You know the drill. Absent Without Leave and Return to Sender.

MAG 95

Ugh. Martin.

Ugh. War Statement.

I don’t know why but they’re always so boring to me. Most Slaughter based statements are to me. Guess its due to the simple fact that I don’t find violence scary. I just feel myself wanting to enact the violence. But that’s for my therapisssssttttt~! Specifically regarding war, though, I don’t have any sympathy for soldiers. Especially, in this case, fascist ones. I can’t be horrified. For the civilians? Of course. But not for the soldiers.

Anyway.

Okay Marty. You totally don’t feel abandoned by him like a little baby and are genuinely worried he’s gonna get hurt. Right. 🙄 On a different note, guess Melanie was looking into the ‘ghost’ that shot her??? Which would explain why she was like 'I wanted it there’. Shows that she was aware of what was happening to her, at least. I want to bitch about the hypocrisy of her 'choosing’ the Slaughter versus Jon 'choosing’ the Eye, especially with this revelation, but I can’t articulate it in a way that doesn’t come off as just being pissed that she gets a pass when he doesn’t. Can’t really accurately say whether Jon was as aware of it as Melanie is implied to be so I wouldn’t really have a defense there would I?

Anyway.

Ugh. Basira.

Sooooo. We all agree that this wasn’t actually a point of consideration when coming up with the plot of Protocol and that it’s a huge coincidence, right? Right.

Anyway. Episode over.

MAG 96

I do like the soundscape here.

Don’t have much else to think about when it comes to the statement itself. Also sort of boring. At least on this end. I’m sure that when I was first listening and didn’t know anything I was eager and excited to hear anything about the circus and Breekon and Hope. But I know all this already. So it’s… whatever. I do appreciate getting some backstory to some things. But removed from that initial spike of newness its… bland.

Or, y’know… that.

I don’t really know what I’m supposed to get from Jonah leaving the statement as a flex aside from, like Jon, annoyance. Not that Jonah would’ve saved Jon the trip, especially when he’s TRYING to get Jon marked (as alluded to by Jon pointing out that he should keep an eye out for their van), but like… waste of Jon’s time fr fr. Least of his crimes but I’m still counting it as one.

Dare I say I love the certainty Jon asks his questions with? Confident that he’ll receive an answer. No eagerness to prove his worth. But full of purpose and drive. God I wish I had that.

Sasha being a berserk button for him gets me every time. He failed to keep her safe and instead of letting the guilt of it consume him, he goes straight to violence against the THINGS that killed her. Allowed her to die. Strangers. Not!Them. Jonah Magnus. Such a human reaction.

I do like the banter here between Jon and Daisy throughout this 'interrogation’. It does show how they were able to form a comradery after escaping the coffin. He gave as good as he got and they worked REALLY WELL together. Which is especially telling considering this is literally the one and only time they 'hunted’ together. She kept him safe, he got what they needed, and they both kept each other on task. Her with his emotions, him with her bloodlust. A well-oiled machine.

Hey guys did I forget to mention I love Jon and Daisy as a duo? Cause fuck I love Jon and Daisy as a duo.

Alright. Good night.