“Rein, I almost packed everything away.” Brigitte said, yelling across the room at Reinhardt.

“Alright! I shall get these to the storage.” Reinhardt said, lifting two heavy boxes under his arms, and walked off to his destination. Even in his old age, he carried them with ease. “Then it will be time for training.”

“Okay!” Brigitte said, picking up one of the remaining boxes and, without looking, reached over to grab the other, but her hand brushed something warm. “Gah.”

The sudden movement made her drop what she had, but it didn’t slam on to the ground like she expected.

“I did not mean to startle you.” The voice that said it was a deep male voice with a slight accent.  

Brigitte looked up to a guy dressed in a heavy dark color jacket, blue pants with a bow and quiver on his back, as well as a simple messenger bag. His black hair put up in a topknot with an undercut, trimmed black beard and a piercing at the bridge of his nose. Noting also that he was slightly shorter than her and holding was the box she nearly dropped.

“I guess it was more that I didn’t expect you.” Brigitte stated, scratching the back of her head and having an awkward smile. Taking the box back. “Thanks for catching that. Those parts are somewhat delicate. I haven’t seen you around. I guess you got the call too from Winston? What’s your name?”

“Hanzo Shimada. And yes, I got an invitation of sorts.” Hanzo said, answering her question, looking her over and then picked up the box still left on the ground. “Would you like help with this, Miss?”

Her eyes went a little wide at the last name, so this was the older brother she had heard Genji talk about. Last time she knew, Genji barely got to talk to him and was trying to get him to take a side. Seems Hanzo went with the invite to be in Overwatch. After she saw him raise an eyebrow, Brigitte realized she had been staring longer than intended.

“Herregud, I must seem rude just staring. My mind wandered off there. But I’m Brigitte, Brigitte Lindholm. As for helping, sure. It would get it done a lot faster.” Brigitte said, holding out her hand.

Hanzo titled his head slightly and shook her outstretched hand. “Think nothing of it, and please lead the way. Miss Lindholm.”

“Brigitte is fine, don’t have to be so formal.” She gave him a warm smile before turning to walk down the hall. “Just follow me!”

After a few moments of slightly awkward silence, Brigitte tried to strike up a conversation. “I hope you like it here. We don’t have a lot yet but I’m sure you’ll fit in.”

He let out a brief but sad like chuckle. “Maybe, though there are a few that wouldn’t like my former methods.”  

“If you judge it by that, almost everyone has done or been part of something that they wish they could change. All you can do is move forward and do the best you can to be a better person.” Brigitte looked back and smiled again. “Genji told me you are a good person, so at least I’ll give you a chance.”

Hanzo didn’t know how to respond to that, but gave her a nod. Surprised that his brother had put in such a kind word about him already. “Thank you, I suppose.”

Stopping at one of the huge doors, Brigitte swiped a keycard over the panel, and the door opened to reveal a mechanic's workshop. Most of the tables were empty except for two of them. One had turret parts and was the place Brigitte placed her box.

“You can put those on that one, please.” Brigitte said, looking over her shoulder. The one she showed was the other occupied table, covered in tools and armor parts.

“Is this your work?” Hanzo asked, doing as she said.

“Yeah, I work on weapons and armor. That is actually something I built on my own.” She said, pointing at an armor covered in silver and yellow that was displayed on a stand. 

“Impressive.” Hanzo said. He actually meant it too, even if he didn’t understand all the nuances of creating armor, but if anything, he could tell the passion she put into it. 

There was a small beep from her watch. “Well, it’s time for me to train with Rein. I can take you to Winston to get settled first if you wish, unless you’ve done that already.”

“If there is somewhere you need to be, go ahead. I can find my way around.”

“You sure? I’d hate to just leave you wandering.“

“Yes, my brother is supposed to meet me anyway.“ Hanzo still was surprised that he hadn’t met up with Genji yet.

“Alright, see you at dinner! Maybe we can talk some more.” Brigitte said smiling, bowing in return to his small one and then headed down the hall.

Hanzo stood at the door of the workshop, watching her leave. She felt familiar, even though he knew he had never met her before. He didn’t even notice someone coming up to him from the other side.

“You’re staring brother.” 

“Genji..” Hanzo looked over to see his brother, letting out a breath he didn’t realize he held onto. Even with the faceplate off, Hanzo still had to get used that this was his brother and that he was truly alive. Though Genji was right, he was staring at the girl that was now out of sight.

“I forgot you had a thing for red hair and freckles.” Genji said, laughing, and placed his arm around Hanzo’s shoulder, leading them off in the direction he came from.

“I was just helping a future colleague.” Hanzo said, trying to shove the accusation aside.

“Yeah. Anyway, she is single. At least I never heard her dating anyone.” Genji gave his brother a wink. 

“Are you really trying to set me up with a woman I just met and probably near half my age?” Hanzo retorted.

“I’m trying to get you to lighten up.” Genji said, sighing, pulling his brother closer. “Maybe I want you to actually have some friends. Overwatch had its faults, but some of the people here helped me have a family, friends and a second chance. I hope it does the same for you.”   

Hanzo blinked at Genji and then looked at the ground. Sighing at the fact that he overreacted again. “I’ll try.”

“Let’s get you settled with Winston. He knows you arrived.” Genji said, smiling and ruffled at Hanzo’s top knot. “Besides, the faster we get this done, you can talk to her more. And of course meet the others.”

Glancing up at his brother, Hanzo let himself smile faintly. Maybe his brother was right. This could be his second chance. 

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It didn’t take them long to reach the office Winston made claim to. Genji gave the door a knock with his metal knuckles.

“Come on in.” Said the deep voice that responded as the door opened with a hiss.

Hanzo had heard about this Winston and saw him in the intel Akari had let him study. Though to actually meet a fully sentient, talking gorilla was not something Hanzo would have thought he’d ever do in his life.

“Heya Winston.” Genji said with a smile, reaching out to shake the one free hand Winston had. As the others had either a tablet or papers.

“Ah, Genji.” Winston said, responding with a friendly smile, offering the same hand to greet the older Shimada. “And this must be your brother, Hanzo, correct?”

“Yes.” Hanzo shook the furry hand and then bowed quickly. Though he was still a little bewildered.

Winston laughed a little, putting some of the paperwork back on the desk. “You’ll get used to it”

That threw Hanzo off. “What do you mean?”

“By the look on your face, you seem shocked that you are talking with a gorilla and one that will be your boss, essentially. Though on to other matters.” Winston pushed a few buttons on his tablet. “From what I’ve seen, Talon has been trying to recruit you for the past few years. I for one am glad you didn’t join them and considered joining us for the recall.”

“I do not wish to seek the reestablishing of my clan, as talon does.” Hanzo said, holding back the anger that came with those thoughts.

Winston glanced over at Hanzo with curiosity while adjusting his glasses. Then Winston gave a warm smile and put a keycard in front of Hanzo. “Then you’ll do just fine here.”

Hanzo picked it up curiously, looking between his brother and supposed boss.

“That’s the key to your room and gets you through basic security. The barracks are on the east wing of the facility, as are the showers and main eating area. The gym is in the south along with training areas, indoors and outdoors. East holds storage. Finally, in the north is the medical ward. If you ever get lost, Athena can answer any questions you have, simply by going to one of the consoles spread throughout the buildings. Or when your phone device is set up.”

“That’s all?” Hanzo asked in surprise. “I expected some sort of interview or…”

Winston folded his hands, leaning them against the desk. “I have looked into information about you already. As is my job when finding recruits that weren’t originally with Overwatch. Yes, I know of your past, but two of my sources, one of them being Genji, say that I can give you a chance. We all start fresh here and try our best to protect the people that need us. For now, get used to your new sleeping quarters and familiarize yourself with the layout since you have time before dinner. There will be a personal computer in your room if you need to contact anyone or review anything.”

“I’ll make sure he gets around.” Genji said, trying to get Hanzo to follow. “See you at dinner?“

“Thank you Genji. Yes, I’ll see you later.” Winston said, watching them leave before moving onto his work.

After the door closed, Genji started walking towards the barracks. “You coming brother?”  

“Coming.”

“The other source for Winston is Akari, isn’t it?” Genji said, turning to his brother.

“Yes, you weren’t the only one suggesting I join Overwatch’s recall.” Hanzo said bluntly. “Also, where do you think I’ve been hiding out for the past several years after our clan fell?”

“Sounds like her, I’m just glad she’s doing well and that she’s been helping you.” Genji said, putting his hands behind his head. “Were you really that shocked Winston didn’t do some weird interrogation? Things are different here. We don’t have to worry about how our clan used to function and just be ourselves.”