Danny Quinn was a smart man. He was observational and had learned quite a bit about the team by their behavior. But he'd been on the team for two months and never expected this. It almost didn't make sense in his head, she'd been so different before...

"I'm sorry, Abby, but what exactly did I do?" He tilted his head and stared at her. He was kind and wanted to help, but in order to help, he needed to know what had even happened. He'd just tapped her shoulder and she nearly gave him a bloody nose.

"Nothing, really, Danny. Just a rough time on the field, yeah?" The copper could agree, it was rough today. Three dead people, one killed right in front of them, and a child left without his parents sent to a foster home.

"You did good, though. You never cease to amaze me, honestly...most wouldn't have handled that as well as you did." Everyone was a bit off after this mission, including him. He had a soft spot for children and seeing one upset was hard for him, but he felt like there was something more to her sadness.

"I was just doing my job." She shrugged. Her being amazing could hardly be processed in her mind. She didn't hear it all too often, though Connor tried to drill it into her mind. "You did great too."

"Abs, it wasn't a simple mission. It's understandable if you need to talk or vent or cry. I know I did; that kid lost everything...I mean, yeah, I lost my brother. But I was twenty two and I still had parents. Hell, I had three...being him, I couldn't even imagine." Danny shook his head. He'd seen this situation a couple times, minus the dinosaurs, of course, and he wished to god he never had to see it again.

"I want to save everyone." Abby admitted. "I don't want these innocent lives to die, I don't want them to suffer! I mean, whatever happens to them, Danny? After we leave, what happens to them? Do you think they think they're insane, do you think they're okay? Happy, stable? What?"

"I think everyone copes differently and after we leave...we can't do anything. It's not our job." He said softly. "Sweetheart, you've saved so many and no, we can't save everyone but that doesn't mean we've failed. We're only humans doing our best in an impossible circumstance."

She sighed and sat on a bench, looking at the floor. "Yeah." Was all she said, trying to wipe tears from her eyes before they fell. "It takes a toll on you, doesn't it? This job?"

"It does." Danny nodded slowly. "And you can either quit or just keep going...but whichever you choose; it will always be there. The memories of the team, the dinosaurs, the anomalies. We'll take it to the grave." Sitting down across from her, he scratched his neck. "Tomorrow's a day off. Sleep in, cuddle with some lizards, and watch some romcom with Connor. Breathe. And hey; maybe I'll swing by with a case of beer, yeah?"

Abby offered him a small smile. "I'm sorry. It's just I can't stand to see kids in these situations...kids are my weaknesses. I never had an ideal childhood and if I can stop someone from suffering the same fate I did I wouldn't hesitate."

Sometimes responding was for the worst, so Danny stayed silent.

"I didn't have any dinosaur on my trail when I was kid, but I did have my dad. He was my dinosaur, he was my monster and it wasn't fun. The man hated my guts, I could never do anything right...and he made sure I knew. Words were never enough for him, he had to leave his mark on me too."

Danny's stomach twisted and turned. She'd never shown it before, but now it seemed so obvious in his mind. He'd dealt with these cases. They were the worst for him for he failed to realize how a parent could hurt a child.

"He's in prison now, but touch can sometimes leave me paralyzed. I try to avoid it in these moods...it hurts, it honestly truly does. I don't know why, I think I should be stronger than that, but when it happens I feel like a child and I don't know what to do. I usually just let it pass and I was planning on doing that; but you kind of disrupted that."

He gave a small smirk and shrugged. "Apparently that's what I'm good at," A chuckle escaped his mouth. "Abby, I'm truly sorry for what happened. If I could stop it; I would. You're a beautiful girl that only deserves the best. You care so much about people and it's good Abby, it's good to care. Never stop, that's when people falter. That's how Helen happens. You can't live in the past forever..."

"Yeah?" She raised an eyebrow and took a deep breath.

"No. You've done good enough at moving on, keep on moving and don't stop. It'll be hard, but when you break...just come to me. I'll see what I can do."

He normally would've hugged her. Wrapped her up tight and promised that he'd always be there, probably would've even kissed her head, but instead he just stood up and walked towards the door, looking at her one more time and offering a smile.

"You've got a team of people who love you, just remember that...and get a lot of sleep. I swear it helps."

Abby smiled and felt a small weight be lifted off her shoulders.

Danny was a good man...