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FROM: rogers.steve@cdc.org
Could be competition. But if it was, it took its time doing something about us.
[ The contract that Banner sent him all those months ago - and then was publicly sent to everyone, seemed to imply there's more than one of these planet destroyers, and everyone answers to something called the PCU. He's still wary about opening discussing certain things on their network - and in general while on the ship, now that they're likely to be even more monitored than before. ]
FROM: rogers.steve@cdc.org
Wish we could have been able to tell how long it was there.
[ But he's guessing all the pieces had to be used to complete the reboot, nothing left to analyze.
If it'd been there for a long time, and only reacted to their work on the planet, that implies something slightly different than competition. ]
Could be competition. But if it was, it took its time doing something about us.
[ The contract that Banner sent him all those months ago - and then was publicly sent to everyone, seemed to imply there's more than one of these planet destroyers, and everyone answers to something called the PCU. He's still wary about opening discussing certain things on their network - and in general while on the ship, now that they're likely to be even more monitored than before. ]
FROM: rogers.steve@cdc.org
Wish we could have been able to tell how long it was there.
[ But he's guessing all the pieces had to be used to complete the reboot, nothing left to analyze.
If it'd been there for a long time, and only reacted to their work on the planet, that implies something slightly different than competition. ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
So do I. The rocks were buried in caves, for the most part. They seemed to have been there a while.
[ Seemed, being the operative word. Could they have been planted there more recently? Hidden, in the exact places where recruits were either directed to explore, or asked permission to investigate? There's a part of him that feels there's a chance it could have all been a setup, every inch of it. Another of their tests. He doesn't want to say that, not over the Network. He's no more convinced of its privacy than Steve. ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
The statue was always more than it seemed. It was after all well defended, until that very last moment.
So do I. The rocks were buried in caves, for the most part. They seemed to have been there a while.
[ Seemed, being the operative word. Could they have been planted there more recently? Hidden, in the exact places where recruits were either directed to explore, or asked permission to investigate? There's a part of him that feels there's a chance it could have all been a setup, every inch of it. Another of their tests. He doesn't want to say that, not over the Network. He's no more convinced of its privacy than Steve. ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
The statue was always more than it seemed. It was after all well defended, until that very last moment.
FROM: rogers.steve@cdc.org
Guess we'll just have to wait and see what's buried in the next caves.
[ Or if anything similar turns up on the next planet, conveniently placed next to camp. ]
FROM: rogers.steve@cdc.org
How did those defenses come down anyway?
[ He'd been focused on the rescue and evac when all this was happening, missed part of the show. ]
Guess we'll just have to wait and see what's buried in the next caves.
[ Or if anything similar turns up on the next planet, conveniently placed next to camp. ]
FROM: rogers.steve@cdc.org
How did those defenses come down anyway?
[ He'd been focused on the rescue and evac when all this was happening, missed part of the show. ]
[ Yes, exactly. She read his mind. ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
I think we have no way of knowing. We were the CDC team, after all, and the statue was there before us. Perhaps we'll find out more now that we're here.
[ Not likely. If that information wasn't forthcoming before, why would it be now? ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
I think we have no way of knowing. We were the CDC team, after all, and the statue was there before us. Perhaps we'll find out more now that we're here.
[ Not likely. If that information wasn't forthcoming before, why would it be now? ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
It was Gale. He was there. You'll have seen him. He was the one in the message for Gliese, the man holding the cuffs.
[ And Sturmhond would personally love to know what that was about, too. He doesn't enjoy having more questions than answers, and since he joined the CDC, that's been the default position. ]
It was Gale. He was there. You'll have seen him. He was the one in the message for Gliese, the man holding the cuffs.
[ And Sturmhond would personally love to know what that was about, too. He doesn't enjoy having more questions than answers, and since he joined the CDC, that's been the default position. ]
FROM: dagger@cdc.org
NHD-C12-LRC-310's height without the shoes on is 165 centimeters. Because I said I would.
NHD-C12-LRC-310's height without the shoes on is 165 centimeters. Because I said I would.
FROM: dagger@cdc.org
Nobody listens to me, so I had to do something.
[ She sighs and stands up, curving her arms around her body and looking at him out of the corner of her eye. ]
They want us to fall in line, right? Who says they can't hijack the black glass? I just wanted to be sure. I needed to know that you were you. And now I do, and I can go. [ She pauses. ] I'm sorry I don't know how to help you. I wish I did.
They want us to fall in line, right? Who says they can't hijack the black glass? I just wanted to be sure. I needed to know that you were you. And now I do, and I can go. [ She pauses. ] I'm sorry I don't know how to help you. I wish I did.
[ He looks at her for a moment, not really reacting. She'd thought they were pretending to be him. She really thinks there's a chance they would do that.
Is he so sure that they wouldn't?
Sturmhond lets out a breath, softening a little. ]
I don't want help, Clary.
[ He doesn't think he deserves it, for a start. But he also doesn't want to show that manner of weakness. He thinks this is something he has to bear alone. That's the nature of the task. It wasn't given because it was easy. ]
Is he so sure that they wouldn't?
Sturmhond lets out a breath, softening a little. ]
I don't want help, Clary.
[ He doesn't think he deserves it, for a start. But he also doesn't want to show that manner of weakness. He thinks this is something he has to bear alone. That's the nature of the task. It wasn't given because it was easy. ]
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
No. But there is no doubt in my mind that if not for him, our shuttles would not have made it off that planet. We couldn't even have touched the statue without his help.
[ Not to mention, they wouldn't have had the password without him. Sturmhond doesn't want to say that, because he's wary of mentioning the direct role that the Instructors had had in deciphering the code. The very key for understanding it had come from them. He wants to ask them to explain that, before he speculates. And certainly before he gets them in potential trouble with anyone else. ]
No. But there is no doubt in my mind that if not for him, our shuttles would not have made it off that planet. We couldn't even have touched the statue without his help.
[ Not to mention, they wouldn't have had the password without him. Sturmhond doesn't want to say that, because he's wary of mentioning the direct role that the Instructors had had in deciphering the code. The very key for understanding it had come from them. He wants to ask them to explain that, before he speculates. And certainly before he gets them in potential trouble with anyone else. ]
[ Steve's figuring the instructors, at the absolute very least, had been aware of the codes being in their recruits possession. ]
FROM: rogers.steve@cdc.org
Seems like we owe him some kind of thanks then.
[ There's not much else he's willing to say on the line, so he'll just be leaving the conversation there on his end for now. ]
FROM: rogers.steve@cdc.org
And to your evac team. Thanks again.
FROM: rogers.steve@cdc.org
Seems like we owe him some kind of thanks then.
[ There's not much else he's willing to say on the line, so he'll just be leaving the conversation there on his end for now. ]
FROM: rogers.steve@cdc.org
And to your evac team. Thanks again.
[ She looks up at him as he touches her so gently, surprised by his response. She can't help but smile and kisses the corner of his lips before he leans away. ]
I like waking up to you too.
We'll make it work... someday.
[ She says the last bit with a little smile. ] Soon hopefully.
I like waking up to you too.
We'll make it work... someday.
[ She says the last bit with a little smile. ] Soon hopefully.
FROM: dagger@cdc.org
I'm not even aiming for either of those, I just don't like it when people call me a loser.
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