6

She found her ex husband on the couch. Still asleep. He most likely went back to bed there to let her sleep. Jamison probably was still dead set on being nice to her despite everything. The way he begged her to take their child to work the weeks leading up to that moment was where his faults were. And Mei avoided thinking about it for all that time afterwards. But as she remembered more from her dream she remembered the way she did things too. The way she allowed it and gave Ellie her old winter camouflage was sensical at the time. But now? No.

Mei needed a shower so she made her bed and got to work on that. She ate breakfast and left some for Junkrat before leaving. Politely nudging him awake before leaving the dorm like room. Whether or not she woke him she didn't know. Mei just needed a reason to get up. So she left with no plan. Maybe she would lie and say she wanted to explore the base.

Down the halls and through corridors she walked. Her boots tapping on the ground. Some doors opened and others closed. No sound was heard in the rooms. Most of them awake in the living area. But since Mei knew where that was no one cared. Her focus was more towards exploration.

Mei found the living room across from the gym. Hana was playing video games per usual. Mei greeted her and she chirped a quick hi back as Mei watched her play. Rather quietly too. For old friends who haven't seen each other in so long, Hana was acting like it was days since they spoke.

Feeling hurt, Mei turned to leave.

When suddenly the bubbly woman tackled her excitedly.

"MEI OH MY GOD I MISSED YOU!"

Hana was speaking a mile a minute.

"ItsbeensolongohmyGodZéwenttocollegeandLucioandIrenewedourvowsbutwecouldntfindyouandwewantedtoinviteyouandhurmphurmpfhmmnnmmmffmmf!"

Lucio came in and put his hand over her mouth. "Haha...Hi Mei. Been a while!"

"Lucio! Good to see you too!" Mei chirped. "Think you could free your wife before she explodes?"

Lucio obeyed and let Dva go.

Instantly Mei went back to being hugged but this time Hana didn't speak a mile a minute. Maybe a few feet or so per minute.

"I'm sorry I've been carried away lately!" Hana said taking herself from an eleven to a one.

Mei tilted her head. "Why's that?"

"We were pseudo celebrities for a long time. I was a freedom fighter and remained relevant awhile but Hana is from South Korea. Over there K Pop artists last as long as a trend when you hit thirty. And Hana wasn't any exception even if she was out on the front lines fighting for others." Lucio explained.

"I don't care about the fame but there's a lot less to do! Plus Zé went to go to get schooling for a while and that just left me with empty nest, so I'm very talkative lately and I tend to ramble and I'm really sorry if I go on and on about nothing more than normal. But it does make sense since I am kinda coping with a lot and being alone a lot while my husband is out at interviews and stuff like that so I mean I...oh my bad!" Hana realised what she did. The rambling again.

"Aw don't do that to yourself, Hana!" Mei reassured.

Hana went from a solemn thought to a bit of relief. But before she could keep the (one sided) conversation going,

the sudden bell of the mission alarm rang out that in junkertown an attack launched. Quickly everyone scattered and Mei was quick to hurry to the Orca. Finally some action. Hana was not boring her one bit. However, she missed fighting.

On the ship all the seats were filled, except for one, and it was right next to Junkrat. Then Mei remembered what it was like to be by his side. The dread felt lighter on her. For once she didn't mind.