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Case File 01.045

Freelancer Case File 01.045//Level 2 Confidential [CEDOCUNET] Mission: Failure, All Objectives 

 Maine watches a Pelican land in the station's docking bay. Cut to a room with a Freelancer in brown armor hanging her head down as Washington approaches her.

Washington: It wasn't your fault, Connie.

Connie: Easy for you to say. You didn't drop the ball.

Washington: The ball got dropped. We were all there, it's everyone's responsibility.

Connie: Dammit, why are you doing that?

Washington: What am I doing?

Connie: Making excuses for me. I'm not making excuses for myself...why are you?

Washington: I'm trying to make you feel better.

Connie: Yeah? Great. Hey, how about you go make Carolina feel better? Go pat Maine on the head. Or tell Minnesota how to clean a gun? See how that works out for you.

Washington: We all make mistakes.

Connie: No! We don't.

Connie stands up and faces Wash.

Connie: That's the point! We don't all make mistakes. Some of us very specifically make mistakes, and others don't seem to make any mistakes at all!

Washington: Connie, come on...

Connie: That's why they're doing all this! These missions! The rankings! They're drawing a line between us Wash. And you're either on one side of that line, or you're on the other. And it's getting pretty goddamn clear which side I'm on.

Washington: No one thinks like that; we're a team.

Connie: I'm not talking about you guys. I mean them. Him.

Washington: The Director? He's given us everything. He's helping us!

Connie: Helping us? Wake up! Wake the fuck up! He's filtering us! This is a selection process, Wash. I don't know for what, but, if you're not at the top of that board, you're not worth anything to him.

Washington: You're just overreacting. You've always been hard on yourself, Connie.

Connie: Not as hard as they are. (Hands her helmet to Washington) Not nearly as hard as they're going to be.

Connie then turns away from Washington

Connie: And don't call me Connie. Makes me sound like a fucking kid. (Begins walking away) Call me CT. Oh, and that line that I talked about...? You better hurry up and figure out what side you're on, Agent Washington, before they figure it out for you.

As Connie exits the room, Washington turns her helmet face up and looks down at it before looking up again.

Cut to Tucker, Church, and Caboose standing out by the water at Blood Gulch

Tucker: Alright, class is in session. Students, line up over here; teacher on this side.

Church: I'm not doing this.

Tucker: Dude, you've got a girl coming over. You don't know what to say to her. You need my help. And the first set of lessons is free.

Church: How are you qualified to teach us this stuff?

Tucker: Are you kidding me?

Church: No, no I'm not kidding. How are you qualified? You talk about girls all the time, I've never seen you with one.