Chapter Text
It was Yoru's first mission when he discovered Cypher peculiar way of communicating. Both of them were defending A site, Cypher was in large and he was in short. Just when he tought the enemies took to other site, a ping with some japenese text appeared in the left-bottom of his vision.
‘Yoru, fall back.’ -Cypher to Yoru
Confused and a little annoyed he went back, not without hearing multiple footsteps.
‘4 Enemies in A' -Cypher to everyone.
Two more pings and another message (this one in english) along with a few dots marking the map.
An eye of Reyna and a pitched scream indicated the entry of the enemy team. Brimstone had already rotated from B and with his smokes helped his team get covered. Cypher had used the time his traps gave him to go to heaven, getting one enmy down while Jett and Killjoy came for back up.
Three more enemies down and as a bonus they had the spike, just as they resumed a defending position a series of gunshots were heard from other site.
‘Squashed the last bug' -Cypher to everyone.
A last ping and everyone relaxed a little. Killjoy began to secure the spike and the rest stayed on guard, checking their equipment or minor injuries. The silence was broken when Yoru advanced before Cypher and looked him directly into the mask.
“Why did you of all things wrote to me?! You know you can speak to me through the coms right?” Yoru asked annoyed as he seemed ready to punch Cypher.
The tension could be cut with a knife, just when it seemed that a fight was going to happen, Cypher’s shoulders shook a little and the eyes of his mask closed ever so sightly simulating a smirk.
“You are just laughing!?”
‘Sorry for the inconvinience, my friend. Truth is I can't speak.’ -Cypher to Yoru
“Wait, what? Couldn’t you just have said that before?”
‘Take it as a test of sorts.’ -Cypher to Yoru
While Yoru was reading Cypher just went on his merry way laughing to himself in silence. The rest of the team just gave him knowing looks.
“Why didn’t any of you told me?”
“I think Cypher already explained.” Was Killjoy’s response as she and Jett carried the spike to the site where their transportation would arrive.
Yoru just stayed there dumbfounded as Brimstone patted him on the shoulder.
“Don't take it personal, son. Cypher just likes to “test”, more like scare, the new recruits. Believe me, he wouldn’t have left anything happen to you.”
And with that they were on their way back to base.