[Finn softens, John softens too. It's hard not to care about Finn. He's a good kid, and John's always had a weakness for though. Finn reminds him of Aiden in so many ways. In the skeptical tilt of his head, careful optimism, and fierce loyalty.
He leans forward in his chair, elbows resting on the desk, jaw in the palm of his hand.]
I've been meaning to ask you, how've you been liking this kind of work, and being on the team? Questions, concerns, or whatever. You don't have to have an opinion, but if you do I'd like to hear it.
I think we've been doing pretty well so far, given our limited resources and manpower, but I don't always see everything.
[ John "not actively trying to care and going full ride-or-die in a matter of weeks anyway" Sheppard in motion.
If there's one thing to be said for living with Poe Dameron as long as he has here, it's that Finn is used to being caught off-guard by seemingly innocuous things. He thought he was totally used to it and prepared to expect it at any moment, once. And he was wrong. He hasn't even started trying to tell himself he's used to getting caught off-guard by John yet.
And the line of questioning certainly catches him off-guard. Not so much because it doesn't seem like the kind of thing John would do. He asked for opinions the first day they met. It's more because Finn's never been asked anything like this before.
First Order aside, even the Resistance never got around to actually... asking if he wanted to join up or stay with them. How he was liking it or whatever. There were a lot of assumptions made and a lot of things that just happened. ]
This is a good team. We work well together. Pretty sure you know that already. [ John absolutely already thinks this is a good team. Finn's calling that one like he sees it.
He doesn't shift to match John's change in posture. Just keeps contemplating him. ]
I like the work. Keeps things interesting. I didn't get raised for covert ops, so it's been good to get in the extra training and experience. I think Chyler's good. A lot of people would waste their time using kid gloves or go overboard trying to grind down what's good about her. Haven't seen you hit either of those walls yet.
[ Look. His standards for his own environment vary by day and circumstance. His standards for the treatment of Chyler Silva are high and on full blast at all times. He was on her team before he knew John Sheppard existed. Another one of those different-but-the-same people he's met here, who he catches impossible to define reflections and understandings with.
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[Finn softens, John softens too. It's hard not to care about Finn. He's a good kid, and John's always had a weakness for though. Finn reminds him of Aiden in so many ways. In the skeptical tilt of his head, careful optimism, and fierce loyalty.
He leans forward in his chair, elbows resting on the desk, jaw in the palm of his hand.]
I've been meaning to ask you, how've you been liking this kind of work, and being on the team? Questions, concerns, or whatever. You don't have to have an opinion, but if you do I'd like to hear it.
I think we've been doing pretty well so far, given our limited resources and manpower, but I don't always see everything.
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If there's one thing to be said for living with Poe Dameron as long as he has here, it's that Finn is used to being caught off-guard by seemingly innocuous things. He thought he was totally used to it and prepared to expect it at any moment, once. And he was wrong. He hasn't even started trying to tell himself he's used to getting caught off-guard by John yet.
And the line of questioning certainly catches him off-guard. Not so much because it doesn't seem like the kind of thing John would do. He asked for opinions the first day they met. It's more because Finn's never been asked anything like this before.
First Order aside, even the Resistance never got around to actually... asking if he wanted to join up or stay with them. How he was liking it or whatever. There were a lot of assumptions made and a lot of things that just happened. ]
This is a good team. We work well together. Pretty sure you know that already. [ John absolutely already thinks this is a good team. Finn's calling that one like he sees it.
He doesn't shift to match John's change in posture. Just keeps contemplating him. ]
I like the work. Keeps things interesting. I didn't get raised for covert ops, so it's been good to get in the extra training and experience. I think Chyler's good. A lot of people would waste their time using kid gloves or go overboard trying to grind down what's good about her. Haven't seen you hit either of those walls yet.
[ Look. His standards for his own environment vary by day and circumstance. His standards for the treatment of Chyler Silva are high and on full blast at all times. He was on her team before he knew John Sheppard existed. Another one of those different-but-the-same people he's met here, who he catches impossible to define reflections and understandings with.
She can turn out better than him.
Finn doesn't take that lightly. ]