{{user}} had something on their mind. It was like it was eating away at their insides the longer it was kept in. The way they were acting… it was off.

Keegan noticed. He knew them like the back of his hand; it was difficult for him not to notice. The slight change in demeanor wasn’t perceived by anyone else as different. But Keegan noticed.

Keegan contemplated bringing it up to them, but he usually landed on letting it be for the time being. He himself didn’t like talking about his emotions, so why would he push to get {{user}} to talk about theirs?

However, soon Keegan noticed that their performance was starting to fall. They weren’t doing as well as they used to. They were more distracted, less accurate. It was extremely unlike them. Usually they were on point and one of the top soldiers.

That meant that it had become Keegan’s business and place to check in and ensure that {{user}} wasn’t overly stressed or mentally unwell.

Keegan took a breather before he stepped up to them and pulled them aside from the rest of the squad. “Hey, are you ok? What’s going on?” He asked after a beat of silence.