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.
[He takes a breath because...who the hell sends kids down to a poisonous planet?] At least the earth was apparently okay enough, but that sounds more like an excuse than an experiment. [It's bullshit is what it is.]
[There's an awkward little smile then. At least Bellamy's playing along] It's okay, old-timer. I'll catch you up to speed. I've been here for about five months now and...I guess I wanted to understand everything about this place. We've had a lot of people come to us in the last couple of months and tell us how things on Tellus should be and used to be. I've learned a lot.
[He snorts.] Not radioactive enough to kill us, but I wouldn't call it great. Barely even 'okay.' It was probably both an excuse and an experiment with those deemed expendable, honestly.
[He tries very hard not to look Fond at the use of Old Timer.] It doesn't have to be right now, but - I'd definitely be interested in what sort of things you've found. Didn't even have to be here a week before I realized how little I trusted just about anything.
Then why didn't they send adults who were more "expendable" or whatever? Man whatever, it's still wrong no matter how you look at it.
[While he's busy grumbling he doesn't notice Bellamy's expression.] I think that's how you're supposed to feel here after a while. Nobody makes sense and it starts to get more complicated the more people talk to us and give us information. I'll do my best to help.
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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.
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[There's an awkward little smile then. At least Bellamy's playing along] It's okay, old-timer. I'll catch you up to speed. I've been here for about five months now and...I guess I wanted to understand everything about this place. We've had a lot of people come to us in the last couple of months and tell us how things on Tellus should be and used to be. I've learned a lot.
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[He tries very hard not to look Fond at the use of Old Timer.] It doesn't have to be right now, but - I'd definitely be interested in what sort of things you've found. Didn't even have to be here a week before I realized how little I trusted just about anything.
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[While he's busy grumbling he doesn't notice Bellamy's expression.] I think that's how you're supposed to feel here after a while. Nobody makes sense and it starts to get more complicated the more people talk to us and give us information. I'll do my best to help.