Editing Sean Gilpatrick (section)

====[[Victoria Dallon]]====
Gilpatrick considers Victoria a friend.<ref>He stood, circling around his desk.  I backed away a little as he did, which was his cue to stop.<br/><br/>I wasn’t sure how to respond, how to ask.<br/><br/>“By the way,” he said.  “As far as I’m concerned, there’s no need to count.  I consider you a friend, and I feel like a piece of shit for setting you up to fail like that.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/11/30/daybreak-1-7/ Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.7]]</ref> He respects and believes in her, and comes to her for advice and help.<ref>“I wish,” he said.  “Can’t give them guns until later.  Give me a week, we’ll see how many of them I can get rid of.  Can you show your face downstairs for me, so they know who to look for?”<br/><br/>“Sure,” I said.  “Let me get organized and I’ll be right there.”<br/><br/>He didn’t step out of the doorway.  His arms remained folded, and he had paper in one of his hands, held where I might not notice it.<br/><br/>“…Actually,” he said.<br/><br/>“No,” I said.  I gave him a stern look.  “No.  Don’t ‘actually’ me.  Please.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/09/11/daybreak-1-1/ Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.1]]</ref> After revealing her 'test' at the [[Norfair Community Center Attack|Norfair Community Center]], he reluctantly fired her, but promised to vouch for her and apologized profusely for putting her in that situation.<ref name="II1.7 2">“Victoria,” he said.<br/><br/>“Yeah?”<br/><br/>“Any favor you need, reference letter, intel, if you need Jasper or some other trustworthy faces in uniform to lend a hand with something…”<br/><br/>“Thank you,” I said, my voice lighter and more cheerful than I felt.  “I’ll be in touch.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/11/30/daybreak-1-7/ Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.7]]</ref> He expressed considerable concern for Victoria when she asked to stay the night at the patrol block's office.<ref name="II1.7 3">He scrutinized me.<br/><br/>“I’m worried here, for the record,” he said.<br/><br/>“I’ll manage,” I said.  “I’ve managed this far.”<br/><br/>“You have my number,” he said.<br/><br/>“Yeah.”<br/><br/>“You call if you need anything.”<br/><br/><br/><br/>“Yeah.”<br/><br/>“And you… be here in the morning when I show up.  Which will be well before the kids do.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/11/30/daybreak-1-7/ Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.7]]</ref> He didn't push when Victoria said she didn't want to talk about things, though.<ref>“I don’t want to pry,” Gilpatrick said.<br/><br/>“About Ossuary?”<br/><br/>“About you.  I spent a while thinking about what to do.  I’ve had some good bosses and bad bosses over the years.  When you throw yourself into the fray like you do when you’re a PRT squaddie, you really need to know that the people above you are looking out for you.  That your back is covered.”<br/><br/>“Yeah,” I said.  Same applied to family, to parents.<br/><br/>“I don’t want to push boundaries or cross any lines, and I don’t want to ask the wrong thing.  When you say you don’t want to talk, can I ask why?  Any answer you gave could help me make sure I’m covering your back as you move on to better things.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/12/01/daybreak-1-8/ Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.8]]</ref>

Victoria saw him as one of her close allies, along with [[Crystal]] and [[Jessica Yamada]].<ref>One of the few advantages our side had was that the heroes tended to work together.  If we did it right, we walked away with allies.  I had people like Gilpatrick, Crystal, and Mrs. Yamada. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/01/16/glare-3-4/ Excerpt] from [[Glare 3.4]]</ref>