Temple knocks nervously on the door of South’s apartment. A blue diamond almost - but not quite - blends into his light blue shirt. And though it’s barely visible, the effect it has on his behavior is not at all subtle.
But Temple’s oblivious to it, unaware of just how unusual his current behavior is. To him, it just feels like he changed his mind a little - though in reality, it wasn’t exactly him doing it and it was far more than just a little.
After months of trying not to interact with any of the Freelancers, trying to stay out of their way and hoping they’d stay out of his, Temple’s finally decided to approach them again.
Because this week, he’s been thinking about the conversations he’s had with North and York and Carolina - and with South, he supposes, though he had less of one with her than with the others.
And he’s thinking that, since none of them intended for Biff to die or for any of the sim troopers to be hurt or manipulated, he should really just… let it go. Give up on his grudge, give up on revenge, give up on all of it. That it really isn’t worth it, especially now that he is in Duplicity.
So, Temple’s here to tell South that, to tell her that he forgives her and the rest of Project Freelancer for everything.
Action; backdated to 5/27 - 6/1 (COLOR THEORY); mentions of unethical experimentation, death, war
(continued cws: manipulation/altered mental states)
Temple knocks nervously on the door of South’s apartment. A blue diamond almost - but not quite - blends into his light blue shirt. And though it’s barely visible, the effect it has on his behavior is not at all subtle.
But Temple’s oblivious to it, unaware of just how unusual his current behavior is. To him, it just feels like he changed his mind a little - though in reality, it wasn’t exactly him doing it and it was far more than just a little.
After months of trying not to interact with any of the Freelancers, trying to stay out of their way and hoping they’d stay out of his, Temple’s finally decided to approach them again.
Because this week, he’s been thinking about the conversations he’s had with North and York and Carolina - and with South, he supposes, though he had less of one with her than with the others.
And he’s thinking that, since none of them intended for Biff to die or for any of the sim troopers to be hurt or manipulated, he should really just… let it go. Give up on his grudge, give up on revenge, give up on all of it. That it really isn’t worth it, especially now that he is in Duplicity.
So, Temple’s here to tell South that, to tell her that he forgives her and the rest of Project Freelancer for everything.