mental link; after the riding events

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ Sam's mental presence is accompanied by the sweep of feathers and the rush of wind as he focuses in on his connection to the Nest, occassionally dotted with a faint hint of static or the glint of stars. ]

( There's more than a few of us going at this mission in our own way, so I figure it can't hurt to check in. I don't got a lot this early in the game, but if anyone wants what I've found out about our hosts or the other envoys or what I've been doing to get it, I'll pass it on. This ain't a trade kind of thing - I'll tell you whether or not you wanna let me know what you've been up to. But if you don't mind sharing, hell, I'll take it. )

[ They're a paranoid bunch here, Sam knows that. He'd rather get what little he's been able to find out to people who might be able to do something with it than insist on getting something back. ]

( If you'd rather do it in person, just tell me when or where. I'm pretty sure I heard something about Adra making us all dinner later, so that might not be a bad time either. )

[ On an OOC note, if you only want info sharing and would rather handwave the interaction or just want to know what Sam would share, hit me up on the first comment to this post! ]

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[adamance]

( To do that, you can't be afraid of your influence. I know what we can do as a unit. You may have to deal with ensuring that everyone is emotionally prepared to handle that. )

[Lexa doesn't mind pulling away from the discussion of home, at least for now. She knows that Bellamy and Murphy want to get the symbiotes out of themselves so that they can return home, but she believes that it's a foolish notion. Their homes aren't even the same place, most likely. There's no proof that the three of them would have the same version of their Earth waiting for them.

She thinks it's unlikely.

So, it's back to talks of leadership. She easily circles it back to that, as she wants to hammer it home to Sam. He doesn't need to give orders. He just needs to make sure that people feel good about receiving them.]

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ Sam sees what Lexa's doing here.

Oh, he'd agree with her about those trying to get back home - he knows Shiro and Kate, Damon and Elena, even Misato, they're all trying to get back. And he'll help them if he can, he just - doesn't think it's all that likely, either.

And even though he can see what she's doing, circling back around to leadership and reiterating it, he kind of agrees with her there, too. ]

( I'm not afraid of it. I just- ) [ Don't think it's as big or as deep as some others seem to think, not when there's some days he barely knows what he's doing himself.

But he felt that way once about the VA, too, and about being an Avenger. He'll adapt; it's what he does. ] ( I'm always gonna work to help people deal as much as I can. I'm as kick ass of a soldier as I can be without enhancements, but helping people - it's what I do. That includes you, you know. )

[adamance]

( Helping the others helps me. I'm not interested in handling them on that level. )

[To some degree, it's a dismissal of his offer. Lexa isn't about to say that she has Clarke, so she perceived herself to be fine. (She isn't.) It's what she thinks, but taking someone's offer for an open ear isn't what she does.]

( The rest I can handle. )

[She does seem assured of that, at least.]

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ It's a dismissal he accepts with ease - half because he was expecting it, and half because it sounds like she's already got someone she can turn to for that.

Assuming she ever would, but, well. That's something that comes with time, or not at all, for some people.

He's not sure which Lexa is, but he's not gonna push right now. ]

( Like I said - the Nest is lucky to have you. You need me for anything, you only gotta let me know. )

[adamance]

( I'll remember that. )

[There is little chance of her going to him for that kind of help. Recommending that others seek him out is one thing. Doing it at all herself is another.

Even if she could probably use it.]