[ bellamy wants to say no. it's the first answer to almost everything these days. is this a good idea? no. should we trust them? no. should we pull the lever? no. but he knows saying no will only push him further to where he knows he's beginning to travel. with mount weather and the forty-four and the weight of what they've done closing in on him, he knows the one thing he can't say no to is feeling remorse for his actions. but maybe he can soften the blow of it by saying yes. ]
Okay. I don't know how to play laser tag, but I guess it sounds like fun.
[ he isn't sure if it sounds like fun, but it's better than not knowing. ]
Ice cream if the plan falls through? And here I thought there'd be ice cream at the end of the game.
[ he's teasing; he hasn't forgotten her invitation to go to her parlour and try as many flavours as he and o can handle. the timing has just been so poor, with murphy arriving along with monty. bellamy's been so fractured and distracted over the last few weeks that maybe a game of laser tag is what he needs to regroup. ]
Would you like ice cream afterward? I can mange that! I can make you a sundae.
[ She knows that they mean to bring along their sisters – perhaps Anna might try to tag along if she catches wind of her sister's plans – but Elsa will try to keep it to the two of them if that's what he prefers. ]
Even if we get our asses kicked, you want to go for ice cream?
[ he thinks if the battle with the grounders had gone more smoothly, the hundred would've celebrated their victory and the fact they survived. he thinks they would've. they may not have had ice cream, but they had drinks and games and one another. it's not a hard concept for him to think about, wanting to celebrate a win. ]
[ he thinks he already knows the answer, but bellamy wants to be playful. though he broods even when he's not mulling over the wrong choices he's made, he likes it when he gets to feel at ease. right now, this conversation is helping with that. ]
[ sometimes bellamy forgets elsa actually has an ability that will keep her safe. he's simply normal; everyone he knows is ordinary, and so it's difficult to remember that some people are extraordinary. ]
And what happens on a particularly scorching day? Heat melts ice, but it does nothing to bullets.
[ She's hesitant to bring up the topic yet again, especially over text message, so she switches to audio instead, thinking it to be less impersonal than words on a bright screen. ]
I sent my entire kingdom into a seemingly endless blizzard in the middle of summer. I almost killed many people because I had no control over myself.
[ he'll follow suit, if only because sometimes bellamy's a follower instead of a leader. she can argue her point all she wants; bellamy may never understand what it's like to have powers, the feeling of total control over an element no one can even think to combat, but he knows war. he knows how people play dirty. he'd never thought of what made a reaper, simply believing they were born that way, until lincoln had returned to camp unlike himself. ]
And what happens if one day your ice is blocked? You can't access it. You're putting all your eggs in one basket, Elsa.
I don't need anyone to protect me. [ This was not the direction she thought the conversation would go, but she doesn't question it. Guns, as she understands it, relate to difficult subjects that she does not yet understand. If anything, people should seek protection from her. It is a thought that never goes away. Her voice is quiet but firm. ]
I'm a protector. [ To her people, to her sister, to anyone she cares about now. ]
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Okay. I don't know how to play laser tag, but I guess it sounds like fun.
[ he isn't sure if it sounds like fun, but it's better than not knowing. ]
When are you playing it?
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Oh! Wonderful! I don't know how to play either but I'm *sure* we will have fun.
It's this weekend, I believe Saturday.
If the plan falls through, perhaps we can have ice cream instead.
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[ he's teasing; he hasn't forgotten her invitation to go to her parlour and try as many flavours as he and o can handle. the timing has just been so poor, with murphy arriving along with monty. bellamy's been so fractured and distracted over the last few weeks that maybe a game of laser tag is what he needs to regroup. ]
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[ She knows that they mean to bring along their sisters – perhaps Anna might try to tag along if she catches wind of her sister's plans – but Elsa will try to keep it to the two of them if that's what he prefers. ]
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[ he thinks if the battle with the grounders had gone more smoothly, the hundred would've celebrated their victory and the fact they survived. he thinks they would've. they may not have had ice cream, but they had drinks and games and one another. it's not a hard concept for him to think about, wanting to celebrate a win. ]
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[ and it is, even if bellamy doesn't want to think beyond it. ]
I'm guessing there's teams involved in this?
[ isn't that how it always is? good guys vs bad guys. ]
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One must never underestimate the healing powers of desserts.
I think that's how it goes! I want to make my own team. You're allowed more than two in the game, I believe.
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And am I on yours?
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Oh, would you be on my team?
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Are you asking me to be?
[ there's a 90% chance he's smiling. ]
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Yes, indeed, I am.
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[ #teamelsa. does he get a shirt? ]
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Wonderful. I think I will go early to play with the target practice!
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Yes.
It's difficult to wrap my head around it, though.
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And it's dangerous. But I figured you already knew that.
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These aren't real guns, however!
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You should consider learning how to use one, but not for a game.
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And what happens on a particularly scorching day? Heat melts ice, but it does nothing to bullets.
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[ She's hesitant to bring up the topic yet again, especially over text message, so she switches to audio instead, thinking it to be less impersonal than words on a bright screen. ]
I sent my entire kingdom into a seemingly endless blizzard in the middle of summer. I almost killed many people because I had no control over myself.
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And what happens if one day your ice is blocked? You can't access it. You're putting all your eggs in one basket, Elsa.
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I'm a protector. [ To her people, to her sister, to anyone she cares about now. ]