Waking the Dead 2.0 || August 6, 2063 || Saturday

[tagabigay]

[He got the news after the debriefings wrapped up, and Mandatory Tala Time. This is why you're all getting the message late.]

SENT: 8:32 PM
You all have my deepest sympathies, War Hounds. I can relate: I've also been placed on leave, although it is not nearly as strict as yours - Operation HECATON may need me.

Let's hope that we find something to do with ourselves during this month.

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[tagabigay]

[Nods.]

So, you wanted to ask me about Amado.

[There's another guy he doesn't mind expressing genuine fondness for.]

[atlas_shrugged]

I do, sir. Seems like a guy I would like to have met. [ It's the show of fondness on his face ]

[tagabigay]

He's one of the best men I have ever had the honor of knowing, and he is also the reason why I did not end up being killed as a child.

[Saying that with a great amount of love.]

[atlas_shrugged]

[ There's a tick. ]

Killed... as a child, sir?

[ This man Amado is immediately a good man in Brig's mind from that statement of the Chief's alone.

Brig remembers the Chief's file. He's read it. But it didn't mention anywhere that he almost died. All Brig recalls was parental neglect. ]

[tagabigay]

[Nods.]

The magic was strong in me at an incredibly young age. The Methuselah was different back then, so there were... concerns.

[atlas_shrugged]

Well, the magic in you still seems very strong right now, sir. [ A chuckle and a swig. Somber though ] Some people wanted to kill you, sir?

[tagabigay]

No, but they were prepared to if things did not go as well as they ought to have.

[And honestly? He gets why. Pragmatic and all.]

[atlas_shrugged]

And Amado kept the sharks at bay, sir?

[ Power. People always want to control or destroy things with power. Brig kind of knows. Hawke kept the sharks away from him when he was younger ]

[tagabigay]

He did. He felt that a boy, Awakened or not, simply needed guidance. He believed in me.

[And Elias wasn't ever going to forget that.]

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Why couldn't all men be like this man the Chief was telling him about.

He holds his brownbag up for a toast. ] To Amado, sir. I truly wish I could've met him.

[tagabigay]

[Smiling at that, and toasting.]

His children take after him. You'll probably run into them in the future.