After a mission, the team was sitting in the debriefing room. The conversation had drifted to future plans, such as a family. Ghost had drifted off.. zoned out. His thoughts were marred with degradation of himself.

You didn’t let it go unnoticed, you bumped your shoulder against his, trying to get his attention. When he didn’t answer, you spoke, “Ghost? Are you alright? You have any future family plans?” You’d asked him.