[ Spy or not Natasha clearly knows what to do in a fight, and Byerly's the same way. Soldiers, all, and what's a soldier always trained to be ready for if not death? But he's said his piece, Natasha has said hers. He doesn't think Natasha will endanger herself completely needlessly, just that the details of how she might feel around Sonia might make her more prone to unecessary risk. If he was there, he could watch out for them both. But he isn't, and he can't be.
There's no point arguing that, is there. She's ready to take the bullet, Wash has made it clear that he wants her to be careful, wants her to be safe, that he considers that part of the objective as much as anything else. That's all there is to it. So he just listens, taking in the information, it's good to have an idea of what she's been doing. Wine for Micah, the gene therapy project -- and Tarn. Tarn sets off an alarm, that's the name he knows, and the person who'd taken Sonia from Riverfall? ]
I was told the person who took her was a woman. Dark hair, scars over her eyes. Vicious. [ Not that he knows anything of what Tarn looks like, but vicious would be a good word for what he knows. He trusts what Ratchet told him. ] If it was Tarn, that's problematic, for a few reasons. I don't know the details about him, but Tarn is a sadist, a torturer. If there was a way for you to take him out cleanly, I'd encourage it, but I doubt there actually is.
[ And if Tarn's the one who Miles spilled his goddamn secret to, that's a problem, too. His lips press into a thin line, working through that in his head, but he keeps answering her. ]
That all sounds good. I trust Byerly will make good on that wine -- but you can protect Sonia while staying away from her, you know that's not impossible. [ A sigh. He knows what he's asking of her. Not exactly moving on, but giving other instructions as well, he won't let them get bogged down on this, knows he's compromised around Sonia himself. ] Keep an eye on Tarn. Keep me updated, on everything else, on Symmetra, on Kurt. If there's anything sensitive you need to relay to Byerly that you can't do in person, I'm the safer way to do that.
Tell me about the gene therapy project, and anything else you're planning on doing.
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There's no point arguing that, is there. She's ready to take the bullet, Wash has made it clear that he wants her to be careful, wants her to be safe, that he considers that part of the objective as much as anything else. That's all there is to it. So he just listens, taking in the information, it's good to have an idea of what she's been doing. Wine for Micah, the gene therapy project -- and Tarn. Tarn sets off an alarm, that's the name he knows, and the person who'd taken Sonia from Riverfall? ]
I was told the person who took her was a woman. Dark hair, scars over her eyes. Vicious. [ Not that he knows anything of what Tarn looks like, but vicious would be a good word for what he knows. He trusts what Ratchet told him. ] If it was Tarn, that's problematic, for a few reasons. I don't know the details about him, but Tarn is a sadist, a torturer. If there was a way for you to take him out cleanly, I'd encourage it, but I doubt there actually is.
[ And if Tarn's the one who Miles spilled his goddamn secret to, that's a problem, too. His lips press into a thin line, working through that in his head, but he keeps answering her. ]
That all sounds good. I trust Byerly will make good on that wine -- but you can protect Sonia while staying away from her, you know that's not impossible. [ A sigh. He knows what he's asking of her. Not exactly moving on, but giving other instructions as well, he won't let them get bogged down on this, knows he's compromised around Sonia himself. ] Keep an eye on Tarn. Keep me updated, on everything else, on Symmetra, on Kurt. If there's anything sensitive you need to relay to Byerly that you can't do in person, I'm the safer way to do that.
Tell me about the gene therapy project, and anything else you're planning on doing.