voice | it's a simple question

[crocodilesmiles]

( When she speaks, Collette aims to sound warm. She's tired, keyed up, and confused as well as trying to understand what's gone on since the mutiny began, and what's continuing in the aftermath. She brings a question she'd talked to Ros about, in her own way; something she wants to know very simply because she doesn't, and it's all the more important now.

Out of respect for that same woman, she keep's Ros's name out of this. )

When it comes down to do or die, who do you trust here to make decisions to pull people through, and not leave people stranded high and dry, or freeze up and fall into inaction? People who keep their temper in heated circumstances. Ones who maybe aren't going to forget the bigger picture, even if that doesn't make it easy on the smaller scale.

I've got a few names myself! Blue, Kate Kane, Nathan Summers, Caesar Silverberg, Lenalee Lee, Xerxes Break, Gilbert Nightray, Jaime Reyes, Ashraf, Kang, Peter Quill, Donny, Armin Arlert, Chrono and Rosette, even Dick Grayson and Ahiru and Vanadi, of all people, would stand by you figuring things out.

Those are some of mine. What're yours?

I'm going to keep talking, though, so you might want to tune out if you don't want to hear me ramble about a few maybe important, maybe not things!

Hey, Blue? All those questions about AIs... I think you were asking for a reason. Is it up for discussion? Because I think it should be past a planning stage.

Jai-- ( She coughs. ) Hi! Blue Beetle? Hahaha, I'm sorry, that's two blues in a row, but um, with all that stuff on Project Chimera, have you like, found anything talking about when they started learning how to grow people up so fast? Someone had to have a breakthrough on that, unless science really works that way! I'm not sure, it's all super advanced for when I'm from.

And um... okay, I'm not sure about this one either. Tony? Tony Stark? What do you know about uh... renewable energy stuff?

Comments

[crocodilesmiles]

It's one I like seeing grow.

[falla]

A solid plan. Everyone needs people to trust, least we all go insane.

[crocodilesmiles]

Trust in a whole bunch of ways, too. This is just one way!

[falla]

What other ways there are?

[crocodilesmiles]

People you trust with your stories! People you trust with happinesses, or like, tears. People who you trust have your back, because they'll stick with you, even if they might be hotheaded or cowardly or like to act like they don't care. It's not just about people you think can help lead you in and out of tight spots. It's about the people you can trust to be part of that team working with you when someone leads you in!

So yeah, there's a lot of different kinds of trust, and those are just a few!

[falla]

Well, I guess that's a valid way to see it. A bit too complicated for me, but valid anyway.

[crocodilesmiles]

Hahaha, you like things simpler? Life would be great that way, I think.

[falla]

I don't think I could remember who I trust in what way and who I don't. I figure that if I'm going to trust someone, then I shouldn't be keeping tabs on how I do so. That's why I can't say I trust too much people, I guess.

Although as you say, it would be great.

[crocodilesmiles]

It's an all or nothing thing for you? Man, that's a whole lot of concentrated trust! Not bad, just super intense!

[falla]

I can be super intense sometimes, I guess.

[crocodilesmiles]

Hahaha, did anyone ever tell you that when you were growing up?

[falla]

Not really? It's just the way I turned out.

[ Anything anyone told her while growing up was a lot less nice, actually. ]

[crocodilesmiles]

Are you happy with yourself?

[falla]

Sounds like a trick question.

[crocodilesmiles]

Haha, people are so silly today! It's not a trick question, but I guess that says something, that it feels like it can be to you.