mental link: day 34

[erbier]

[ It is actually quite late when Ilde's soft voice moves through the hosts, her scent of smoke and earth. She is at a club somewhere deep in the city, dazzled by noise and light, something you are free to establish if you look for it. ]

( It has been suggested to me by a hacker named Y that I throw a concert to lure our bombers out again. )

[ This part is forthright, a statement of fact with no value attachment to it. ]

( I believe she is questioning who I really am. If I refuse this idea, I may encourage that. )

[ This may not be strictly true, but it is how Ilde has perceived their conversation. ]

( She seems to know something, but is it worth losing my guise? If not, how am I to refuse this suggestion and maintain it. I do not know if she is a part of the group who contacted us before. She may already know I am false and this is all a game. )


OOC: link & all threadjacking here very much encouraged!

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[deployed]

( Enough. )

[ Man let's not get into Mount Weather that's a lot for a first conversation. ]

[snaphiss]

( People's lives and the success of the mission may be riding on your abilities. 'Enough' isn't enough. )

[Pfft restraint.]

[deployed]

( I wouldn't have agreed if I didn't think I could get it done. )

[ affronted, but still unwilling to furnish details. ]

[snaphiss]

( I don't care if you think you can get it done. I care if I think you can get it done. )

( So convince me. )

[deployed]

[ Ughhhhhhhhhhh he doesn't want to invoke Mount Weather why is this happening to him ]

( I can handle watching the two of you from a safe distance and getting involved if you need back up. )

[ This is probably not convincing. ]

[snaphiss]

( I don't like repeating myself, so consider this a personal favor: I need proof. )

[deployed]

( You'll have to take my word either way. You're from a completely difference place than me. Anything I tell you is going to be reliant on whether or not you believe me. )

[ Not that he's going to lie about this, but. ]

( If you don't trust me, Clint would be a good pick. If you can convince him to go. )

[snaphiss]

( You've very adept at forgetting the telepathic parasite in your frontal lobe. )

( If Ilde trusts you, that's what matters. It's her mission. )

[deployed]

( It's nothing I'd want to show you. )

[ wow mara please ]

( Alright. )

[snaphiss]

( But you expect me to trust you with my life? )

[There's a groan somewhere in there.]

( You're lucky I don't actually need your help. )

[deployed]

[ tbh he doesn't blame her, but he's also not going to show her mount weather. IMPASSE ACHIEVED. ]

( I expect you to recognize the risks involved in a meeting like this and put together a team that can provide back up if you need it. )

[ Bellamy's irritation bleeds through the connection, coloring his words in spite of himself. ]

( It doesn't have to be me. But it shouldn't just be the two of you on your own. )

[snaphiss]

( I'd rather have someone I know the limits of. ) [Loathe as she is to admit it.] ( Next time I won't be so lenient. )

[deployed]

[ There's an exasperated burst of acknowledgement, but no further reply. He has a sense he's gotten all he can from her, and recognizes the need to bow out before his frustration gets the better of him. ]