Not that he thinks McCree would ever want to be under witness protection, which would have been the logical progression of events. McCree likely knew that; knew he'd have to testify against Gabriel and perhaps didn't want to out of loyalty to the man he used to be. But 76 imagines that Jack wouldn't have been angry if the situation was explained to him. Could have anticipated the mutiny a little better if someone on the inside had alerted him to how wrong things really were.
It's all easier to say in hindsight, however, as loath as he is to admit it. 76 still thinks that he could have prevented the disaster that Overwatch became, even if that meant taking the fall to save others the grief. He knows now that it wasn't just Blackwatch--it was Talon, too, and maybe even the UN, so McCree is right. Admitting that is hard.
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Not that he thinks McCree would ever want to be under witness protection, which would have been the logical progression of events. McCree likely knew that; knew he'd have to testify against Gabriel and perhaps didn't want to out of loyalty to the man he used to be. But 76 imagines that Jack wouldn't have been angry if the situation was explained to him. Could have anticipated the mutiny a little better if someone on the inside had alerted him to how wrong things really were.
It's all easier to say in hindsight, however, as loath as he is to admit it. 76 still thinks that he could have prevented the disaster that Overwatch became, even if that meant taking the fall to save others the grief. He knows now that it wasn't just Blackwatch--it was Talon, too, and maybe even the UN, so McCree is right. Admitting that is hard.
"I would've got you out of there."