Overwatch: We Too Are Heroes
By: Terrence Noran
Recall: [Oversight]
"...They even called us criminals. They tore our family apart."
"I...I don't understand! This is my home, my family...and it just broke apart, just like that?"
"But look around!"
"Look around! We can still fix this. I know we can!"
"Someone has to do something! "WE have to do something!"
"So, why? WHY?! WHY WON'T YOU DO SOMETHING?!"
"We can make a difference again. The world needs us now, more than ever!"
"They still need us. They ALL need us. They need heroes. So please, send the recall."
"Are you with me?"
[Journal Entry #200, 26-10-2074]
What is a hero...again?
I ask myself this as I listened to Winston's recall for who knows how many times.
First things first, he finally did it. After what? After how long? How long did he cower under the oh-so mighty Petras Act, and let the threats go unopposed? How many people died or sacrificed themselves to uphold the image of a hero, just to wait for their return?
All for what?
All for what...
I have always known that Overwatch never died, even with all that's happened. After all, it was the place I actually called home. The people there, my family. There were some people I wasn't close to, probably because I haven't hung around them too much, like that cowboy [Renegade] keeps telling me about even we were on the same team, or maybe because that specific person wasn't around the same time i was around, like those Ecopoint scientists. I keep in touch with a few of them, even if they think, believe, or want to be uninvolved in the duties of that organization.
...
Age was never a factor for me, due to my special "circumstance". But like every prototype, they are bound to fail at some point.
Truth is, I...I am deteriorating.
I wasn't sure when. In fact, i don't even know when. [Nightingale] was unsure of herself, and she can usually solve these things quickly. But, if I bring it to Moira...nah, she'll probably chastise me for being too reckless in the field.
Maybe that's why she was in Oasis...
Dear me, I went off on a tangent about my condition again. How disappointing inde-
*ring*
*ring*
"You ready?"
"Ready and waiting."
"Need [Wizard] to guide you?"
"Rather not. Can't let Talon find out about us."
"Not that has stopped you before."
"Ha ha...but seriously, big things are happening. It might even conflict with that mission as well."
"Eh, you can figure that out. Make sure you get her alone though."
"Will do. [Phantom] out."
Now, where was I?
Oh. Another watch wouldn't hurt.
"...30 years ago, the Omnics declared war..."
