn't answer me about her husband. that's important.
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I'm not obligated to give you answers. You should know that by now.
So tell me how much she told you, and I might feel obligated to expand on her answers a little.
As I said, she's one of my Associates.
[Associates--friends, one from his past, one who he hasn't been able to kill, even if he thinks about how it would be a mercy, even now.]
I'm not in the habit of making gossip of other peoples' lives.no subject
either she's the product of some crazy genetic manipulation game or she has a batman complex, re: the spiders. becoming her greatest fear, that sort of shit. and if she hangs around you, i'm guessing she doesn't have much going on in her home life that would make her feel bad about dying on the job.
am i getting warm?
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Sounds like you've gotten plenty of information about her. Hardly see why you're interested in getting more.
Overwatch was a mistake. What happened to it was inevitable, and it fucking burned to the ground. It fucked up everyone who was involved, in varying degrees. Plenty of people, like her husband died. The circumstances of it are too long a story to tell--all you need to know is that it's a sad story that needs a fucking ending. Not to be revived like it currently is.
As for Widowmaker herself, she's not a product of anything. She's human. She's just under a drug that causes her heart rate to slow down to a point of turning her skin that colour.
[He's leaving out the sleeper agent bit--also not necessary to tell.]
We work for Talon. So we work together due to our background together--and how we work well together. That's really all there is to it.no subject
so, overwatch. is that why you don't show your face anymore? got some kind of damage worse than the last time i saw you?
[Apparently when he was told "That's all you need to know" all he heard was "Let's chat about this for the next seven hours."]
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If you think I believe that for a second, you're wrong. There's always a reason to wanting information, whether or not you think it's important.
And the man you spoke with while we were both not ourselves isn't one that exists anymore. Neither in name, morals, or in physical appearance. It's exactly why I don't show my face anymore.
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looks like we've both got that in common with widowmaker, huh. dying and becoming new, better selves. all the better to kill people that get in our way with.
i want to see your face. but i'm guessing that doesn't surprise you.
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It's a common circumstance. Especially when you work with organizations who are willing to throw away the lives of just about anyone to make the government look good.
And I'm telling you that you don't want to see my face.
It doesn't surprise me that you want to. And it won't surprise me when you reply that 'you don't care' what I look like under it, either.
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