Hmm. Probably just as well, I wouldn't have wanted to remember.
[He hesitated for a second. Lockon was his friend, and he'd been through a lot - they all had... but no. He deserved the truth if nothing else. A pity the truth was a harsh and unfeeling mistress.] The thing is... you were injured. Really badly injured, in your last fight. You could have died. I picked you up floating in space just before some kind of explosion, but...
[He sighed.] You see, Lockon, for about 2 weeks, everyone thought that you were dead. Including me. I actually had to do a bit of the old time travel to get you back. Technically not allowed, messing with the time line, but time was in flux and it wasn't my own timeline I was crossing. Besides, I'm very clever so I'm allowed.
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Date: 2009-02-07 12:17 am (UTC)[He hesitated for a second. Lockon was his friend, and he'd been through a lot - they all had... but no. He deserved the truth if nothing else. A pity the truth was a harsh and unfeeling mistress.] The thing is... you were injured. Really badly injured, in your last fight. You could have died. I picked you up floating in space just before some kind of explosion, but...
[He sighed.] You see, Lockon, for about 2 weeks, everyone thought that you were dead. Including me. I actually had to do a bit of the old time travel to get you back. Technically not allowed, messing with the time line, but time was in flux and it wasn't my own timeline I was crossing. Besides, I'm very clever so I'm allowed.