She nods, toying with a piece of ahi before lifting it to eat. "Glad you're not too short-handed."
Or at all. Five-0 is mind-bogglingly small, the kind of elite task force she's watched and coached from a distance, but never been a part of. One man down on that team would be one man too many, and Steve's already lost too many people in Jenna Kaye and Lori Weston -- only one of whom she'd met, both she'd barely heard about, but it was enough.
They were part of Steve's team: that makes their loss too much of one.
The ahi is phenomenal, the kind of fresh that means it was probably swimming this morning or late last night, and she munches on it thoughtfully, considering Five-0, the way they'd limped to their feet, how badly the team would shatter if Steve and Danny were found out.
It's possible it wouldn't ruin everything. With the repeal of DADT, Steve wouldn't suffer for being with a man, but there's just so much more to it: their jobs and the people they work with, the Governor and HPD. And it's not like old habits don't die hard, if they kick the bucket at all.
But that's neither here nor there. Steve said he knew the risks, he's calculated the possible outcomes. Anything she has to say on the matter is beating a dead horse, which means her role has shifted back to that of support: whatever he needs, whenever he needs it, with the sure knowledge that if she ever turned the tables and called him for help, he'd be there before she put the phone down. "You've got a pretty resilient group."
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Date: 2013-04-01 02:10 am (UTC)Or at all. Five-0 is mind-bogglingly small, the kind of elite task force she's watched and coached from a distance, but never been a part of. One man down on that team would be one man too many, and Steve's already lost too many people in Jenna Kaye and Lori Weston -- only one of whom she'd met, both she'd barely heard about, but it was enough.
They were part of Steve's team: that makes their loss too much of one.
The ahi is phenomenal, the kind of fresh that means it was probably swimming this morning or late last night, and she munches on it thoughtfully, considering Five-0, the way they'd limped to their feet, how badly the team would shatter if Steve and Danny were found out.
It's possible it wouldn't ruin everything. With the repeal of DADT, Steve wouldn't suffer for being with a man, but there's just so much more to it: their jobs and the people they work with, the Governor and HPD. And it's not like old habits don't die hard, if they kick the bucket at all.
But that's neither here nor there. Steve said he knew the risks, he's calculated the possible outcomes. Anything she has to say on the matter is beating a dead horse, which means her role has shifted back to that of support: whatever he needs, whenever he needs it, with the sure knowledge that if she ever turned the tables and called him for help, he'd be there before she put the phone down. "You've got a pretty resilient group."