Hawkeye says I know about the village, and all the air is sucked from the room.
It’s a good thing his back happens to be turned.
“Hawkeye,” he says very, very carefully, “I would appreciate it if, for this, you were very, very deliberate about what you are saying and what you mean. What is it that you’re asking for? Is it simply my name? Do you suspect I’m—fake, or do you want me to recount everything I’ve seen since I was taken from camp? Since I was born? Am I… am I irreconcilable with who you knew I was seven years ago?”
Because it’s true, who he was is a ghost that forever haunts who he is now, but before he answers a question like this, he needs to know what he’s asking. In exact terms. He has no more patience for malicious misinterpretation.
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Date: 2024-09-27 02:25 am (UTC)It’s a good thing his back happens to be turned.
“Hawkeye,” he says very, very carefully, “I would appreciate it if, for this, you were very, very deliberate about what you are saying and what you mean. What is it that you’re asking for? Is it simply my name? Do you suspect I’m—fake, or do you want me to recount everything I’ve seen since I was taken from camp? Since I was born? Am I… am I irreconcilable with who you knew I was seven years ago?”
Because it’s true, who he was is a ghost that forever haunts who he is now, but before he answers a question like this, he needs to know what he’s asking. In exact terms. He has no more patience for malicious misinterpretation.