mental link; after everything goes down on the evening of :038
[As it becomes apparent that it's time to move on—to shift forward in what feels like an endless pilgrimage, one in which none of the Hosts will gain any "true" enlightenment, as they will never see this culture as anything more than a means to an end. (At least, that's as far as Lexa sees it. Perhaps it's disrespectful. Perhaps she would bristle at it herself if it were about her culture. But then, no one is calling these people primitive and uncivilized like she's heard about her people in the past.)
Not that any of this will be spoken. This mission will go on, but it's a mission that can come to an end. That is something within their reach.
Which is why she opens up a mental communication to all the Hosts.]
( We must discuss, as a whole, how we hope to proceed moving forward. Before we pack up our things, I would prefer that we have some plan in place for how we act next. It'll prevent any further need to take on actions individually as we will be acting for each other. With the knowledge of each other's future actions.
That is not to say that I recommend against actions. But we can't act in contradiction to one another. Out of impatience for each other. We all hope to be done with this mission as soon as possible.
We have confirmed the presence of the Enemy. How do we hope to proceed? How will we ensure that the Descendants do not claim control of this power?
Furthermore, I implore you all to consider why it is the Enemy would act to prevent peace talks that could secure them the Nectar. And why it is that they need the Nectar. We are only fighting one battle here.
I won't lead this discussion. But we must have this discussion. We work well under time constraints. Let's have an idea of how we hope to proceed before we continue our journey. )
[That's her way of setting a time constraint, all in hopes that people will discuss what they will have to do. It's no longer about Keya (as far as she's concerned), but about their greater mission.]
[ooc: please please please treat this as an IC discussion post where people can threadjack and discuss whatever! i figured it would be a good idea to facilitate discussion here!]
Not that any of this will be spoken. This mission will go on, but it's a mission that can come to an end. That is something within their reach.
Which is why she opens up a mental communication to all the Hosts.]
( We must discuss, as a whole, how we hope to proceed moving forward. Before we pack up our things, I would prefer that we have some plan in place for how we act next. It'll prevent any further need to take on actions individually as we will be acting for each other. With the knowledge of each other's future actions.
That is not to say that I recommend against actions. But we can't act in contradiction to one another. Out of impatience for each other. We all hope to be done with this mission as soon as possible.
We have confirmed the presence of the Enemy. How do we hope to proceed? How will we ensure that the Descendants do not claim control of this power?
Furthermore, I implore you all to consider why it is the Enemy would act to prevent peace talks that could secure them the Nectar. And why it is that they need the Nectar. We are only fighting one battle here.
I won't lead this discussion. But we must have this discussion. We work well under time constraints. Let's have an idea of how we hope to proceed before we continue our journey. )
[That's her way of setting a time constraint, all in hopes that people will discuss what they will have to do. It's no longer about Keya (as far as she's concerned), but about their greater mission.]
[ooc: please please please treat this as an IC discussion post where people can threadjack and discuss whatever! i figured it would be a good idea to facilitate discussion here!]
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( Yeah, they can. I've been on a lot of missions with no real extraction plan. And Cathaway is so far deep in the Nest that nothing else matters to her. But we're not gonna let it happen. )
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( So they're not really helping us at all? They're just using us? Because honestly I'm feeling a little bit tricked. Out of the frying pan and into the fryer. )
[It's clear that any anger she feels isn't directed at him, but at the situation at large. She just has a lot of emotions and nowhere to put them.]
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( They helped us get away from the Enemy, and as long as we're not on our worlds, the Enemy isn't gonna go after them. They got a pretty vested interest in keeping us alive. But I think the Nest'll always come first. And I don't know what they'd do, if anyone stood up and said 'hey no, I don't wanna fight this time.' )
[ And that part bothers him, a lot. Everyone should have a choice. ]
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She still thinks that's pretty shifty of them, though.]
( I don't mind fighting if I have to. What I don't like is having to worry about being left behind to die because someone else did something stupid. Especially when I wasn't given much of a choice in the first place. )
[So, for the most part, they're in agreement.]
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[Lexa asking Sam to be less abrasive? Rather than the other way around? What a wild thing.]
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[ But he's aware that he's letting other resentments affect him, and she's right in that he has... complicated feelings about Cathaway, and he does believe she cares in her own, messed up way.
Although it's mostly because it's Lexa and he trusts and respects her that his mind softens, suitably chastised. ]
( I know she wants us all back safe. But if Cathaway can't value us as individuals, as people, I will. )
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( You've got that the wrong way round. )
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( They're not going to have to. Sam's right. We're going to be careful and get this done, so there won't be any reason we can't go back. )
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( I just feel like the severity of this mess just went up about a hundred notches. I mean, someone could have mentioned that before being shuttled out here. )
[Her poor new friends already at the receiving end of her frustration venting. She'll feel bad later when she's not, well, horrified.]
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My name is Lexa. )
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I'm Caroline. )
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We're conscripted soldiers. It's an understanding we have to accept, whether we prefer it or not.</i> <b>)</b>
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Yeah, well, I could have used at least a little basic training first. )
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[Just mentioned as a "by the way" sort of statement.]
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( That would be amazing. Seriously. I mean, I'm really fast and I heal quick and everything, but that doesn't mean I actually know what I'm doing. )