Hard Time Chapter 1

~{Hard Times Part 13}~

The tension within the infirmary had taken a turn to a more peaceful resolution after the discussion with Jesse. Angela found herself becoming more comfortable being in the same general area with Hanzo. She checked on Ana after everything to see if anything changed.

"He has been sleeping like this ever since you administered the medicine. No rhythmic changes for what has been recorded so far. I believe he will be good for the night, but it would be nice if we could take turns checking up on him just in case."

Angela nodded looking back down at Hanzo watching his chest slowly rise and fall. Jesse came out of the office following over towards the medical bed finally getting a good look at the Shimada since he had last seen him. "He will be fine Jesse, so far everything is looking swell."

"Thanks Angie, you too Ana."

"From the looks of what happened and what Jesse had filled me in with, Hanzo seemed to suffer through a panic attack. Based off of the circumstances it's best we talk about the next steps to coping with these situations. I fear that if we are in battle or an undercover mission there could be an increase in risk for him. Once he wakes I would recommend him scheduling an appointment with Zenyatta to see what the underlying cause of all of this is, and talk about it to sooth the tension." Angela was writing down on her clipboard some of her recommendations, as well as some separate notes for some medication. Of course it would be a last resort if all of the therapeutic methods weren't enough.

Ana sighed scratching at her cheek, "We will take it a step at a time. We don't need to overwhelm him more than he already is. I will speak with Morrison about the situation and see if we can come up with separate training for now. I will also speak with Genji about this."

"A-Actually I can do that. I promised Hanzo that would help him out with speaking with Genji. I think it would be better if I try helping him with that. It's the least I can do." McCree stated. He still felt bad for the words he expressed so harshly to Hanzo, so he believed that the only way to redeem himself would be to get Hanzo to face his brother once in for all.

The older one of the three nodded, "If that is what you wish." Ana pushed herself up from the plastic chair and stood to match their posture. "Angela, Jesse I will need you both to look over Hanzo for now then."

The two nodded before watching her leave the infirmary. McCree looked towards Angela as he placed his hands on his hips. "I can take first watch. You guys already did a lot, an' I feel like shit for just standing around."

"It is our jobs Jesse, and you are not just 'standing around' your information was extremely helpful." Angela defended.

Jesse shrugged moving over to the chair. He had sat down scooting it over closer towards the medical bed. "I guess. Just feel guilty that I caused all of this. You should have seen him before Angie... He was yelling and crying. All he wanted to do was simply apologize for his actions and I went and ignored him." McCree frowned looking down at his hands. His metal one rubbed at his flesh one. He took a deep breath, letting the space in his lungs be filled with air before he settled back into the chair and exhaled the rest out of his system.

Angela let her ocean eyes cool over the man's body before taking them away from Hanzo to shift her attention to Jesse. "You cannot blame yourself for what's happened McCree." She settled her pale hand against the cowboy's shoulder rubbing it some. "You know this as well as I. What happened with Hanzo was years of pain building up until now. There is no way you could have prevented that. I'm sure that Hanzo has been alone for years suffering with this baggage, and holding it in because he either didn't want to feel vulnerable or didn't have anyone to talk to."

McCree furrowed his brows. He knew what it was like to be alone and scared. He felt exactly what the definition of vulnerable was. As much as he hated it, it's just a part of being human. "Well lucky for Hanzo he doesn't have to be alone anymore." Jesse raised his head to look at Hanzo sympathetically. "He's got us. He's got the team to be at his side."