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[hyperkinesia]

For those who knew them: Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Clark Kent, Scott Lang and Foggy Nelson are gone.

[ Bruce doesn't know whether or not to leave it at that. He wants to keep it a brief announcement, almost detached, but in the process he's making it fairly obvious that some of these people leaving has affected him a lot. But then again, that's why he went with text, so he can avoid any slip of his expression or tone of voice that might betray just how upset he is.

He doesn't really want to talk about it. Or maybe he does, but he doesn't know with whom, or how to bring it up. It's not like he's ever been the best at expressing himself.

Best to just leave it at that. Short and... not really sweet, no. ]

That's it.


(( ooc: forward-dated a couple of days just to avoid overlapping recent drop notices! ))

Comments

[hyperkinesia]

Previous experiences with other people in the crew. People who went home and came back— some remembering this place when they got here, others not. But none of them kept their memories aboard the Moira while they were away. Neither did I. Even my body was different. I didn't have a mark I got while I was here, and now it's back.

My own personal experience has left me feeling a little surer of this theory too. But like I said, it could just be coincidence. All of this is too uncertain.

[soldiergenes]

No, it sounds like you have good reason to believe it. It makes sense, too. If we remembered everything we went through here, it could seriously affect some worlds and timelines.

[ But it does have the unfortunate side effect of making everything here feel pretty pointless. ]

[hyperkinesia]

It could always mean that every time one of us goes home, a brand new universe is created, or at least an alternate timeline, like our universe branching out into new paths. 'Everything that can happen will happen', after all, so technically, it might be what happens. There might be a Bruce somewhere out there who went home for good and kept all his memories of his time here.

[ Said in a very detached way despite it being a somewhat upsetting notion. Well, to most people anyway. ]

[soldiergenes]

[ Snake isn't sure that he would call it upsetting. Disturbing, maybe, and something he doesn't want to think too hard on. ]

You're moving a little outside of my paygrade here.

If you're right, though, it reinforces that the only reason we're on this ship is for the captains' use. We're just warm bodies to help their ship keep moving. Us being here doesn't have anything to do with us. It's all for them.

[ Which he'd more or less figured already, but not even getting to keep their memories really digs the point in. ]

[hyperkinesia]

Sorry. I get a little carried away sometimes.

I never once thought any of this had anything to do with us. I'm not sure it has anything to do with them either, at least not directly. But it's definitely as if the ship itself is looking to serve them most of all, not us. Otherwise we'd have never been plucked out of our own lives and brought here.

[ Bruce can't really bring himself to complain now. He's met someone special here, someone he might've not met back home, and even if his memories of all this might fade, he'll still enjoy the few good things he has in this place for as long as he can. ]

[soldiergenes]

It's all right, I'm used to it.

[ Way to make him miss his bestie, Bruce. ]

Yeah, I've heard that the captains basically got this job forced on them too. Which makes you wonder who forced it on them, and why they agreed to it.

[ Snake has met some decent people here, but he sees that as one good point in an overall bad situation. ]

[hyperkinesia]

Possibly for the same reason we agreed to ours. Wanting to go home.
It's probably a pointless thought, but it might be better that the ship at least is headed somewhere, even if we might not be entirely sure where. Beats staying still.

[ Or maybe it's just a matter of perspective, or a need to feel some kind of purpose. Bruce doesn't honestly believe that traveling across this universe will take them any closer to their respective ones— if anything, going back might make more of a difference in that aspect. But considering that's just a theory based on sci-fi shows, he'll keep it to himself for now. ]

[soldiergenes]

[ Snake would also rather not be stuck in some holding pattern. At least moving through space and stopping off at planets gives them the illusion of going somewhere, though whether they'll make it home by any means other than the Ingress is iffy. ]

So if you're right about all this and people are really going home, then I guess we should consider it a good thing when they disappear.

[hyperkinesia]

I guess we should, yes. If I'm right.

[ And well, what Bruce should feel has only so much weight when he misses people, when he knows his life on board the Moira would be so much better with them here too. He's perfectly aware that it's a selfish sentiment, but he's never claimed to be perfect. ]

[soldiergenes]

You don't sound so sure.

[ Then again, some of these people they might never get the chance to see again, if they're from different worlds. Snake realizes that isn't the easiest pill to swallow. The solution would be to not get attached in the first place, but Snake has learned time and again how that isn't always doable. ]

[hyperkinesia]

There's very little I'm sure about when it comes to this. There's just too much about the Ingress that's a mystery to us still, so most of this is just conjecture. We might not ever know for sure what happens when people disappear, even, or there might be different options, for instance.

[soldiergenes]

That's not really the answer I wanted to hear, but it doesn't surprise me. I appreciate the info.

[hyperkinesia]

Sorry. I figured you'd rather hear the harsh truth than a soothing lie. Though if I ever get any definite answers as to what happens during this process, I'll let you know.

[soldiergenes]

You're right about that. Maybe some people would want to be lied to, but not me.

Yeah, keep in touch.