Prompt: Derek and Cameron, sleep
She watches him as he sleeps. He is restless, shifting frequently on the couch that is his bed. Occasionally, he says things, even though he doesn't wake, "no" or "Kyle," and just once, "Sarah." Sometimes the sounds he makes form no words, but the agitation remains the same.
She watches him when is awake as well, and compares him to the man she knew in the future, the man who hated all things "metal" and who trained himself to always aim for the spot just above the right eye because it would kill or incapacitate either man or machine. He is the same, but he is different and she watches him to try to understand how this can be.
She doesn't ask John to explain, although she is certain that he would try. It is something that she wishes to discover for herself, and so each night she watches Derek Reese sleep, for it is easier to try to understand the man when the wakeful masks he wears are pushed aside by his dreams.
