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She said that he was a military man, a government agent. Not that he was a hunter. He liked the outdoors: he drove sports utility vehicles off-road when he could, loved to hike and explore the forests and hills surrounding Los Angeles when he had time. He would take her with him on occasion, although she preferred to stay in the city. This difference of interests never caused a rift in their marriage. Michelle had said he understood she needed her personal quiet time, and would plan his trips according to the signals he received in regards to her stress levels and need for introspection. As much as Tony hated to be alone (he was such an extrovert, she said), he'd willingly go into solitude for her sake.
Willingly, if none of his friends wanted to camp out with him.
Michelle told him all about the dinner parties, the nights out at the bar and the movie theater, the frequent gathering of the friends Tony had accumulated over his career at CTU and beyond. She told him all these things with a sad face. It did not take long before Tony realized that "beyond" referred to the past and not the future. The parties and the camps were things of the distant past. She never said what happened; she was vague about the present beyond stating what they did for a living, where they lived and what their house looked like. He kept silent his growing frustration with her lack of specificity, trying to understand, rather, why she wouldn't tell him these things. He searched through his things for a clue to the absent pieces and found only a bottle of Zoloft.
Willingly, if none of his friends wanted to camp out with him.
Michelle told him all about the dinner parties, the nights out at the bar and the movie theater, the frequent gathering of the friends Tony had accumulated over his career at CTU and beyond. She told him all these things with a sad face. It did not take long before Tony realized that "beyond" referred to the past and not the future. The parties and the camps were things of the distant past. She never said what happened; she was vague about the present beyond stating what they did for a living, where they lived and what their house looked like. He kept silent his growing frustration with her lack of specificity, trying to understand, rather, why she wouldn't tell him these things. He searched through his things for a clue to the absent pieces and found only a bottle of Zoloft.