Three days after the Recall, Angela finally sets foot into Watchpoint: Gibraltar for the first time in who knows how many years. Old faces, new faces; everyone is here for the same reasons. But slowly, she notices a man in the shadows, away from eve...
" Firsts contacts means firsts impressions, don't you think? And Genji is the first one to notice... ;) "
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May 11th, 20XX, 10h00 " Arriving at Watchpoint: Gibraltar " ( Southern Coast of the Iberian Peninsula ) —
The next few weeks became routine for all of us. Daily training was going well, and nothing out of the ordinary happened for now. We had payload escorts in between our trainings, and of course, breaks and maintenance. On my side, talking a few minutes with Genji's brother became routine too, and I felt him being a little more tolerant with every conversation.
Today was a little bit different, tho. Winston modified the training grounds into a different mode, in which the objective was to capture a specific zone. The first team who would score a hundred seconds within the zone wins. We would play like usual against training bots.
Reinhart's Armor had to go down for maintenance, so he was retired for this match, along with Torb, who would look after it. Winston decided to take part in the training to equalize the teams, playing Reinhart's role of Tank. I retired as well, leaving the healing job to Ana and providing support in place of Winston. After everyone was in place, Athena initiated the countdown and started the match between the two teams.
When my team's turn arrived, I became a little bit nervous about their performance. Like always, D.Va took the lead along with Mei. Ana stood back, but advanced in the front lines more than usual, being the only support this time. Pharah was already high up in the sky, surveying the area. I decided to put on my halo to be able to see everyone through the walls. I needed reassurance that they were okay.
As I looked through the cameras, I noticed something odd about the training bots. They were following Hanzo everywhere he went, as if they were slowly adapting themselves to his strategies. One of them got dangerously close to his point, and I tried to find a way to help him get rid of them. In normal times, the support weren't supposed to tell the team about the enemy's location, being too easy from our position to change the course of the match. My fingers trembled on top of Hanzo's communication line, as I waited a few more seconds.
A click sound was heard when I pressed the button under my fingers.
" Hanzo, turn around! "
His head turned a second after I warned him. His arrow flew into the bot's head, making him explode in front of him. He seemed confused, since he never heard it arrives nor making any noise. I sighted of relief; He was okay, and it was all that mattered for me at this instant. The team succeeded in maintaining the area for 100 seconds, as we did better than the other team. I was really happy, but a part of me wondered if we would have the same outcome if I didn't warned Hanzo.
But I decided to keep that part for myself.
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