mental link; it's a catbus!

[wille]

[ It's an ungodly hour of the night as these things go, with both Misato and Gildor's minds flickering to announce their presence to all. Forceful and unapologetic, for her part, while urgent and unsettling, for his part. They insist on your attention. ]

( Everyone. We found something out there beyond the barrier. It was too dark for us to see much-- )

(Or anything, for some of us, but-- )

( But it's massive-- )

(Big as the shuttles that brought us-- )

( And predatory. At least, it seemed pretty clear that it wanted to take a chunk out of us. Some of you found tracks the other day, right? Let's talk. )
 

Comments

[wille]

( No, and we shouldn't assume it's a disadvantage.

Do you think it'd be a bad idea to ask around? Maybe say . . . we spotted it through the barrier, or something. )

[deployed]

( If there's a way to ask the Hyrypians without drawing suspicion, they'd probably be the ones most likely to give us an idea of what it is. If it's native to the planet, they'd know. )

[ But Bellamy can't help but think it's a mistake to admit their interest, or to draw attention to the creature at all. ]

[wille]

( The beast would be visible through the barrier if it comes close enough. We don't have to admit it to anything incriminating. )

[deployed]

( I'm more worried about how it's going to be perceived. No one else is asking that we know of. )

[ Though admittedly, gathering info is a better approach than rolling in guns blazing talking about capturing it. ]

( You should ask Kaji if he found any mentions of it in that book he was looking at back in the house we stayed at when we arrived. )

[wille]

( Books? Huh. I'll ask him. )

[ No, she isn't aware of Kaji's books or much of his dealings out of her view. Some things stay the same. ]

( Do you think it's a bad idea to pursue this? )

[deployed]

( Yes. )

[ Why pretend otherwise? ]

( But you're right. We should at least find out what it is. )

[ What concerns Bellamy is the step that comes after that. ]

[wille]

( Running away isn't an option here. )

[ It's not an option anywhere, as far as she's concerned, but well, that's not quite true either. ]

[deployed]

( I know. But that doesn't mean we need to go pick a fight we aren't sure we can win. )

[ On Cocordia or Waypoint, he'd likely have been more tolerant of the idea. But there's too much incentive to be cautious on this planet, so far from the Station. ]

[wille]

[ There are many truisms she can throw his way in reply. Namely, you'll never know until you try, or even only cowards pick fights they're sure to win. She bites these words back. ]

( Let's not pick fights. Let's just find out what this assumed enemy is capable of.

You'll help me ask around? )

[deployed]

( Yes. I'll help you. )