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From: [Cable]
Subject: had my doubts
... as to whether or not this would go smoothly, and if you're getting this, it didn't. I'm not going to try and justify slipping out - it made sense at the time, and for all I know, despite whatever's happened to keep me from telling the system not to send this, things are more or less still on track.
As far as I know, I'll be in Rio. I'm not being coy by not giving you any further details; I honestly don't have them. But I've seen the statue on Corcovado over and over, and that seems pretty clear to me. What you choose to do with the information is up to you. I can't and won't make suggestions one way or the other. I have to stay focused and make sure he only sees what I want him to see.
I'm sorry. I know this looks like major backsliding on my part, but I didn't leave to hunt down Gideon single-handedly and make him pay for his crimes or anything melodramatic like that. There's no hunting involved. I just have to be there when the world ends.
-N.
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To: [Angelo]
From: [Nathan]
Subject: time-delayed email #2
I know you probably already know (and are furious with me) since I can't see you not cluing in when you can't find me for 24 hours, even if Moira and the team try to keep it quiet. But to make it official, I've gone to be stupid. I know you wanted to come, but it's better this way. Trust me. I don't want you anywhere near Gideon. (Did I tell you that my heart almost stopped when you came home that day and told me he'd been at that conference?)
If you haven't already, you might tell the COs what you know about what I've seen. I've left another email telling them about Rio, because really, that was the only clear thing that seemed to be useful. Who knows what they'll make of the rest of it. And yes, I know the smart thing would have been to tell them and find out before I did this, but again, I couldn't take the chance.
No more collateral damage, Angelo, it's that simple. Not because of me, not because of him. I'm glad I didn't have any more details but Rio. Hopefully no one will find me until it's all over and done with.
Hopefully I'll see you in a few days. In case I haven't mentioned it lately, I'm very proud of you.
- Nathan
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To: [Pete]
From: [Nate]
Subject: so I've lost my mind
You may have heard by now. The name of the game is "give Gideon enough rope to hang himself and hope he doesn't hang me in the process". See, I had it all come clear to me in a drug-induced precognitive psychotic state - and yes, this really, really does sound bad, I know.
I couldn't tell you, Pete, as much as it might have made sense to tell you even if I wasn't going to tell the team - which I didn't. Gideon knows you, he's got reason to be very pissed at you. He wants to kill me over Vladivostok, and I'm not the one who actually made him out himself on national TV. I lost Aliya and Tyler and GW to him, and I nearly lost Dom, and I'll be damned if I'm putting you at any further risk. Not when I can see this ending with just him and me, and no one else dying just because they had the misfortune to know me.
I'll be honest and admit that I don't know if I'm coming out of this. I don't see anything beyond the next few days. Hopefully that just means it's still up in the air. What a time to develop an optimistic streak, huh?
I've got to go.
- Nathan
From: [Cable]
Subject: had my doubts
... as to whether or not this would go smoothly, and if you're getting this, it didn't. I'm not going to try and justify slipping out - it made sense at the time, and for all I know, despite whatever's happened to keep me from telling the system not to send this, things are more or less still on track.
As far as I know, I'll be in Rio. I'm not being coy by not giving you any further details; I honestly don't have them. But I've seen the statue on Corcovado over and over, and that seems pretty clear to me. What you choose to do with the information is up to you. I can't and won't make suggestions one way or the other. I have to stay focused and make sure he only sees what I want him to see.
I'm sorry. I know this looks like major backsliding on my part, but I didn't leave to hunt down Gideon single-handedly and make him pay for his crimes or anything melodramatic like that. There's no hunting involved. I just have to be there when the world ends.
-N.
---
To: [Angelo]
From: [Nathan]
Subject: time-delayed email #2
I know you probably already know (and are furious with me) since I can't see you not cluing in when you can't find me for 24 hours, even if Moira and the team try to keep it quiet. But to make it official, I've gone to be stupid. I know you wanted to come, but it's better this way. Trust me. I don't want you anywhere near Gideon. (Did I tell you that my heart almost stopped when you came home that day and told me he'd been at that conference?)
If you haven't already, you might tell the COs what you know about what I've seen. I've left another email telling them about Rio, because really, that was the only clear thing that seemed to be useful. Who knows what they'll make of the rest of it. And yes, I know the smart thing would have been to tell them and find out before I did this, but again, I couldn't take the chance.
No more collateral damage, Angelo, it's that simple. Not because of me, not because of him. I'm glad I didn't have any more details but Rio. Hopefully no one will find me until it's all over and done with.
Hopefully I'll see you in a few days. In case I haven't mentioned it lately, I'm very proud of you.
- Nathan
---
To: [Pete]
From: [Nate]
Subject: so I've lost my mind
You may have heard by now. The name of the game is "give Gideon enough rope to hang himself and hope he doesn't hang me in the process". See, I had it all come clear to me in a drug-induced precognitive psychotic state - and yes, this really, really does sound bad, I know.
I couldn't tell you, Pete, as much as it might have made sense to tell you even if I wasn't going to tell the team - which I didn't. Gideon knows you, he's got reason to be very pissed at you. He wants to kill me over Vladivostok, and I'm not the one who actually made him out himself on national TV. I lost Aliya and Tyler and GW to him, and I nearly lost Dom, and I'll be damned if I'm putting you at any further risk. Not when I can see this ending with just him and me, and no one else dying just because they had the misfortune to know me.
I'll be honest and admit that I don't know if I'm coming out of this. I don't see anything beyond the next few days. Hopefully that just means it's still up in the air. What a time to develop an optimistic streak, huh?
I've got to go.
- Nathan
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