Beckett of the Mnemosyne (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
bookofnope) wrote2015-10-04 01:39 pm
bookofnope) wrote2015-10-04 01:39 pm
[IC Contact -- Snowblind]
[There is a click noise. It sounds as though it might be judging you.]
[Luckily for him, he doesn't have to lie because Zell said nothing about that. He actually sounds a bit discomforted.]
He didn't mention that.
[Why does he feel like he's been played?]
He just said you were making him feel uncomfortable and pressuring him into a decision that probably wasn't wise.
He didn't mention that.
[Why does he feel like he's been played?]
He just said you were making him feel uncomfortable and pressuring him into a decision that probably wasn't wise.
Of course not. That wouldn't make him look very good, would it?
[Still dryly entertained, because this is pretty much what he expects of people.]
I'm sure he didn't feel very comfortable about being called out on his pretenses. And possibly about the idea of salvaging a dead companion's tablet, but that really seems like the kind of discomfort we'll all have to put up with if we expect to get anywhere.
[He's perfectly ready to admit that he wasn't all sunshine and rainbows in that exchange. It's fair enough.]
[Still dryly entertained, because this is pretty much what he expects of people.]
I'm sure he didn't feel very comfortable about being called out on his pretenses. And possibly about the idea of salvaging a dead companion's tablet, but that really seems like the kind of discomfort we'll all have to put up with if we expect to get anywhere.
[He's perfectly ready to admit that he wasn't all sunshine and rainbows in that exchange. It's fair enough.]
He did ask me what happened to a tablet when someone had died.
[He feels like this is something that needs to be explained, at least, because it could be dangerous for people to try and salvage the tablets of people who had died.]
That's not going to happen, at least, I've never known one to be left behind. Either it's gone in the morning along with the person if they got locked out, or-- or it's destroyed in an attack.
[He feels like this is something that needs to be explained, at least, because it could be dangerous for people to try and salvage the tablets of people who had died.]
That's not going to happen, at least, I've never known one to be left behind. Either it's gone in the morning along with the person if they got locked out, or-- or it's destroyed in an attack.
[Oh, information. His interest is immediately piqued.]
Never? Do the monsters destroy tablets deliberately, or is it just that no one has ever had the presence of mind to throw away their tablet if they know they're about to be caught?
[He sounds eagerly curious, but quite calm about the prospect. If someone is going to die, they might as well be efficient about it.]
Never? Do the monsters destroy tablets deliberately, or is it just that no one has ever had the presence of mind to throw away their tablet if they know they're about to be caught?
[He sounds eagerly curious, but quite calm about the prospect. If someone is going to die, they might as well be efficient about it.]
[He can understand the curiosity, he gets the same passion when answers are dangled in front of him, but maybe not so much for the macabre nature of the enquiry. Still... it might be relevant, so he does reply, albeit in a subdued voice.]
If you're caught then you don't have time to think about things like that, it-- it happens so fast, too fast to think or shout or... And the thing takes everything until there's nothing left.
If you're caught then you don't have time to think about things like that, it-- it happens so fast, too fast to think or shout or... And the thing takes everything until there's nothing left.
This makes it simply a question of being aware and prepared. [He does not stop pushing; for him, this is good news.] Unless I am misunderstanding what you mean by "takes everything". Considering other information we have, the beacons and such, I'd be quite interested to know if the monsters could possibly be interested in the tablets, not in us.
It doesn't work that way. If you have time to think about throwing your tablet, then you have time to think about running. Please trust me, it's too sudden for that.
[His brother is an experienced fighter, if there had been any second of hesitation then he could have run.]
Unless... maybe if you're travelling in a group then one person could hold onto the tablets of everyone each day, only giving them back if they're needed? That way they won't be on most of the people for most of the daylight hours.
[His brother is an experienced fighter, if there had been any second of hesitation then he could have run.]
Unless... maybe if you're travelling in a group then one person could hold onto the tablets of everyone each day, only giving them back if they're needed? That way they won't be on most of the people for most of the daylight hours.
Ah, yes, I'd nearly forgotten that you have first hand experience. I'm sorry for that. [It's pretty dry as sympathy goes, but not sarcastic. Beckett is perfectly capable of basic civility.]
But that is certainly an idea, if people are willing to run the risk of all tablets being lost at once. Or stolen, I suppose. Can't discount that possibility.
But that is certainly an idea, if people are willing to run the risk of all tablets being lost at once. Or stolen, I suppose. Can't discount that possibility.
[He doesn't like to consider the possibility of betrayal, and even discussing saving tablets from potential dead team members seems callous, but he's not one to shy away from difficult conversations if they're necessary.]
Then it might be safer to split the tablets between two people if there's a big enough group, that way you double the chance of some being kept safe in case of an emergency.
Then it might be safer to split the tablets between two people if there's a big enough group, that way you double the chance of some being kept safe in case of an emergency.
[Beckett makes a sound of interested agreement. Really, this boy is keeping up with the conversation better than he expected.]
Of course, this is all talk in the air while we don't have any means of making use of spare tablets. I don't suppose you could talk some daring into your friend Zell?
Of course, this is all talk in the air while we don't have any means of making use of spare tablets. I don't suppose you could talk some daring into your friend Zell?
I'm not going to force him to do anything he doesn't want to do, but I'll definitely try and talk to him about it.
[There's no point going to the effort of having spare tablets if they're then powerless to do something with them.]
But I really hope he never has to put his skills to use.
[There's no point going to the effort of having spare tablets if they're then powerless to do something with them.]
But I really hope he never has to put his skills to use.
I suppose not. However useful it might be in the long term... [he sighs slightly, because the truth is that he'd rather no one died, either. He just knows it's an unrealistic hope.] Remind him that he's welcome to my tablet. We won't gain anything except by taking risks.
[And after a moment, with the tone equivalent of an eyeroll:] And please do tell him not to be so skittish. I don't coerce people.
[And after a moment, with the tone equivalent of an eyeroll:] And please do tell him not to be so skittish. I don't coerce people.
I think maybe you should tell him that yourself. If we're all going to be working together on this, then you and Zell can't be afraid to even talk to one another.
[He is not acting as a go-between.]
Maybe... maybe try to be a little more, um, sensitive?
[He is not acting as a go-between.]
Maybe... maybe try to be a little more, um, sensitive?
I'm sorry, afraid? [Where did you even get that idea, kid.] The only reason I am asking is that he'd be more inclined to trust your word on it than mine, since he is, presumably, your friend. We hardly have the time or leeway to be sensitive when it comes to discussing things that could decide all our fates. I certainly don't plan to dance around anything.
[ Voice over video, considering his stuck ECHO-eye and dead arm. One of the last people he wants to look pitiful in front of. ]
Hey.
[ Of course, his voice is shredded and pathetic, so. Not much of an improvement. He clears his throat. ]
Angel showed me the talk you guys had. The one about Vaults? Not sure what I can bring to the table, since she's kiiiiiind of the expert, but I was kind of sort of in the middle of hunting one down, so. Sure, let's talk.
Hey.
[ Of course, his voice is shredded and pathetic, so. Not much of an improvement. He clears his throat. ]
Angel showed me the talk you guys had. The one about Vaults? Not sure what I can bring to the table, since she's kiiiiiind of the expert, but I was kind of sort of in the middle of hunting one down, so. Sure, let's talk.
It's not exactly that you should dance around anything, but you might get more cooperation if you tried to approach it sympathetically. These aren't just tablets we're talking about but possibly people's lives as well.
[That's not to say he disagrees with what Beckett is trying to accomplish by any means.]
[That's not to say he disagrees with what Beckett is trying to accomplish by any means.]
[Beckett would vastly prefer text communication now, due to some people and their insistence on burning mouldy furniture, but he also knows the value of keeping things even. So on the bright side, this means he sounds about as ragged as Rhys does.]
Any additional insight would be welcome. I'm aware that- [cough argh etc.] pardon, I am starting to think that Angel and I are both... biased, on this subject.
Any additional insight would be welcome. I'm aware that- [cough argh etc.] pardon, I am starting to think that Angel and I are both... biased, on this subject.
Indeed. It's precisely because this involves all our lives that we should all be ready to talk about things that may not be terribly pleasant. [He huffs a mildly exasperated sigh.] For the sake of cooperation, I suppose...
You are welcome. And yes, I suppose you should. Tell him I'll gladly speak to him anytime, if he plans to be serious about it this time.
If you have any more information you want to share, I'll welcome it. And repay it as I can. [Beckett sounds willing enough, deciding that in the spirit of being more cooperative, he would not make any scathing remarks about how they are or are not a team. He's made his attitude toward such sentiments clear enough by now, he thinks.]
Though I seem to recall, you weren't too thrilled about answering any questions last time we talked.
Though I seem to recall, you weren't too thrilled about answering any questions last time we talked.
I wasn't?
[That doesn't sound like him, and it takes a moment for him to remember it was because Beckett had been probing about him being potentially non human.]
O-Oh-- haha... but I did answer your question, remember? I told you that I was just a normal kid.
[That doesn't sound like him, and it takes a moment for him to remember it was because Beckett had been probing about him being potentially non human.]
O-Oh-- haha... but I did answer your question, remember? I told you that I was just a normal kid.
[After failing to hear from Rhys or Angel, he'll try Beckett since Angel said she was going to meet up with him.]
Yo, Beckett!
Have you heard anything from Rhys or Angel?
I'm hoping they just lost their tablets while that monster was after them.
Yo, Beckett!
Have you heard anything from Rhys or Angel?
I'm hoping they just lost their tablets while that monster was after them.
thereis no
NIMA
MN
in hos pi tal basement mor gue
thereis more
distortion
but ido not knowif that is be cause
hosp ital
ornot
*Or because of the two people who were mindfucked by the Operator exploring it.*
NIMA
MN
in hos pi tal basement mor gue
thereis more
distortion
but ido not knowif that is be cause
hosp ital
ornot
*Or because of the two people who were mindfucked by the Operator exploring it.*
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