[Jack isn’t counting on Winston to be able to get by on adrenaline forever, and he’s still not convinced Talon doesn’t have some kind of failsafe programmed in for a scenario just like this. Given what they did with Amélie, he doubts they’d want something they put time and effort in to escape so easily. He and Ana can give him a once-over when they’re back at base, but by then it might already be too late. Simply bringing him back to the Necropolis might compromise them.
But the thought of leaving Winston might be worse, so Jack tries to press on, biting down those thoughts. Ana won’t let them leave without him, he knows that’s for sure.
The dune buggy is hidden away in an outcropping half made of rock, half made of desert bushes, covered in sand-camo tarp. Jack gets right to work exposing it while Ana hops right into vehicle, sliding the cargo door open for Winston.
It won’t be a comfortable fit, but it’s what they have. He’s sure Winston won’t complain.]
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[Jack isn’t counting on Winston to be able to get by on adrenaline forever, and he’s still not convinced Talon doesn’t have some kind of failsafe programmed in for a scenario just like this. Given what they did with Amélie, he doubts they’d want something they put time and effort in to escape so easily. He and Ana can give him a once-over when they’re back at base, but by then it might already be too late. Simply bringing him back to the Necropolis might compromise them.
But the thought of leaving Winston might be worse, so Jack tries to press on, biting down those thoughts. Ana won’t let them leave without him, he knows that’s for sure.
The dune buggy is hidden away in an outcropping half made of rock, half made of desert bushes, covered in sand-camo tarp. Jack gets right to work exposing it while Ana hops right into vehicle, sliding the cargo door open for Winston.
It won’t be a comfortable fit, but it’s what they have. He’s sure Winston won’t complain.]