It was done.
In the midst of the shadow war between the terrorist organization Talon and the global defense alliance Overwatch, a major victory was scored by the latter in the form of a coded message sent to Athena, the AI responsible for linking all Overwatch personnel. Winston, the chief coordinator and dispatcher for operations and logistics, was summoned to decipher it.
"Greetings. If you are not an agent of Overwatch, destroy this message at once. I am a high-ranking operative of Talon with valuable intelligence concerning their research and development division. I am willing to provide this information on one condition: that I be allowed to enter any Overwatch base of my choosing without resistance. Once inside, I demand protection until Talon is defeated. You have exactly 36 hours to respond."
Winston weighed the pros and cons of the situation in his endlessly calculating mind. If he accepted the agent's offer, Overwatch could finally learn about the deadly weapons and genetically-engineered abominations Talon was rumored to be churning out. For all his genius, Winston had been unable to find any details of these projects, giving the enemy an advantage that more than made up for any battlefield losses.
But then again, he could be walking into a trap. What if the agent chose the central hub, where every member of Overwatch kept a room? They could stall for time with false intelligence while planting a bomb or some kind of bio-weapon that would kill each and every one of them. Such an attack would deprive the Earth of the only force that could challenge Talon. Winston was 90% certain that this was the plan.
But what of the remaining 10%? Overwatch was winning the fight, but the war was far from over. The big ape knew that he couldn't pass up this chance, even if it proved to be untrue.
He quickly typed out a reply. "This is Winston of Overwatch. I accept your offer without hesitation and am ready to conduct negotiations."
