[The Meta knows it could bite him in the ass, not dealing with the potential problem now. Because Wash is a liability. Sooner or later sentiment will run out, won't be enough to carry them, and he'll have to do something about it for good.
But Sigma's gone, and with it most of his taste for manipulation and schemes. Maine was never all that much a fan of them anyway, mind games were all Sigma, he'd just as soon approach the problem head-on. Now it's just that the voice co-ordinating the moves is gone.
He shrugs at the threat because he knows, today at least, it's only that. If Wash wanted him dead he would be, it's not pushed that far yet. Wash moves forward and he remains where he is, completely still. The picture of calm and nonthreatening, or at least as nonthreatening as he's capable of. Doesn't mean he's not watching, doesn't mean he's not ready if something changes. He growls in answer, relieved finally there's someone here who understands him without having to play the game. He hasn't been here long, maybe a month. Long enough to get settled in but short enough he's not complacent about it.]
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But Sigma's gone, and with it most of his taste for manipulation and schemes. Maine was never all that much a fan of them anyway, mind games were all Sigma, he'd just as soon approach the problem head-on. Now it's just that the voice co-ordinating the moves is gone.
He shrugs at the threat because he knows, today at least, it's only that. If Wash wanted him dead he would be, it's not pushed that far yet. Wash moves forward and he remains where he is, completely still. The picture of calm and nonthreatening, or at least as nonthreatening as he's capable of. Doesn't mean he's not watching, doesn't mean he's not ready if something changes. He growls in answer, relieved finally there's someone here who understands him without having to play the game. He hasn't been here long, maybe a month. Long enough to get settled in but short enough he's not complacent about it.]