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_eliot_spencer (_eliot_spencer) wrote in omega_reality,
@ 2013-05-15 08:19:00

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*complete, 2013 05, character: eliot spencer, character: savannah monroe

RP: Eliot/Savannah
Who: Eliot/Savannah
When: 5-15-13
Where: During break
Summary: Eliot and Savannah catch up some more.

Eliot had had a chance to talk to Savannah on the plane, but now that they were somewhat settled in their new home and routine and he'd had time to observe, he wanted to chat with her again. He wasn't exactly thrilled to be back, to put it mildly, but he wasn't going to ruffle any feathers unless it involved Eve. He still didn't trust Vance even a tiny bit, and the loss of the four mains was a loss of some people he could trust to care about what happened to those in the group. He didn't have a problem with Deeks or Derek, he just didn't know them in a leadership capacity to make the determination that they wouldn't blindly follow Vance's orders.

During break, Eliot left Nate and April with a squeeze of April's hand to find Savannah. Knots of folks sat around, most with their spouses or friends. Some of the new people seemed out of place, like they weren't comfortable yet. Eliot knew from experience that it wasn't easy to break into this group, because for all the talk of team and family, they could be very exclusionary.

"Hey, mind if I join you?" Eliot asked Savannah when Deeks went off to speak with someone. He crouched down, resting his forearms on his knees, gracing her with a smile.

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_eliot_spencer
2013-05-15 06:49 pm UTC (link)

"I know you keep going, but sometimes I think these thing are harder on you than anyone, since you put yourself out there to care for the others affected without asking for it in return." Eliot hadn't kept inviting her to join them only because he didn't trust Vance. He cared about her well-being and deserved to enjoy her dream life.

"I don't have to like people to trust them. They're not interchangeable words." Eliot shrugged. "They were also in charge, after Vance, then came the others, and we were talking about them in particular since they're your direct family."

He looked around. "There are plenty others here I trust, and following orders has never been a problem contrary to what people believe. I've always followed them, 'cept once and that was because I was trying to protect Renko. We got that cleared up afterward. I won't ever trust Vance, but that ain't something we need to agree on and it won't effect things. Eve's the number one priority, and as long as she's safe, we're all good."

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savannah_monroe
2013-05-15 08:03 pm UTC (link)

"I've never really seen it like that," she answered, always surprised by how people saw things. "I care for others, but I can't really think of a single person that doesn't care back, unless you count Nick or Sheldon, but that's different. They might not care like I do, but they can in their own way, and really that's all I ask."

Savannah smiled. "And I never said that you didn't like him. I said you didn't trust him, but if that's not the case, then it's my mistake." She shook her head. "That's not true though. G and Derek were in charge. Sam might have been in charge of security, but he was never in charge if you know what I mean. He went out of his way not to be in charge. He certainly wasn't the type of second that Derek is. Derek is like a solid wall between people and Marty, or even Vance. Sam did his job and let G and Derek handle stuff."

She followed his gaze. "There are a lot of people here, you don't know." If anything, there were less people she trusted now, because of the Hammonds, and the new people who didn't understand yet what was going on. Savannah looked at him. "Mike? You mean with Nick? Because you weren't protecting Mike. You were protecting Nick, because you didn't trust Sam's methods. But it wasn't the only time. Like when you refused to do SEAL training before your eyesight went away and by the way, the new old look does wonders,' she said, giggling. "Or when you picked Jenna who was out of leave as your second."

She stopped, realizing that she was standing up for Sam and G when there was no reason to. They wouldn't have wanted her to. "I'm not here to defend them or you, Eliot. No one follows orders 100% of the times. We have all made mistakes. We have all disobeyed orders. Okay, maybe not Sam, because I'm pretty sure he bleeds Navy if you cut him. I don't think it even matters anymore, because the team is a very different team from the one you left. New people, new dynamics, new friends. Everything is new and you only have a brief time to decide if you trust them or not. And Vance? You can say that you don't trust him, but you do, or you wouldn't be here. Part of you knows that he's doing what's right or you'd have stayed where you were. He has no reason to welcome back an infant and two people who have made it clear that the team comes second to their family, which goes contrary to everything they believe in. So if you're here, you have to believe that he's gave you a chance for your own good or you'd be stupid to return."

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_eliot_spencer
2013-05-15 08:49 pm UTC (link)

Eliot chuckled. "You have a memory like an elephant. I know I was protecting Renko, not Nick from Sam. I didn't even step in until Sam told Nick to go and stand by Renko. Jenna had clearance from April and no one said I couldn't choose her. The other I don't even remember, but if it was before I lost my eyesight, I didn't want any part of anything to do with ICIS. I believe I recall you saying the same thing about when you first arrived."

Eliot was amused, and thankful. "You're a great person, you know that? Then again, you do have a lot of experience in dealing with, I think it was 'emotionally stunted men', or something like it."

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savannah_monroe
2013-05-16 12:27 am UTC (link)

Savannah laughed. "I don't know about elephants, but I tend to remember things, especially things that are connected to people. Now, ask me about history class and I don't remember any of that."

She let it go about Mike and Nick, because it didn't matter anymore. It was done, Sam was gone and Nick was dead. "As I said, none of us followed orders 100% of the times. If we had, things had gone a lot smoother. At this point, the past doesn't really matter. we have to move forward and prepare for whatever is coming."

She smiled. "I don't know about that, but feel free to say it." She didn't think G would agree, not after the way they had parted, not after she has involuntarily betrayed their trust by not sharing about the pregnancy. "I get it wrong to, Eliot. One thing I did get right, no one cares about food at parties. Now, I'll have someone to help me plan for them."

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_eliot_spencer
2013-05-16 03:47 pm UTC (link)

"Yep, and that's what I intend to do. April and me are kinda flipping out about heading to this primitive dimension with Eve. But if going there is less dangerous than staying here, that's saying something," Eliot said.

"If you didn't get it wrong sometimes, you wouldn't be human," Eliot said, lightly squeezing her shoulder. "Now, about the food - how terrible has it been? I'll admit I had some recurring nightmares about everyone starving without me around."

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