Quick Reasons Not To Trust Moira in Retribution
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In addition:
Pretty much all of Moira’s interactions with McCree involve her putting him down in some way – though always with the ‘plausible deniability’ of a joke, or teasing or ‘oh no that wasn’t sarcastic I promise’. Coupled with her conversations with Gabriel which come off as you say as putting pressure on him or getting under his skin or even sucking up to him in a ‘i understand you, I’m on your side’ way. It could be possible she’s trying to drive a wedge between the two of them, as a longer term goal and going in for the kill when they are arguing by trying to exacerbate that argument.
(Gabriel playing up the ‘I lost my temper’ angle so Moira doesn’t twig he’s clocked her and Jesse (probably inadvertently) helping him do that because Gabe predicted his reaction perfectly is a great idea btw)
These are great points, especially the part about Gabe trying to “joke around like usual” so that Moira doesn’t clue in to what’s happening.
He’s stuck – if he ousts her then and there, it is almost certain his team will die. He has no healer for McCree and Genji other than her. He can heal himself, but slowly/in small doses. If he says anything that makes her know that he suspects her, Moira will leave/flee. He does all that he can to play his “rogue, renegade” operative act (which…hmm, sounds like what he “becomes” as Reaper), all while trying to let Moira think she’s totally “getting to him.”
ooh yeah, it’s totally the same angle he’s playing as Reaper.
The more I think about this the more I’m impressed by how much he’s handling at once here cause he’s managing Moira and her not figuring it out, McCree and his reaction (while also using it to help convince Moira, cause he also needs Jesse to stay calm enough to shoot straight, so he tests the water with some jokes and subtle reminders that they trust each other – and more directly with stuff like “you should know by now I’d ever lead you wrong” etc) and…tbh I’m not sure how his interactions with Genji help him here he basically needs Genji to keep killing things, which he’ll probably do anyway without Gabe bringing up his brother and annoying him seems kind of a risky move, but still. And obviously the more direct keeping people from getting shot things that’ll get people killed as well.
(basically he’s a good commander is what I mean)
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