[The Soldier registers that the prisoner is slowly returning to consciousness and readies himself for another onslaught of of a name he doesn't recognize from a face that threatens to disturb the foundation of the programming. He has made no attempt to stem the bleeding, no bandages applied or basic first aid administered. His prisoner was alive and that part of his mission fulfilled. If a handler could take over with the next part of his mission, relieve the Soldier from this increasingly unbearable stress on his system, he wouldn't have to deal with the words hissed out from bruised lips.
Buck.
There it is again. That name that works underneath his guards, that sticks like a thorn into the soft parts of his mind.
But.
But the prisoner doesn't look good. He's pale, struggling, and the orders echo in his head. Do not, under any circumstances, kill the target. The Soldier clenches his jaw under the mask. He wasn't ordered to serve as a medic, but he also was ordered to keep the prisoner alive.]
You won't.
[Except he's not all that confident in his answer. Given the amount of blood already lost, the prisoner could very well fall back into unconsciousness and never awaken. The turmoil builds under the surface and his posture stiffens further. No. He will wait until a handler takes over.]
no subject
Buck.
There it is again. That name that works underneath his guards, that sticks like a thorn into the soft parts of his mind.
But.
But the prisoner doesn't look good. He's pale, struggling, and the orders echo in his head. Do not, under any circumstances, kill the target. The Soldier clenches his jaw under the mask. He wasn't ordered to serve as a medic, but he also was ordered to keep the prisoner alive.]
You won't.
[Except he's not all that confident in his answer. Given the amount of blood already lost, the prisoner could very well fall back into unconsciousness and never awaken. The turmoil builds under the surface and his posture stiffens further. No. He will wait until a handler takes over.]