York won't stop - York never listened to him, to what he wanted, why the fuck would he start now - and now Wash can't get away and he can't set himself straight right here and now and he looks like he's about to collapse because he is and he-
He nearly jumps out of his skin at Chief's arrival. It takes a moment to process, but...but he has help now. Chief's taking one for the team (because they've been a team for a while now, haven't they). It's a hell of a grenade for him to throw himself onto - York talks circles around people as a matter of course, and Chief's just bad at talking - but he's doing it anyway. He's giving Wash an out.
The thought hits his system like a live wire. He can leave. He can get out of here, he's going to have a breakdown anyway and now he has a chance to do it in private, he-
He turns and leaves, as fast as he can go without actually breaking into a run, and doesn't stop - doesn't let himself be stopped - until he's through a threshold gate and back on Legion World. He owes Chief one, and he'll pay him back later. For now, he needs time to himself.
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York won't stop - York never listened to him, to what he wanted, why the fuck would he start now - and now Wash can't get away and he can't set himself straight right here and now and he looks like he's about to collapse because he is and he-
He nearly jumps out of his skin at Chief's arrival. It takes a moment to process, but...but he has help now. Chief's taking one for the team (because they've been a team for a while now, haven't they). It's a hell of a grenade for him to throw himself onto - York talks circles around people as a matter of course, and Chief's just bad at talking - but he's doing it anyway. He's giving Wash an out.
The thought hits his system like a live wire. He can leave. He can get out of here, he's going to have a breakdown anyway and now he has a chance to do it in private, he-
He turns and leaves, as fast as he can go without actually breaking into a run, and doesn't stop - doesn't let himself be stopped - until he's through a threshold gate and back on Legion World. He owes Chief one, and he'll pay him back later. For now, he needs time to himself.