COUNSELOR: agent washington, what do you make of all this? WASH: i think it sounds exactly like what i encountered, except it's stronger now and becoming more so all the time. COUNSELOR: does that concern you? WASH: it doesn't make me excited. COUNSELOR: you've been through a lot with this program, agent washington. the epsilon ai we assigned you — WASH: [ cuts in ] has already been discussed to death. i'm over it. COUNSELOR: now your . . . physical problems because of your last encounter. WASH: i'm better now. mentally and physically. COUNSELOR: our profile of you disagrees with your assessment. WASH: look, the last mission i ran against this thing, i got shot in the back by my own partner. COUNSELOR: agent south. we feel some . . . responsibility for that. WASH: yeah, you should. if i hadn't had york's healing unit, i'd be dead now. so while this isn't ideal and i don't feel like sticking my neck out for you guys, if it puts me on a path that leads to her, you can trust me at least that far. COUNSELOR: so you would say that you have overwhelming feelings of anger, and a need for revenge? WASH: more than you know. COUNSELOR: excellent. now that our agency is under investigation, the director feels it is important for us to be as open as possible with each other. if our suspicions are correct, the meta has made another addition: the omega ai. WASH: it was omega and . . . tex, right? COUNSELOR: yes, it was. WASH: the meta doesn't leave much behind. it's gonna be hard to track. COUNSELOR: we think the best place for you to start would be the omega's last known location. the soldiers there have the most experience with our program. WASH: i see. so, i should contact these experts — COUNSELOR: we do not like the term experts. WASH: because no one really knows what our program is doing? COUNSELOR: let's just say the term expert is a little too . . . complimentary in this particular case. do you still have your old suit of armor? WASH: of course. wait, why? [ cut to wash in blood gulch ] oh, great.
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CHAPTER ONE