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ataraxion2015-05-08 05:24 am
circumitus) wrote in ataraxion2015-05-08 05:24 am
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"Recently, you've all been told that there is a traitor.
"So you should probably know what it was I did."
[She pauses, searching for the words while she lets that sink in for a heavy moment. One might note that her tones are different; she doesn't sound like her usual robotic self when she speaks. Quite the opposite, actually. Rey sounds almost like-human. In her own way, you could say that this her one big "fuck you" to Smiley. You think she wouldn't tell everyone? Well, now she is. Full disclosure. So there.]
"I entered the dark corridors shortly after the DUPRR crew had docked the ship. Before long it became apparent that the things infesting the hallways weren't approaching me with any hostility. Because they weren't attacking, I was able to reach the secondary shuttle bay more or less without much incident. During that trek I made an effort to avoid others, not knowing the extent of the compulsion and whether it would also drive me to harm anyone who stood in the way." [Well, it's mostly the truth she speaks. You're welcome, William.]
"All that remained was the DUPRR pilot, Neson. Needing his trust, I tricked him into coming with me by pretending to be a person who was trustworthy. It's something I've become rather good at, actually -- pretending to be someone else, much like how I am right now. Despite the fact that something wanted me to kill this man, I decided to will against it.
"It didn't work as intended.
"Instead, I took him to the White Room. I opened the door. And I led him through.
"He's likely still in there right now, where it's kept him."
[She stops, still dizzied from the jump. The more she speaks, the more hoarse her voice gets. She hasn't been using it that much lately, and it's clear from her shadowed eyes and worn features that she's been neglecting more than just sharing this information.]
"Apparently, doing this has-- 'stopped the clock', whatever that means.
"For what it's worth, I'm sorry."
"So you should probably know what it was I did."
[She pauses, searching for the words while she lets that sink in for a heavy moment. One might note that her tones are different; she doesn't sound like her usual robotic self when she speaks. Quite the opposite, actually. Rey sounds almost like-human. In her own way, you could say that this her one big "fuck you" to Smiley. You think she wouldn't tell everyone? Well, now she is. Full disclosure. So there.]
"I entered the dark corridors shortly after the DUPRR crew had docked the ship. Before long it became apparent that the things infesting the hallways weren't approaching me with any hostility. Because they weren't attacking, I was able to reach the secondary shuttle bay more or less without much incident. During that trek I made an effort to avoid others, not knowing the extent of the compulsion and whether it would also drive me to harm anyone who stood in the way." [Well, it's mostly the truth she speaks. You're welcome, William.]
"All that remained was the DUPRR pilot, Neson. Needing his trust, I tricked him into coming with me by pretending to be a person who was trustworthy. It's something I've become rather good at, actually -- pretending to be someone else, much like how I am right now. Despite the fact that something wanted me to kill this man, I decided to will against it.
"It didn't work as intended.
"Instead, I took him to the White Room. I opened the door. And I led him through.
"He's likely still in there right now, where it's kept him."
[She stops, still dizzied from the jump. The more she speaks, the more hoarse her voice gets. She hasn't been using it that much lately, and it's clear from her shadowed eyes and worn features that she's been neglecting more than just sharing this information.]
"Apparently, doing this has-- 'stopped the clock', whatever that means.
"For what it's worth, I'm sorry."
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Had only hoped that we would've been able to avoid it this time.
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You know what that room means to me. What it meant to her.
[ The last Shepard had died and it had something to do with that damn place. ]
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Don't want you to go back there. Don't want anyone to go back there.
It wants to keep us there.
[Her voice cracks. She swallows the pain, and releases it into a sigh.]
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[ It consumes her, the desire to know. It's an unfinished mission that burns a hole in her brain when she closes her eyes. ]
Is it sentient?
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[That's what her father said -- and for a few years, it did, when Rey's entire sanity had been rent apart by truth.]
Never spoke to it-- that can be remembered, anyway. So, don't know.
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[ She doesn't know, but she can guess that Lydia had felt the same way. ]
But did you feel anything? Even near it, there might've been some indication.
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[Her teeth clench, like the words are struggling to come out of her throat:]
Everywh--
It's everywhere.
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She sighs. ]
Have you ever been up to the holodecks?
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Yes, of course. [is all she manages to get out.]
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[ Patience, Rey, she has a point. ]
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You can, sort of. It has Earth environments programmed in.
[Not that everyone here is from Earth, or even the same one.]
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[ Damn. There goes that idea. ]
Someone should do a little extra programming over there.
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Why?
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[ ... ]
You don't have to handle this alone, Rey.
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[Since she spends most of her time chilling in the snowy terrain.
[Get it? Chilling? Hahahaha.]
...Yes. I suppose so.
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Well, wouldn't want to drag you up there and then be a disappointment. [ She cracks a little smile. ] I'll test it out and see how it goes.
Look forward to it, alright?
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[Though it's not much of a ruse if Rey knows about it, isn't it? Damn.]
...
Alright.
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[ There's another pause. ]
Just... remember what I said. Promise you won't deal with all this by yourself.
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Promise. Don't think it would even be possible at this point.
[Having friends and recon syndrome is so awful! (Not really because Rey actually likes having friends.)]