Yeah, that was the problem. The system was malfunctioning and the Ark was dying, so they decided to send a bunch of teenagers to the ground to see if we could go back. It was a shitty system, and I'm glad we'll never go back. [He squints.] But you picked up on some stuff I assume about how this place works, yeah?
[Even with the casual shrug, Bellamy knows right away what Hiro means and that he's thinking of Tadashi - but he also knows from home that even 20 was impossible for his people buried in the ground. So, yeah, he gets it, and that comes out in his voice.] No, I wouldn't be surprised. 25 can be pretty old. I'm lucky.
[bELLAMY DON'T BE DOOM AND GLOOM. He tries to offset this by taking another burger bite.] Fine, I'm old too.
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[Even with the casual shrug, Bellamy knows right away what Hiro means and that he's thinking of Tadashi - but he also knows from home that even 20 was impossible for his people buried in the ground. So, yeah, he gets it, and that comes out in his voice.] No, I wouldn't be surprised. 25 can be pretty old. I'm lucky.
[bELLAMY DON'T BE DOOM AND GLOOM. He tries to offset this by taking another burger bite.] Fine, I'm old too.