Red vs Blue: Remembrance

Case File 01.045

In the MOI's docking bay, Maine watches a Pelican land. Elsewhere, Connecticut was sitting on a bench with her helmet off.

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. Talk with Cal over a beer about something? 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.

???: She's not wrong you know.

Washington turns and sees California leaning against the door-frame behind him with his helmet in hand.

California: The Director has always played favorites with us. One of the many things I dislike about the guy.

Washington: But, Cal, he's made us all strive to be the best of the best. And look at us now!

California walks past Wash and stares at the board with all their names on it. Cal's being #2.

California: The only thing I'm seeing is a pattern, mate. And I'm not looking forward to what that patterns' gonna turn out to be.

Washington: Cal... you're starting to creep me out.