[Hearing her say that twists something in his chest that he didn't know was there. Part of him still wants to be angry, but it's swiftly being overwhelmed by an indeterminable feeling he hasn't experienced in a long time, a strange combination of relief and happiness and validation. Catharsis. She'd been out there. She'd been keeping an eye out for him. He's not going to have to beg her to retake her place at his side because she wants to do it of her own accord, without even asking him what he thinks he's doing.
That means more to him than he can possibly express.
But maybe he's jumping to conclusions, and her second statement reminds him of the reality of his situation. The reason why he wears a mask should be obvious enough, so it occurs to him that she's asking in the context the Moira. Why he's keeping it on so far removed from home, where it doesn't really matter who he is underneath.]
They can't know. It's not safe.
[It's a simple answer, though he imagines it's an unsatisfactory one, especially when he's going to have to ask her to keep his secret (no small task when there are so many of them here). 76 is adamant in his belief that in order to make things right--uncover the conspiracy that felled Overwatch--Jack Morrison needs to stay dead. He can't afford to compromise himself, not with the possibility that he can still get home. It's safer for everyone this way.]
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That means more to him than he can possibly express.
But maybe he's jumping to conclusions, and her second statement reminds him of the reality of his situation. The reason why he wears a mask should be obvious enough, so it occurs to him that she's asking in the context the Moira. Why he's keeping it on so far removed from home, where it doesn't really matter who he is underneath.]
They can't know. It's not safe.
[It's a simple answer, though he imagines it's an unsatisfactory one, especially when he's going to have to ask her to keep his secret (no small task when there are so many of them here). 76 is adamant in his belief that in order to make things right--uncover the conspiracy that felled Overwatch--Jack Morrison needs to stay dead. He can't afford to compromise himself, not with the possibility that he can still get home. It's safer for everyone this way.]
Who have you run into?