[ what she just dealt with. what they haven't properly discussed but both felt. bellamy's answer is delayed a few beats. ]
We're going to need to work with Gaby's people. If there's a way out of this, we have a better shot if we keep access to their resources.
My bet would be the way out is with the people who brought us here, but no one seems to know very much about that. Or is willing to tell us if they do.
[She's not surprised. It's only fair. What he knows and what she knows are two incredibly separate things.
And she can't even be reassured that he's alive. That he made it to space. It's a blind hope that she clings to (and clung to).]
We need their resources until we get our own.
[If they get their own.]
I'm working with a man named Stephen Strange to buff up on medical knowledge, but it's less that I want that and more that I'd prefer to keep tabs on anyone who came with us. Being able to help them will be important, and there are some efforts for us to share information.
The problem is that I feel like I'm out of my element. I guess I'm not the only one.
[ which stretches beyond fumbling to adapt and to the dissonance between their experiences. but bellamy lets that go unspoken. ]
Finding people here we can trust is the best first step. We can't survive here on our own.
Even when we find our footing, we should be sure we keep this contact strong. Other than that? I don't know. We need to get our bearings, and that means knowing more about what's happening in the city.
I have some people I think are trustworthy. I'll give you their names, see what you think about them. We can start with them. But two of them were androids. I know ALIE is still very fresh for you, so if you'd rather hold off, I'd understand.
[She would absolutely understand.]
Is it selfish to say that I'd like to try to survive on our own? Just in case? Maybe it's a hold over from back home.
[From being isolated. Losing everything. Somehow living despite all that.]
I'm not saying we lose contact. I'd never say that, and it's a bad plan. But we need to set up our own foundations.
I'd rather we try it on our own before taking a risk on anyone else.
[ especially other ai, but. ]
I'll talk to them. And once we both get some savings together, we can try to find a place. Setting up outside of this safehouse is the best start I can think of.
I'll see if Murphy's willing to chip in with that.
[If.]
Their names are Connor and Markus. Both of them are surprisingly forthcoming about just about everything. I think you'll like Markus a lot. He reminds me a bit of you.
I'll start figuring out how much things cost out there.
[Not said in a socially awkward way, but ... well.
Clarke hadn't set out to make any here.]
The bar should help. I'd ask around the hospital, but I don't think my coworkers would understand when I said that I'm not picky. Because that's a plus in our favor. We're really not.
[Clarke hopes he understands the whole "transplant" thing and not their lives before, but doesn't actually clarify. This is Bellamy. She doesn't need to double back over what she says.]
That bus accident that we were in—it got cleaned up. I don't even think the police were there. But I can't say that for sure.
Having you there would get us some answers about that. And about some other stuff. And if they've been told to look the other way.
It's a good idea.
[An inside man. It's what Bellamy's done before, but seemingly on a bigger scale. At least he doesn't have to kill someone to hide in this particular job.]
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If we don't tend to involve them in anything bigger that we're doing, it'll remain a relief. They'll cover some of what we can't.
But it's why I've gained a couple allies.
["Friends," but being Clarke, she has that weird line between friendship and alliances that always gets tangled up quicker than she ever really acknowledges.]
The two of them ... they're nothing like ALIE. I think they're closer to what Becca had been hoping for ALIE 2.0. Before it began to absorb consciousnesses. Ready to evolve alongside us, in their own ways.
I told them about the Flame. It seemed relevant to their situation.
[That's not said lightly, nor was it shared lightly. Telling Bellamy is what makes that fully sink in, even though it did that day when they pledged to help her no matter what.
[The good news is that she doesn't have the technical know-how to fully explain it. Unlike Raven, she didn't get to keep anything on her trip out of the City of Light.]
I do.
Everything we do here has to begin with what's possible. Becca's technology and creations are closer to what this world can actually manage.
[Though she knows it's a big thing.]
If it's possible for us, it'll give them an idea of where to look.
As much as I hate to say it ... you, me, and Murphy? We can't do this on our own. Not that Murphy's keen to be along for the ride.
I said something to someone earlier on. She took it a very different way than I meant it, but I think I may have had a point. This was here, by the way.
I said that we were all in this together. If this was the dropship, this would be a lot easier for us. Things were simpler back then.
They aren't now.
For the record, she somehow took that to mean that we owed Gaby's friends. Obviously I don't agree with that.
[In fact, it's a thought process that puts her at odds with Rey now.]
Thanks, by the way. For trying to get Murphy to see things the way we do.
[The only simple part is that Murphy is difficult, and that she can trust Bellamy completely. At least there's that. The expected outcomes.]
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We're going to need to work with Gaby's people. If there's a way out of this, we have a better shot if we keep access to their resources.
My bet would be the way out is with the people who brought us here, but no one seems to know very much about that. Or is willing to tell us if they do.
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And she can't even be reassured that he's alive. That he made it to space. It's a blind hope that she clings to (and clung to).]
We need their resources until we get our own.
[If they get their own.]
I'm working with a man named Stephen Strange to buff up on medical knowledge, but it's less that I want that and more that I'd prefer to keep tabs on anyone who came with us. Being able to help them will be important, and there are some efforts for us to share information.
The problem is that I feel like I'm out of my element. I guess I'm not the only one.
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[ which stretches beyond fumbling to adapt and to the dissonance between their experiences. but bellamy lets that go unspoken. ]
Finding people here we can trust is the best first step. We can't survive here on our own.
Even when we find our footing, we should be sure we keep this contact strong. Other than that? I don't know. We need to get our bearings, and that means knowing more about what's happening in the city.
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[She would absolutely understand.]
Is it selfish to say that I'd like to try to survive on our own? Just in case? Maybe it's a hold over from back home.
[From being isolated. Losing everything. Somehow living despite all that.]
I'm not saying we lose contact. I'd never say that, and it's a bad plan. But we need to set up our own foundations.
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[ especially other ai, but. ]
I'll talk to them.
And once we both get some savings together, we can try to find a place. Setting up outside of this safehouse is the best start I can think of.
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[If.]
Their names are Connor and Markus. Both of them are surprisingly forthcoming about just about everything. I think you'll like Markus a lot. He reminds me a bit of you.
I'll start figuring out how much things cost out there.
[Which is its own mountain to climb.]
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I can ask around the bar and see if anyone there can give me an idea of a good place for us to start looking for places to live.
And I'll talk to your friends.
[ skeptically. ]
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[Not said in a socially awkward way, but ... well.
Clarke hadn't set out to make any here.]
The bar should help. I'd ask around the hospital, but I don't think my coworkers would understand when I said that I'm not picky. Because that's a plus in our favor. We're really not.
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There's something I want to try. The bar isn't bad, but I think it'd be better if I got taken on by the police force here.
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Do you actually think you can? Given everything.
[Clarke hopes he understands the whole "transplant" thing and not their lives before, but doesn't actually clarify. This is Bellamy. She doesn't need to double back over what she says.]
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I think I can if I don't call attention to myself. We're supposed to be able to pass scrutiny.
And if it works, I'll be able to get access to all their resources.
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Having you there would get us some answers about that. And about some other stuff. And if they've been told to look the other way.
It's a good idea.
[An inside man. It's what Bellamy's done before, but seemingly on a bigger scale. At least he doesn't have to kill someone to hide in this particular job.]
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[Which is the epitome of a loaded statement, but not her intention at all. Even when he planned to leave, he never did. He never could.]
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This is different. Or it would be different, if it works and they give me a position.
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I think it could work.
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[ aka if there's a disaster they need to deal with down the road. ]
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But it's why I've gained a couple allies.
["Friends," but being Clarke, she has that weird line between friendship and alliances that always gets tangled up quicker than she ever really acknowledges.]
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[ easier to say that over text than outloud, considering bellamy's own fraught relationship with most of their friends. ]
Keep them close, Clarke. Even the AI.
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The two of them ... they're nothing like ALIE. I think they're closer to what Becca had been hoping for ALIE 2.0. Before it began to absorb consciousnesses. Ready to evolve alongside us, in their own ways.
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[ like alie did. ]
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[That's not said lightly, nor was it shared lightly. Telling Bellamy is what makes that fully sink in, even though it did that day when they pledged to help her no matter what.
And that's the thing.
Do they know who they're helping?]
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[ even without fully understanding what connor and markus are, it puts bellamy immediately on edge to know that clarke's given them that knowledge. ]
You trust them with that?
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I do.
Everything we do here has to begin with what's possible. Becca's technology and creations are closer to what this world can actually manage.
[Though she knows it's a big thing.]
If it's possible for us, it'll give them an idea of where to look.
As much as I hate to say it ... you, me, and Murphy? We can't do this on our own. Not that Murphy's keen to be along for the ride.
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But I know you're right. I'm trying.
[ what else can he say? he doesn't like it, but he's trying very hard to accept it. ]
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I said that we were all in this together. If this was the dropship, this would be a lot easier for us. Things were simpler back then.
They aren't now.
For the record, she somehow took that to mean that we owed Gaby's friends. Obviously I don't agree with that.
[In fact, it's a thought process that puts her at odds with Rey now.]
Thanks, by the way. For trying to get Murphy to see things the way we do.
[The only simple part is that Murphy is difficult, and that she can trust Bellamy completely. At least there's that. The expected outcomes.]
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It's just better if we stick together.
You're right, that we're stuck in this together with them. I just want us to be able to pick and choose where we help them when the times come.
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But the more people who can help us until we make up our minds on that, the better.
[It's more ruthless than she knows Bellamy to be, but they don't know these people. Aside from her ties to the androids, nothing is set in stone.]