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These messages are strange, but not worth looking into now, you have priorities! And your biggest priority is to find out if the boys are fine! You make some calls. Or one call. To Henry. He’s the leader, and you have to respect the chain of command or else it’d look bad. Takes a bit for him to answer, but you get to hear his voice.
The conversation starts off with Henry asking your status, you tell him where you are, what you did, and how you are doing. He sounds hyped up and emotional, and goes on about how the mission was a total success. Everyone is fine. He’s with Billy, and as far as he knows, George, Oliver and Lord Gargoyle are on their own but safe. You tell him that’s a relief.
Henry gets so excited and starts telling you everything that happened after the split, praises you for buying everyone time, and then gets into the meat and potatoes of the details of his escape. His amount of adrenaline makes him struggle to make coherent sentences, but you get the gist just fine. At one point, he stopped running and hid, then looked up for the higher ground to make sure everyone was escaping fine. He went up some building, looked down, and saw Joe and a chance for redemption. To kick his ass for what he had done before.
Thankfully, Billy managed to stop him, Henry didn’t notice that he followed him, the eccentric man grabbed his arm and told him not to do it. Billy didn’t reinforce his message, it was all a little reminder to stick to the plan. Henry could’ve changed his mind, but he nodded and let it go. The two kept on being hidden — looking above for everyone. From their point of view, you were the only one they couldn’t keep an eye on, so they were waiting for your call, and were worried. You laugh it off and apologize. Henry continues reliving the moment, then he speaks his heart out...
“Bro, for the first time ever, I’m sitting here all quiet and I don’t regret what I’ve done.” Henry sounds so stupidly happy about not screwing this up. “Like, I know I always mess up, and today is different. Today is finally different, god damn it!”
“You did a great job, boss.” You smirk under your stupidly neat dragon mask.
“Johnny, man, thanks… Like beyond what you said; thanks for putting up with my shit.” Henry’s voice is full of gratitude. “I know you’re one of the real ones, bro!”
“I know how it feels to be frustrated.” And you know when someone needs to stop you from doing something dangerous, and that’s what you did for Henry. You think. Who knows? You’re glad it worked out.
“No, man! You aren’t getting it! It’s bigger than that. You bet on me like a true friend.” Henry has a good laugh! “Like I wanna make you an honorary member of the Green Shield.”
“No, thanks. I’m good. I have my own group.” You turn that shit down without hesitation.
