Editing Sean Gilpatrick (section)

==History==
===Background===
He worked as a [[PRT]] squad leader and squaddie in New Hampshire state for some time.<ref>“It’s gone.  It really sucked while it was in effect, but it’s gone.  Right now I’m in that heavyhearted, almost-blameless-but-guilty ‘morning after’ phase, where I’m reflecting on everything I did when I was under the influence,” I said.<br/><br/>“I know that well enough.  I’ve been hit a few times by those, back when I was a squaddie and squad leader.  And by you, once.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/11/30/daybreak-1-7/ Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.7]]</ref> He attempted to recruit [[Lucky Break]] and dealt with his subsequent death and the consequences of unnamed master, that produced "cage people".<ref name="II19.b"/>

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Gilpatrick is first seen at a high school assembly for students looking for job prospects. After his speech, he sends Victoria on an assignment, against her better judgement, to keep the peace between a newly announced hero group featuring [[Fume Hood]] and anti-cape protesters.<ref>[[Daybreak 1.1]]</ref> This assignment was destined to cause conflict even before being ambushed by a mercenary group.<ref name="II1.7 1">“I’m sorry it happened like this,” he said.  “It wasn’t supposed to be anything like this.  I thought it’d get a bit nasty with the civilian protesters but I didn’t think it’d be anything like this.  Not the capes, not the gunshot at the end.”<br/><br/>I hadn’t either.<br/><br/>“Jasper said you guessed why I sent those students with you.”<br/><br/>“Yeah,” I said.  I climbed to my feet.<br/><br/>“I’m especially sorry for that,” he said.  “If it was up to me, I wouldn’t have ever tested you like that.  It wasn’t wholly up to me.”<br/><br/>“Who?” I asked.<br/><br/>“Everyone,” he said.  “No-one.  It’s complicated.  Wardens and the hero teams are being pressured to be mindful of who is out there, touching base, and they reached out to some of the other patrol groups with concerns.  They wanted to coordinate, so teenagers wouldn’t be out interviewing or exposing themselves to anyone dangerous.  School got to talking, and they got into CYA mode.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/11/30/daybreak-1-7/ Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.7]]</ref>

During the assignment, Victoria discovered that Gilpatrick was forced to prove that she could be trusted.  He did this by assigning her with 'objective' observers, [[Mar]] and [[Landon]] for three or four routine jobs.<ref>“It’s not really setup,” Jasper said.  “Gilpatrick explained before I left.”<br/><br/>I nodded to myself.<br/><br/>“They wanted to make sure you could be trusted.  They thought they’d stick you with some objective observers for three, four routine jobs, make sure you stuck to the rules, grade you, leave it at that.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/11/21/daybreak-1-4/ Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.4]]</ref> They would make sure she stuck to the rules, presumably after officials discovered she was a cape.<ref name="II1.7 1" /> As Victoria had revealed herself to be a cape amidst the assignment, he was forced to fire her, but offered to vouch for her in the future.<ref name="II1.7 2" />

Later that day, Victoria returned to Gilpatrick's office and asked if she could stay in it for the night, following a disastrous family reunion barbecue. Concerned about her, he allowed her to, even offering for her to stay at his apartment, though she turned this offer down.<ref>“Sure,” he said.<br/><br/>“You paused.”<br/><br/>“Only because it’s not really a great place for staying overnight.  You could come to my apartment, but that’s-”<br/><br/>“I kind of want space to think,” I said.  “Offer’s appreciated.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/11/30/daybreak-1-7/ Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.7]]</ref> The next morning, he talked to her as she packed up her things, and invited [[Jessica Yamada]] over to see Victoria.<ref>“I made some phone calls,” he said.<br/><br/>He stepped out of the doorway.<br/><br/>Mrs. Yamada.  Shorter than me, hair tied back in a simple ponytail, wearing a skirt, white top, and jacket, with a simple, short string of pearls at her collarbone.<br/><br/>“Oh wow,” she said.  “Look at you.”<br/><br/>I didn’t have words, so I just lifted my arms to either side and let them fall.<br/><br/>“Is this okay?” Gilpatrick asked.<br/><br/>“Yeah,” I said.  I swallowed.  “Yeah.  Just about perfect.”<br/><br/>“I’ll leave you to it,” he said. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/12/01/daybreak-1-8/ Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.8]]</ref>

Gilpatrick and the patrol block were present at the assault on the Mathers compound, where they formed a perimeter around the camp to deal with evacuating civilians.<ref>The patrol would be part of our extended perimeter.  Evacuating the citizens and containing the problem to just the Fallen camp were almost mutually exclusive things.  We couldn’t let people go without risking that they’d cause trouble elsewhere.  We’d funnel them into the patrol block. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/03/20/shadow-5-7/ Excerpt] from [[Shadow 5.7]]</ref> [[Ashley]] turned herself in to the patrol block after she snapped earlier in the battle, and asked for Gilpatrick's permission to fight, but he refused to do so, stating that she didn't need it, and that he would testify for her as to how she handled the situation.<ref>“Captain Gilpatrick!” I heard the voice.<br/><br/>Ashley.<br/><br/>“What is it?” Gilpatrick replied.  He had his back to a truck much like I did.  Many of his students were crouched in the ditch, the road, another ditch, and a bit of mud and grass between them and the Fallen.<br/><br/>“I want your-”<br/><br/>A series of gunshots from a handful of the oldest patrol block members interrupted her.<br/><br/>“-your permission to fight!” she finished.He hunched over, back to the wheel rim, reloading.  He called back, “I’m not going to do that!”<br/><br/>“It’s not easy for me to ask!  I’m trying to respect-”<br/><br/>He looked at me, not her, and interrupted, “You don’t need my permission to fight!”<br/><br/>I didn’t hear the start of her sentence, as someone else on our side fired a gun.  A Fallen returned fire and shot the bus.<br/><br/>“-want it,” she said.<br/><br/>“Too bad!” he called out.  “You choose, I’ll be a witness and I’ll testify how you handled it, good or bad!” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/04/24/pitch-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Pitch 6.4]]</ref>

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Gilpatrick survived the portal sabotage.<ref>Mom was okay.  She told me that Amy was okay, and I let her.  Dad was fine.  Gilpatrick, Jasper, Ashley and Rain were okay. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/05/11/pitch-6-9/ Excerpt] from [[Pitch 6.9]]</ref>

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Met [[Victoria Dallon]] at the old Fallen camp, while delivering one of [[Dragon]]'s guns to her.<ref name="II18.8">[[Radiation 18.8]]</ref>

He joined volunteers venturing into [[The Shardspace]] by agreeing to accompany [[Rain]] into his dreamscape.<ref name="II18.10">[[Radiation 18.10]]</ref> While in the dream room, Gilpatrick suffered an emotional attack at the hands of [[Love Lost]]'s shard avatar, and triggered together with his fellow patrol officers as a result.<ref name="II19.b">[[Infrared 19.b]]</ref><ref name=power>When Gilpatrick came to the dream room, he and the others got connected up.  I detached them, they all got powers.  Except for the two infiltrators. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/02/04/infrared-19-8/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.8]]</ref> He recovered the wounded [[Liz Marcial]] from the cluster room and inspired Rain to send a message to [[Contessa]].<ref name="II19.c">[[Infrared 19.c]]</ref>

Sean passed the leadership of his patrol group to [[Jasper]]<ref>“Gave up leading the team.  Put Jester in charge, which is helping make this feel really fucking surreal,” Gilpatrick said, with some added weariness. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03/last-20-3/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]</ref> and joined [[The Wardens]]' capes during the battle with [[The Simurgh]].