[All of a sudden, York feels complicated, and he always tries to present himself as a simple guy. Carolina's grown so much. She's gotten past Project Freelancer, past the Director--and past York, too. And he's happy for her, because it's so good to catch those hidden softnesses again, to understand that she found something else to give her survival--her life, the endless battle given every soldier after war--meaning.

It's just a bittersweet to know that that gentleness isn't for him and his. That he and the other Freelancers are her past, now, and her future's going to--got to--be a stranger to him.]

They sound like a fun bunch.

[His smile's genuine, though, and his voice light as ever. Warm.]

If they do show up, you've gotta introduce me. Especially to the Red leader guy, he sounds like a real party.