[s3e1] Improvise 🔖

Mac scoffed, but the mention of a civilian target pulled at the instinct he couldn't quite suppress. "You have a whole team, James. Call Jack. Call Riley."

Hours later, safely back at the Phoenix base, James stood by the window, watching the sunset. He turned to Mac, who was cleaning the grease from his fingernails. "You didn't follow the protocol," James remarked. [S3E1] Improvise

Mac walked away, leaving the director alone in the office. He hadn't fully returned to the fold yet, but he had remembered one thing: no matter how far he ran, he would always be the man who could build a future out of scraps. Mac scoffed, but the mention of a civilian

With James free, they scrambled toward the back exit. Mac rigged a pressurized steam pipe to blow, creating a curtain of scalding fog that masked their escape. Call Riley

"I wasn't hiding," Mac replied, not looking up from the wrench in his hand. "I was just gone."

Armed mercenaries were closing in. Mac looked around the derelict space. No weapons. No backup. Just a pile of discarded chemical drums, some copper wiring, and a handful of cleaning supplies.