[Ah, there's the catch. It's not unworkable, but 76 would obviously prefer she just did things his way. That's not how it works with the two of them, however, not all the time, and he knows when she isn't going to budge on something. The fact that she's offering to cover for him should be good enough--this is a concession he'll have to make.]

What are you gonna tell them when they ask you about me?

[Because they will ask her about him, Fareeha especially. He already has his hands full trying to cover his own ass. As soon as they catch wind of inexplicable fraternizing, they'll be all over it. Unfortunately, it's the least of his problems, considering Gabriel. At the mention that they never did get along that well, he outright laughs. That's one way to describe two men who quite literally blew each other up.]

If Talon thinks he's working for them, they've got another thing coming.

[Maybe it's the part of him that doesn't want to believe Talon and Blackwatch had more overlap than he admits to himself, but if he knows Gabriel (and he's certain he does, even after everything), he's using them just as much as they think they're using him.

Doesn't change the uncomfortable truth.]

But whatever he is now, it ain't human.