[ and tomorrow morning, bellamy blake is on time, just as promised.
his stint with the guard back home on the ark was short enough, but it was enough to make him rigid and obedient; he listens and follows orders and shows up at the crack of the bell, used to jumping through hoops in the hopes of not being kicked out of the prestigious assignment. when he walks into the hangar bay, he looks around a little goggle-eyed and awed — he's never seen a room like this before — until he shifts his attention, looks around for the only other person present at this hour. the cobbled-together crew of the danäe isn't large enough that they have a constant rotation here, just yet, so he's assuming the orange-skinned girl has to be... ]
[ ahsoka turns to face him, her lekku shifting over the shoulders. unlike many on the ship, ahsoka is very much non-human. her lack of ears, the montrals large and pointed. she smiles warmly at him, congenial. ]
[ when she turns to look at him, he does a visible double-take, caught off-guard. from behind, he'd thought her lekku were some sort of head garment. it takes him a moment before he manages to sweep the surprise off his face, but then he reaches out and catches her hand and shakes it— at least that little ritual remained the same. ]
Hey. Yeah. Hi. I'm Bellamy.
[ she's literally the first non-human he's ever met; her appearance was subtler than the fairly obvious six-foot black dragon sprawling around the ship. he wrangles his expression back under control. ]
Sorry. I wasn't expecting— You're, uh, the first...
[ ahsoka smiles warmly, though there's the slightest hint of a knowing smirk around the corners. it's been a while since she's had this reaction but she knows it well. ]
Togruta? I know. The same can't be said for humans, I'm afraid.
I guess I shouldn't have assumed, since we literally just encountered aliens in this sector, but— I still didn't think of it.
[ And if they exist here, then who's to say the Anomaly couldn't yank other non-humans through? It seems so obvious to him in hindsight, but he's still kicking himself for it. ]
Well. Hopefully we're not too annoying. [ He flashes her a smile, then paces a little further into the hangar, head now craned backwards to look more closely at the fighter ships docked in the Danäe. ]
This is more or less the same. In my experience, the main divergence in space flight is fuel and engine. Piloting, thankfully, seems to be the same everywhere.
[ He clambers in, settling into a position where Ahsoka's in the pilot's seat to begin with; best to have the expert at the controls first, showing Bellamy the ropes. ]
It does seem kind of insane that Perseus just... trusts people and lets us have these. Seems like someone could theoretically just hop in and start shooting up the hangar.
One of my friends was our go-to pilot back home so I'd started thinking she might be able to teach me, but— well, she vanished again a while back. The Anomaly.
I don't think you can. At least not really. He still has real control over the ship.
[ which still leaves her with mixed feelings. nothing against perseus, ahsoka has trusted droids with her life. but she's never been comfortable with not charting her own course. ]
[ a tilt of his head, his attention straying away from the console and back over to her. the terminology sounds grand, mythic, and that always piques bellamy's interest. ]
A knight. What does that mean — like serving a king, or somethin? He talked about his, uh— magical awareness of things around him. The Force.
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his stint with the guard back home on the ark was short enough, but it was enough to make him rigid and obedient; he listens and follows orders and shows up at the crack of the bell, used to jumping through hoops in the hopes of not being kicked out of the prestigious assignment. when he walks into the hangar bay, he looks around a little goggle-eyed and awed — he's never seen a room like this before — until he shifts his attention, looks around for the only other person present at this hour. the cobbled-together crew of the danäe isn't large enough that they have a constant rotation here, just yet, so he's assuming the orange-skinned girl has to be... ]
Hey. Morning. Are you Ahsoka?
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You must be Bellamy.
[ she holds her hand out for him to shake. ]
Ahsoka Tano.
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Hey. Yeah. Hi. I'm Bellamy.
[ she's literally the first non-human he's ever met; her appearance was subtler than the fairly obvious six-foot black dragon sprawling around the ship. he wrangles his expression back under control. ]
Sorry. I wasn't expecting— You're, uh, the first...
[ foot! in! mouth! ]
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Togruta? I know. The same can't be said for humans, I'm afraid.
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[ And if they exist here, then who's to say the Anomaly couldn't yank other non-humans through? It seems so obvious to him in hindsight, but he's still kicking himself for it. ]
Are there humans back in your world too, then?
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My world's more like a galaxy, but there are humans everywhere. You can't miss them.
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How do these compare to the ones you're used to?
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[ she glances at the controls briefly. ]
This is more or less the same. In my experience, the main divergence in space flight is fuel and engine. Piloting, thankfully, seems to be the same everywhere.
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It does seem kind of insane that Perseus just... trusts people and lets us have these. Seems like someone could theoretically just hop in and start shooting up the hangar.
One of my friends was our go-to pilot back home so I'd started thinking she might be able to teach me, but— well, she vanished again a while back. The Anomaly.
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[ which still leaves her with mixed feelings. nothing against perseus, ahsoka has trusted droids with her life. but she's never been comfortable with not charting her own course. ]
And I'm sorry to hear about your friend.
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You know anyone on the ship? From before getting yanked here, I mean.
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But my mentor is here. I'm . . . grateful to have a second chance with him.
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Is that the guy you mentioned earlier? Anakin? [ a thoughtful pause ] Brown hair, kinda tall, pretty sure of himself?
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That's him. He was my teacher in the Jedi Order before I left.
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Seems like a capable guy.
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[ her grin is wry. ]
He's a Jedi Knight. One of the best.
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A knight. What does that mean — like serving a king, or somethin? He talked about his, uh— magical awareness of things around him. The Force.
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Right. The Force is an energy field that connects all living things. It's all around us. The Jedi serve the Force, maintain balance and help all life.
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[ he's supposed to be learning piloting from her, not mysticism, but he can't help but ask. ]
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And so can you. Your instincts, your abilities. Whatever we call it, it still amounts to the same thing.
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You may not have our kind of powers. But all living things have the Force within them. It just manifests differently.
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[ he's half-joking, maybe, but yes of course this is where his brain instantly goes ]
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You could develop powers but I don't know how super they'd make you.
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[ it's dry, lightly humorous, but there's some truth skidding beneath those words too. how little he thinks of himself. ]
What sorts of things can you do with it?
[ a slight stress on the word 'you', there ]
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wrap? :>
sounds good!