[ Hank had seen a lot of things during his time on the force, and he'd lived through a lot of rough situations. This was far from his first brush with death, and while it never failed to send waves of adrenaline coursing through him, he was still able to maintain composure better than most people. He felt a little floored by the whole situation, but he was able to keep his head, get Connor cleaned up, and get them both out of there.
The deviant's body had already been collected, and it'd get locked up in the evidence room for all the good it would do them now.
Still, the deviant had been ready to shoot anyone in his way, and several good men had been spared thanks to Connor's quick actions. Hank had been spared too, and the fact that Connor could successful keep a desperate gunman from creating any casualties other than himself and still think he needed to apologize was something else.
Yeah, yeah, Hank got that technically Connor had failed his mission on this one, but he'd done something far more important. Baseline objectives weren't always the most important factor to consider when taking action, and the thing that really took Hank by surprise the most wasn't the near death scenario, it wasn't even the way Connor himself looked like he could use some patching up, but instead was Connor's decision to prioritize human lives over his mission.
He keeps his eyes fixed on the light as he lets a small, disbelieving laugh slip past his lips. ]
You saved everyone in that hallway, and you want to apologize for not doing a better job of it?
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The deviant's body had already been collected, and it'd get locked up in the evidence room for all the good it would do them now.
Still, the deviant had been ready to shoot anyone in his way, and several good men had been spared thanks to Connor's quick actions. Hank had been spared too, and the fact that Connor could successful keep a desperate gunman from creating any casualties other than himself and still think he needed to apologize was something else.
Yeah, yeah, Hank got that technically Connor had failed his mission on this one, but he'd done something far more important. Baseline objectives weren't always the most important factor to consider when taking action, and the thing that really took Hank by surprise the most wasn't the near death scenario, it wasn't even the way Connor himself looked like he could use some patching up, but instead was Connor's decision to prioritize human lives over his mission.
He keeps his eyes fixed on the light as he lets a small, disbelieving laugh slip past his lips. ]
You saved everyone in that hallway, and you want to apologize for not doing a better job of it?
[ Very incredulous. ]