𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓳𝓪 "𝔾𝕖𝕗𝕟" 𝓢𝓴𝓸𝓿

<<< at the door and the bounty hunter waited. There was a possibility that things could be resolved peacefully so long as she kept a cool head and tried to frame Talon's offers in a way that showed Doomfist was currently out of the picture and new management had been taken up.

<<< gear still in tact. She made her way towards the main labs and office of one Dr. Angelopoulous. Perhaps the doctor was expecting a visitor, perhaps not. Regardless, the intention of sending Freja out to retrieve him was something that could be considered as nonnegotiable.

Two knocks sounded >>>

<<< than their newly acquired cool, composed ex-Overwatch bounty hunter. Fortunately for their target however, Reaper was no long part of the organization and could therefore actually get work done.

When she arrived at Oasis, a few connections of Talon's allowed her to slip in with all of her >>>

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Talon was not a group to ever let their assets slip away from them, so it was only a matter of time before having their offers go unanswered placed a mark on the current minister of physics in Oasis. In the past, they would have sent someone more violent, more wrathful >>>

<<< sometime then, Mr. Rugged War Hero~? ❞

She was obviously joking, but she would be lying if she told herself Emre wouldn't look great in a dark red bandana to match his new look.

<<< guess you could call it a trophy of sorts. I'm glad you like it. ❞

The two were great back with Overwatch, it's just a shame that leadership choices caused the divide and ultimately to... This. At least they could find /some/ comfort in it though.

❝ Want me to get you a matching bandana >>>

Freja smiled at the man's comment about her tattoo. If only he knew that getting it was considered illegal all the way back in her homeland of Denmark. She giggled a little at the comment about her ribbon, absentmindedly running it through her fingers.

❝ I got it on a hunt one day as a bonus. I >>>

❝ We're more similar than I thought. I mean, we're both using our skills to hunt down or kill our former agency's members, on a tight leash to those who control us. ❞

Siiigh.

❝ . . . We both want to help each other but know that "helping" the other would break each other's spirits. ❞

<<< of him whenever he doesn't listen to it. ❞

She'll refrain from sharing other details she's been given, but there's clearly something more to it.

A sigh leaves Freja as she leans up against a wall, a look of dull hurt spread across her features.

❝ He's not even himself when that /thing/ takes over. He says he doesn't know what happens, almost like he loses consciousness. We don't know what it wants in the end, but it just takes control >>>

❝ /That's/ what the people want for trends on Saturdays? Ugh, and I thought Sunday was bad enough... ❞

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❝ Again with the /manners/, Reyes, now hands /off/! ❞

<<< you could be here to hurt him through me. The world's a cruel place, I'm sure you know that. ❞

Cue a sigh from Freja as she looked away, a frown growing on her face.

❝ I can't leave him, not when that /thing/ is at risk of piloting him to his death. So... I can't leave. ❞

It wasn't the visage of death that unnerved her, it was that tone he was taking. He seemed genuine, but she's seen so much, /been/ through so much, it just... She didn't know.

❝ You had plenty past with Emre, and it's not exactly a secret I care about him and he cares about me. For all I know, >>>

<<< a better fit, maybe even Moira... Seriously though, what are you here for, Reyes? ❞

She wasn't buying whatever the man was saying, even if it was the truth.

Freja scoffed as she shook her head.

❝ I don't recall ever going out of my way to talk with you or Jack. Always heard you two arguing whenever I passed by anyways... Neither of you were in my division. Hard to see how I'd remind you of such "better times" exactly.

Thought Amari would have been >>>

❝ Some røvhul messed with my things again... ❞

A long, annoyed sigh left Freja as she polished the foregrip of her crossbow, her left eye twitching.

❝ If I catch them, I'm /field dressing/ them while they're /still alive/. ❞

<<<

❝ What is there to check on though, Bartalotti's plans? It should be as clear as day as for what she wants. She wants Overwatch gone and to have Talon rule the world.

. . . A bit comic book villain-like for my tastes, but who am I to complain when she's the one with the money to pay me? ❞

❝ Whatever you say, but I'm sure I don't need to state the obvious... You're fortunate nobody else knows your here though, otherwise I'd actually have to do my job. ❞

A coy smile stretches across Freja's face as she folds her arms, only for it to fade away just as quickly as it appeared.

>>>

|❄️| Fuck it, we ball

Freja turned to face the man formerly known as Gabriel Reyes and offered a small scowl.

❝ Møgsvin... You can have manners and remain professional, but I suppose you're beyond that, aren't you? Seeing as how you left Talon, it makes me wonder why you haven't just started shooting. ❞

<<< some point given my skills. Is... Is there any one in particular you'd want to see if I can bring back alive rather than in a body bag? ❞

<<< finest have left... Reyes, Lacroix, and Sombra... They'll be found and killed or brought back, I'm sure. ❞

It wasn't the most reassuring of wording, but it was the best she could offer the other as she looked away with a small frown.

❝ Max is bound to send me after at least one of them at >>>

❝ Being aware of a problem is the first step towards becoming better, or so they say. ❞

Freja was a difficult one to converse with herself, but not quite as much as the physicist. She at least had a clear mind and was just antisocial at the best of times.

❝ It's true though, a lot of Talon's >>>

<<< situation, but keeping it at the baseline of honesty might smooth something over.

❝ Overwatch doesn't put out bounties last I checked, always wanting to do things by the book... ❞

A small sigh leave's Freja's lips as her expression shifts to one of disappointment. It wasn't in Lucio's deductions, but in herself.

❝ I need to use my skills somewhere, and it just so happens that they're the ones who are putting out the bounties for me to take. ❞

There was more to the >>>

❝ Friends... Right... ❞

Freja gives a small nod as she closes the door to the room and allows herself to sit on the bed's edge. She's got quite the hunt ahead of her tomorrow, a series of them really.

For now, she'll just slip into a plain white t-shirt and shorts to sleep in though.

<<< lighthearted like you suggested. ❞

❝ I'd say you've aged more like a fine wine than cheep beer, but what do I know? It's like you said, I haven't changed much... Got a tattoo though, as you can see. ❞

Freja points to just under her left eye.

❝ I know looks aren't everything, but I figured I might as well try something more >>>