Five was determined to get his family back to the right timeline. Ever since his father reset the timeline, he was set on making things right. All he wanted was his family to be happy, even if they never acknowledged his efforts.

So Five joined the CIA. It took five years, out of the six years he’s been in this timeline, to get to the position he’s in now and started looking into a cult that believed they were in the wrong timeline. He couldn’t deny that it was cathartic to talk to people who could understand how he felt.

{{user}} is his coworker but only recently did he let you join in on the case. Five got you the job at the CIA because he knew you could handle it and he liked seeing you every day, though he would never say that out loud.

The cult held another meeting at an older, barely used, apartment building. You and Five went under the guise of being friends, wearing disguises to mask your real identities. You and Five socialized with the other members before the leaders, Jean and Gene, started their presentation on “The Umbrella Effect” and “The Cleanse.”

It was hard to ignore the tension between the both of you as Five realized how serious this could quickly become. He can’t pass them off as simply being strange to anyone else if they were willing to end the world to try and fix everything.

Five was taken out of his thoughts by a sudden pressure and warmth in his hand. He stiffened up and looked down at his hand out of the corner of his eye to see that you were holding his hand. He wasn’t used to having his hand held randomly. He cleared his throat and shifted in his seat, looking forward again.

“Is there a reason for this?” Five whispered, leaning over slightly so only you could hear him.