[ bellamy has no idea who "paladin" is or who he's supposedly hitting on, given how he's steered clear of interacting with many on the ship unless absolutely necessary. but being a grump and an antisocial one doesn't mean he has to be a grump all the time, right? he can have some fun with this. it doesn't matter to him his username is "bell". ]
[ "bell" is not who he meant to send this to, which means his reply went as haywire as lance's original text had. shiro should probably mention that. instead: ]
Very.
[ how well does sarcasm translate via a single texted word, that is the question. ]
If you make a good enough offer, it could be you instead.
[ bellamy vaguely wonders if this is his job. he has no idea what the fuck a model is, but given how he's been dressed during his first shift and how he's made to feel like he's more meat than a person, he can't say he likes it at all. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree with the blakes, but he's learned sometimes not being grumpy is the way to get himself information. ]
[ shiro is a model, too. hand model, which is either a terrible coincidence or a cruel joke. this doesn't have anything to do with his job or bellamy's, not that shiro knows bellamy works as a model here. ]
How about I share any information I come across if you do the same.
[ last time bellamy trusted someone willing to help him out, his girlfriend and people died inside of an exploding mountain. if he ever sees echo again, he doubts it's going to be particularly pretty. but lesson learned: stick to what he knows best, and that's being incredibly distrusting. ]
Someone protecting the known universe, essentially. In my universe, a race called the Galra have taken over most of the universe. They're exploiting planets, killing peoples. There's a weapon strong enough to defeat them, Voltron. Voltron is formed when five ships combine; I pilot one of those ships.
[ to bellamy, none of that seems like it's real life. but then he has to think of the ark and how thirteen space stations coming together had somehow made it a much more powerful weapon against life itself. if he applies what he knows to what's been said, he'll have less of a headache. ]
[ it's what he's been doing since the moment he woke up in that medbay. makes life simpler. ]
It does seem like that. Which worries me a little, given that there's a war going on in our universe, and we're what's standing between the Galra and complete domination.
[ allura's theory that time doesn't pass in the same way here makes sense to shiro, but he doesn't know for sure, so he'll continue worrying. ]
I'm Shiro. Sorry for sending such an out of the blue message.
Sometimes it's good to be concerned for strangers. Sometimes a waste of time.
[ guess you'll just have to take your pick. bellamy would opt for: sometimes having concern for strangers will get everyone you care about and know blown up, but, that's being slightly pessimistic and specific. ]
There's a war I need to get back to. Seems like we were screened and picked based on that. Makes me wonder why that's the common theme so far.
Unless the strangers are the ones attacking you, I think helping people whenever you can is the best thing to do.
[ but then, for all the shit shiro has been through, his experience outside of galra captivity hasn't been quite as bleak as bellamy's time on the ground. ]
A common theme suggests someone's doing this on purpose. [ which admittedly? shiro is considering an option. ]
When you got here, did anyone freak out? People here are taking being brought on an alien space station to be like a walk in the woods.
[ kidnapping, sure. that made sense. being brought here and thrown on a space station where things are going a little haywire? from the accounts bellamy listened to from harper and the other kids, this isn't how mount weather had eased them into a sense of trust. ]
[ if that's what's happening here. an anomaly picking people up at random would be both better and worse all at once. ] But I'm not arguing your point.
[ he had him until his contradiction. if bellamy really thinks about it, he'd be able to see how he's considered an alien to the grounders, and how the grounders are seen as aliens to him. but it's hard to look past all the anger and the blood that's been shared and shed in order for him to make sense of it. ]
[ but that's not the point. the point is: how the hell does one get away from an abduction? he's only technically experienced one, and that was because he was infiltrating. (so, does that really count as a kidnapping?) ]
I don't know. I don't remember very much of my time in captivity. Bits and pieces here and there.
[ most of the time, shiro wishes he remembered more. what happened to him was terrible — he wouldn't even have to remember what he does to figure that out, given that he's missing one arm and his body is littered with scars that weren't there before. but if he knew, if he could remember, maybe he wouldn't have to worry so much about the galra turning him into a weapon, maybe the voice inside his head whispering that he's one of them, that he'll never be a paladin, maybe that voice would quiet if he remembered what happened to him.
or maybe he'd learn that they did something beyond giving him a weaponized prosthetic that really does make him their weapon. it's what haggar called him, didn't she? ]
[ although that seems to be more difficult to avoid than anything else. bellamy should know — he purposefully reminds himself of the events and people he also feels compelled to run from. ]
[ it's almost as if that's enough for bellamy to truly stop being such a pain in the ass. empathy's a lot more powerful than skepticism, after all. ]
I'm thinking there's a way off this ship and out of here. You know a lot about the layout?
It's all right. I guess that's one of the advantages of not remembering much. No bad memories to bring up.
[ he hates that he doesn't remember, but, well. bright sides and all that. ]
You do? I'm hoping there's a way to reverse those anomalies that they say brought us here. And I only know the blueprint that you can find on the help terminals.
Where there's an entrance there has to be an exit.
[ or where there's a will there's a way. if bellamy has to follow in raven's footsteps and blow a hole into the side of the ship, he'd consider it if it meant everyone survived. giving up isn't something he's particularly good at doing. being in a strange place isn't going to shake him; he's not going to let it. ]
Someone on this ship will have information we need. Guess it's just a matter of narrowing that person down.
I definitely agree. Though I worry that too obvious a search or interrogation is going to make the crew retaliate against people who can't defend themselves.
[ people like victor or yuuri who've never held a weapon or killed anyone. ]
One minute, I'm here. Next, I'm waking up, having missed a lot of shit.
[ that's the part bellamy doesn't like — not knowing what, why, or how it happened. he's pretty sure he could've volunteered for a long ass nap, but he can't recall. sleeping isn't something that comes easily to him, and he can hardly remember what it felt like to be well-rested. it's all throwing him for a bit of a loop. ]
I've got all ten fingers and all ten toes, so I guess I'm okay. No need to worry about me. :)
[ there aren't many people on board the eluvio that dutch cares about. he's at least on the shortlist of people she could see herself caring about if she cared about anyone here at all, which.
she's not quite as cold-hearted as that, but some days, it's a close call. ]
[ it's all just a joke, but bellamy knows he's not in a place where anyone particularly cares about whether or not he sticks around. this isn't the ground. no one's depending on him like those kids. starting fresh here should've been a godsend, considering what he's done, but he finds that it's a little more debilitating than freeing. ]
My mistake. You're just in need of a sparring partner.
[ dutch was trained not to care. to be a weapon, to kill whoever she was pointed toward. johnny snuck up on her, worming his way into her heart and he cares so damn much--he made it easier for dutch, too.
[ bellamy's allergic to fun — or anything that will lead him to having a decent time. he can't be filled with self-loathing and be flogging himself at the same time if he's enjoying himself, even if it's just feeling slight contentment. but he's in a place he still doesn't understand, having woken up from being out of it all month. drinking's probably going to make this entire trip a bit smoother, and dutch happens to be one of the more familiar faces for him right now. ]
[ there had been more familiar faces, but dutch hasn't seen any of them in a while, can't seem to reach them. they're gone, just like johmmy has disappeared. it worries her and it makes her even less inclined to trust this ship and its crew. it makes her more hesitant to let herself care, too. ]
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MISFIRE.
Jealous?
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Very.
[ how well does sarcasm translate via a single texted word, that is the question. ]
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[ bellamy vaguely wonders if this is his job. he has no idea what the fuck a model is, but given how he's been dressed during his first shift and how he's made to feel like he's more meat than a person, he can't say he likes it at all. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree with the blakes, but he's learned sometimes not being grumpy is the way to get himself information. ]
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How about I share any information I come across if you do the same.
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[ last time bellamy trusted someone willing to help him out, his girlfriend and people died inside of an exploding mountain. if he ever sees echo again, he doubts it's going to be particularly pretty. but lesson learned: stick to what he knows best, and that's being incredibly distrusting. ]
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[ especially given how little information the crew is actually sharing. ]
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[ bellamy's never quite wanted to ever let his own prejudices get the best of him, but he's simply burnt out on trusting people. ]
Give me a reason to trust you. Other than you being concerned about me hitting on someone.
[ it's a very, very dry joke. the misfire wasn't shiro's fault. bellamy at least acknowledges that to himself. ]
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Actions speak louder than words, isn't that how it goes?
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What's a paladin?
[ he can easily guess "voltron" is some place. must've been swiped off the maps that were on board the ark. ]
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[ it's what he's been doing since the moment he woke up in that medbay. makes life simpler. ]
Yet you're here. No co-pilot?
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Most of the paladins are here. All but one.
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[ unlike his, where he's by himself. bellamy isn't bitter about that. better that they be at home than here where they don't know the enemy. ]
[ it seems to be enough for him that his newfound texting friend's shared a common goal, because: ]
Name's Bellamy.
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[ allura's theory that time doesn't pass in the same way here makes sense to shiro, but he doesn't know for sure, so he'll continue worrying. ]
I'm Shiro. Sorry for sending such an out of the blue message.
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[ guess you'll just have to take your pick. bellamy would opt for: sometimes having concern for strangers will get everyone you care about and know blown up, but, that's being slightly pessimistic and specific. ]
There's a war I need to get back to. Seems like we were screened and picked based on that. Makes me wonder why that's the common theme so far.
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[ but then, for all the shit shiro has been through, his experience outside of galra captivity hasn't been quite as bleak as bellamy's time on the ground. ]
A common theme suggests someone's doing this on purpose. [ which admittedly? shiro is considering an option. ]
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When you got here, did anyone freak out? People here are taking being brought on an alien space station to be like a walk in the woods.
[ kidnapping, sure. that made sense. being brought here and thrown on a space station where things are going a little haywire? from the accounts bellamy listened to from harper and the other kids, this isn't how mount weather had eased them into a sense of trust. ]
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[ if that's what's happening here. an anomaly picking people up at random would be both better and worse all at once. ] But I'm not arguing your point.
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[ of all the things bellamy has gotten to read and hear in story, et phoning home got lost in the bombs. ]
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[ but that's not the point. the point is: how the hell does one get away from an abduction? he's only technically experienced one, and that was because he was infiltrating. (so, does that really count as a kidnapping?) ]
How'd you get away from them?
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[ most of the time, shiro wishes he remembered more. what happened to him was terrible — he wouldn't even have to remember what he does to figure that out, given that he's missing one arm and his body is littered with scars that weren't there before. but if he knew, if he could remember, maybe he wouldn't have to worry so much about the galra turning him into a weapon, maybe the voice inside his head whispering that he's one of them, that he'll never be a paladin, maybe that voice would quiet if he remembered what happened to him.
or maybe he'd learn that they did something beyond giving him a weaponized prosthetic that really does make him their weapon. it's what haggar called him, didn't she? ]
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[ although that seems to be more difficult to avoid than anything else. bellamy should know — he purposefully reminds himself of the events and people he also feels compelled to run from. ]
[ it's almost as if that's enough for bellamy to truly stop being such a pain in the ass. empathy's a lot more powerful than skepticism, after all. ]
I'm thinking there's a way off this ship and out of here. You know a lot about the layout?
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[ he hates that he doesn't remember, but, well. bright sides and all that. ]
You do? I'm hoping there's a way to reverse those anomalies that they say brought us here. And I only know the blueprint that you can find on the help terminals.
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[ or where there's a will there's a way. if bellamy has to follow in raven's footsteps and blow a hole into the side of the ship, he'd consider it if it meant everyone survived. giving up isn't something he's particularly good at doing. being in a strange place isn't going to shake him; he's not going to let it. ]
Someone on this ship will have information we need. Guess it's just a matter of narrowing that person down.
Have a little hope.
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[ people like victor or yuuri who've never held a weapon or killed anyone. ]
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we never really got to the finishing line. up for a repeat? hopefully without a ship wide blackout this time
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Why not? I've got a crick in my back since I've apparently been out for a whole month.
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gym at five tonight
and how did that happen?
[ what with the mission, she's been a bit out of the loop. ]
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One minute, I'm here. Next, I'm waking up, having missed a lot of shit.
[ that's the part bellamy doesn't like — not knowing what, why, or how it happened. he's pretty sure he could've volunteered for a long ass nap, but he can't recall. sleeping isn't something that comes easily to him, and he can hardly remember what it felt like to be well-rested. it's all throwing him for a bit of a loop. ]
I've got all ten fingers and all ten toes, so I guess I'm okay. No need to worry about me. :)
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[ there aren't many people on board the eluvio that dutch cares about. he's at least on the shortlist of people she could see herself caring about if she cared about anyone here at all, which.
she's not quite as cold-hearted as that, but some days, it's a close call. ]
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My mistake. You're just in need of a sparring partner.
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[ dutch was trained not to care. to be a weapon, to kill whoever she was pointed toward. johnny snuck up on her, worming his way into her heart and he cares so damn much--he made it easier for dutch, too.
johnny isn't here anymore. ]
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[ bellamy's allergic to fun — or anything that will lead him to having a decent time. he can't be filled with self-loathing and be flogging himself at the same time if he's enjoying himself, even if it's just feeling slight contentment. but he's in a place he still doesn't understand, having woken up from being out of it all month. drinking's probably going to make this entire trip a bit smoother, and dutch happens to be one of the more familiar faces for him right now. ]
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[ there had been more familiar faces, but dutch hasn't seen any of them in a while, can't seem to reach them. they're gone, just like johmmy has disappeared. it worries her and it makes her even less inclined to trust this ship and its crew. it makes her more hesitant to let herself care, too. ]