[She refuses him one answer but offers another, and tied with it a question of true trust. She knows his history; she knows the truth of his name, that when he called himself "Jon" before, he had not meant as Rip Hunter but as Michael Jon Carter—and that they two are the only ones in this world to carry that secret. From early on the Time Masters had taught them to hide the core truths of their identities, that revealing their lineage to an enemy could send that person traveling back in time to attack their ancestors, ahead to slaughter their progeny.
There had been a reason why the Omega protocol had been carried out by one person, and one alone.
It's no small thing. Even without the year attached, Peggy must know this. And equally, Rip suspects he could quit the game without too much ill-will sparked from it, should he decide to keep one secret more. But here's the rub: she hadn't hidden hers. Beyond that, she sought shelter in his room on the day, disguised her intentions with the gifting of a plant—one Rip sees in that very moment, as he looks over on the shelf.
Don't you dare let it die, she'd said. Peggy's orders.]
June 17 [In the end, it's an easier answer to provide than all his training would lead him to believe—but only because he knows what she's truly asked after.
no subject
There had been a reason why the Omega protocol had been carried out by one person, and one alone.
It's no small thing. Even without the year attached, Peggy must know this. And equally, Rip suspects he could quit the game without too much ill-will sparked from it, should he decide to keep one secret more. But here's the rub: she hadn't hidden hers. Beyond that, she sought shelter in his room on the day, disguised her intentions with the gifting of a plant—one Rip sees in that very moment, as he looks over on the shelf.
Don't you dare let it die, she'd said. Peggy's orders.]
June 17 [In the end, it's an easier answer to provide than all his training would lead him to believe—but only because he knows what she's truly asked after.
I'm trusting you; can you trust me too?
To which he answers yes.]