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Tweak says, "Tweak is my name. "

Lockon Stratos (Neil Dylandy) (stratos1) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2015-07-03 09:36:00

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artemis crock, neil dylandy, spencer reid

[action | open | day 330 ]
[ Neil had been holding up fine. He'd been slowly getting used to the thought that what life he had, it was going to be spent in a virtual reality. A virtual reality prison. After all, Tieria was here. And a chance to reconnect with Lyle. It wasn't bad, not bad at all.

But then he'd gone to the shooting range. He didn't have that many skills, and he figured that he could at least keep up with the ones he had.

Within three shots, he'd remembered, though. Not being able to aim properly. Hurting all over. Al-Saachez getting in from his blind spot. Everything.

Only the force of habit made him put away the gun properly. Then he mostly stumbled into one of the dimmer places, slumping against the wall, gloved fingers digging into his hair. He kept telling himself that he was being stupid, that it was nothing, that he was going to be fine. The thought of coming out, of talking to anyone, of trying to smile and act natural, it was simply too much. He was too stuck in reliving his last minutes. Over and over again.

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	stratos1 2015-07-07 08:18 am UTC (link)
	[ ... well, that's an unexpected question. The quavering fades from his face, and he gives a slightly sheepish smile. ] How much'll you believe if I said I lost it in a space battle? [ It's the truth. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

greenerarrow
2015-07-07 01:11 pm UTC (link)

Normally pretty easy to believe. [Space is definitely a thing for her. She works with an alien and a clone of an alien.] Stranger when we don't have a lot of space battles in here.

Did you get one of those memory upgrades or whatever? [Upgrades isn't the best word, but she can't think of what to call it in the moment. She just knows sometimes people suddenly wake up with more memories and sometimes that means looking older or different. She went through one once, but it was temporary. Lots of people were going forward or backward that day. She forgot more than she remembers about it. Though the parts she does remember are pretty big.]

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	stratos1 2015-07-08 09:05 am UTC (link)
	... a memory what, now? [ Giiive him a moment... ... lightbulb! ] Right. No, I actually just arrived the other day. But my twin brother's been here for a while. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greenerarrow 2015-07-10 01:22 am UTC (link)
	[At least he didn't say clone?] Oh. Sorry. I just thought... [Yeah, what she thought was kind of obvious and now the eye question seems like more of a jerk move.] Anyway, I'm Artemis. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

stratos1
2015-07-10 11:47 am UTC (link)

[ He wouldn't call it a jerk move.

And he and Lyle really do look a lot alike, even with the age difference between them, now. Neil takes it for what it is; he straightens a bit. ]

Neil. Neil Dylandy. The place aside, good to meet you.

[ And, trying to stay away from his own thoughts, he tips his chin towards her bow. ]

You learning that, or advanced practice?

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	greenerarrow 2015-07-10 12:49 pm UTC (link)
	[She's thinking more is going on with him right now, but maybe she should leave it at that if he wants to do the getting-to-know-you chatting thing.] I've known how to shoot an arrow since I was big enough to draw a bow. [Standard practice in a household like hers. Granted, it's a specialty that she went after.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

stratos1
2015-07-10 02:25 pm UTC (link)

[ Sorry, Artemis. His habit of being discreet about himself overall, and even more private about what he's feeling? Goes really deep. He hasn't had people to talk with much between the ages of, oh, seventeen and twenty-four, and the circle has been very narrow after that, too.

Deflection is just a reflex that he practically can't help. (He'll be all right. And having something else to think of also helps.) ]

Living up to your name, huh?

Well, I'm more of a gun sort of person, but if you want to show off what you can do... I can be appreciative audience.

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	greenerarrow 2015-07-11 01:19 am UTC (link)
	[She's not much of a sharer herself.] I guess you could say that. But I know a guy here who knows the goddess Artemis and he's not exactly a fan. [These are words she never would have expected to be saying pre-prison.] You can watch. You might learn something. [Wouldn't be her if she wasn't a little overly smug.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stratos1 2015-07-11 07:01 am UTC (link)
	... actual go-- say what, now? I thought those were supposed to be just stories! [ Well, she has managed to yank his thoughts as far away from self-pity as they can get. Well done? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greenerarrow 2015-07-11 03:11 pm UTC (link)
	[You're welcome.] Surprise. [She gives a shrug.] Things are different in different worlds. There's a guy here who is Hades' son. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

stratos1
2015-07-13 05:37 am UTC (link)

[ Paaaause. ]

Well, then. That... [ Of all the things his mind could connect to? ] must've been interesting, when Setsuna was here.

[ Even if Setsuna hadn't been the sixteen-year-old that Neil had known, probably? Mr. There's-no-god-in-this-world must've had it hard, if only for a bit, with something like that.

Then Neil tries another smile for size. ]

Looks like you don't mind the variety of people you get to meet here. [ Which is very, very far from saying anything likely wrong, like 'you like it here.' ]

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	greenerarrow 2015-07-16 12:31 am UTC (link)
	I'm used to variety at home. I'd say it keeps things interesting, but there's not too much around to keep it boring here. [Except the occasional downtime, but she attends classes and patrols for the Defense Force and has Wally, so there's not too much of that.] Who's Setsuna? [Guess who wasn't around for him.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

stratos1
2015-07-16 10:49 am UTC (link)

So... I see.

[ He's still a little slow with poking at things, but at least some things bring a bit of a smile to his face. ]

Setsuna's a friend. A colleague. [ About Artemis's age, too, but he's not bringing that up. ] I was told he's been here before. And he - has some very set views on the existence of God. Complicated history. I'm thinking it might've been difficult for him to get used to the place, at least in the beginning.

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	greenerarrow 2015-07-16 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think I ever met him, but if it's easy you're probably doing something wrong. [Then again she's thinking more of the captivity than the environment.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stratos1 2015-07-20 02:51 pm UTC (link)
	[ A small smile attempts to tug at the corners of Neil's mouth. ] Oh? And is that a remark about this place, or about life in general? [ He's not mocking her, really. But it might fit the dark mood that he started with, a statement as encompassing. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greenerarrow 2015-07-24 02:21 am UTC (link)
	[She raises an eyebrow.] Just this place, but I don't know much about what it's like being easy anywhere else either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stratos1 2015-07-24 02:34 pm UTC (link)
	[ That's. Not good, he doesn't think. But there's little he can do about it, so he shrugs. ] I guess I can see if I can help with the easy now and again, while we're both here? [ Yes, it's an offer to help out as much as he can. He means it, too, but he's getting to know the place a little bit, and that seems right. Isn't it? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greenerarrow 2015-07-25 04:01 am UTC (link)
	You just met me. You don't even really know me. [How is she supposed to handle a genuine offer like that?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

stratos1
2015-07-28 11:36 am UTC (link)

Well, we're currently kind of stuck, here. You don't have to take it, but I figured if we don't help each other...

[ Easy shrug. ]

I might have a selfish motive, you know. Like pestering you to challenge me with shooting, or something like that. [ He points to the patch. ] I'm all sorts of out of shape with my aiming eye out of service. I can use all the reasons to get back into shape I can get.

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	greenerarrow 2015-07-31 03:11 am UTC (link)
	[She looks thoughtful about it, but doesn't make any kind of firm reply, which is a lot more of a yes than a no coming from her.] What did you use it for back home? The shooting I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stratos1 2015-08-13 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	I am... originally a sniper. With the Gundam, I can actually shoot from the ground out of the stratosphere, though that's not quite relevant here, since... no mobile suits. [ His hand comes up to touch the patch. ] Aiming's a little harder, now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greenerarrow 2015-08-14 03:25 am UTC (link)
	[Impressive. Maybe more impressive for the gun, but she doesn't know the whole situation and she realizes that. She nods at his reference to the patch. Tough blow to someone with sharp shooting skills.] What's the Gundam? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

stratos1
2015-08-17 06:31 pm UTC (link)

It's... [ Quiet, small smile. He's not nearly as enamored with them as Setsuna, but still. ]

Technically, a giant mobile suit. Think twenty meters tall, sixty tons in weight... but, thanks to its GN drive, it moves like a song. It's a fighting machine like no other.

[ How do you explain the creation of a genius who designed a system for free energy for the entire world while making up a plan to rid humanity of war to unfold two hundred years in his future? It's not easy. He can end up drawing a lot, if she's curious. ]

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	greenerarrow 2015-09-16 04:10 am UTC (link)
	[Trying to take that in but the frame of reference isn't great.] It's going to be kind of hard to picture if it's like no other. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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