[ Maybe he should have drawn back. Bellamy wasn't oblivious to the way Murphy was attempting to stymie the connection between them. He wanted to pull back. But Bellamy couldn't ignore the obvious pain and terror. It was slipping through the bond even as Murphy tried to force it closed. There's no other course of action for Bellamy but to reel him in, grasping hold of the connection between them firmly as he tries to ground Murphy in the moment. ]
(Talk to me.)
[ Bellamy reasoned that even if Murphy were telling him to go float himself, it was a better thing to focus on than the grotesque glimps of isolation and death Bellamy was picking up. Murphy's memories are a confused jumble. There's not very much, but Bellamy can piece together a vague understanding of what Murphy was remembering from the shattered fragments. ]
(You're not alone.)
[ The intent of solitary was to cut prisoners off. And in any other configuration, it would have been effective. But just like at the festival, Bellamy slips in through the cracks and fills Murphy's head. It's the same shock of intimacy. Alone on the cot, Bellamy takes a deep breath, focuses past the phantom itch in his fingers. ]
(Murphy. Focus on me. You're alright. We're going to get out of here.)
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( Talk to me. )
[ Bellamy reasoned that even if Murphy were telling him to go float himself, it was a better thing to focus on than the grotesque glimps of isolation and death Bellamy was picking up. Murphy's memories are a confused jumble. There's not very much, but Bellamy can piece together a vague understanding of what Murphy was remembering from the shattered fragments. ]
( You're not alone. )
[ The intent of solitary was to cut prisoners off. And in any other configuration, it would have been effective. But just like at the festival, Bellamy slips in through the cracks and fills Murphy's head. It's the same shock of intimacy. Alone on the cot, Bellamy takes a deep breath, focuses past the phantom itch in his fingers. ]
( Murphy. Focus on me. You're alright. We're going to get out of here. )