( patiently awaiting the day (that's never going to happen) where clarke gets to burst his bubble on all the ways living in space on 100 year old wreckage cobbled together out of desperation and held together by hope until hope failed.
but in the meantime, she has no such qualms at expressing interest.
accelerator sits back and clarke, finally abandoning her coffee cup completely, leans forward. rests her elbows on the tabletop and hunches her shoulders; it looks like she's about to bring her hands up to cradle her chin, interest peaked. but instead she just fiddles with a remnant of labyrinth dirt stuck under a one nail with another, and tilts her head. )
You have psychic powers? ( the question slips out before it's been fully mulled over, before she processed what little he's given out about how they were obtained. the idea of a program that takes kids in and sends them out in poorer shape than they'd been found isn't unfamiliar, and something in the back of her mind screams that not everyone probably got out; some undoubtedly left in body bags.
the excitement fades from her face, telegraphing she's already assuming the worst. the intrigue is still there, just morbidly dampened. )
What exactly did the... Power Curriculum Program consist of?
sorry this got shelved with my move, drop if it's too late <3
but in the meantime, she has no such qualms at expressing interest.
accelerator sits back and clarke, finally abandoning her coffee cup completely, leans forward. rests her elbows on the tabletop and hunches her shoulders; it looks like she's about to bring her hands up to cradle her chin, interest peaked. but instead she just fiddles with a remnant of labyrinth dirt stuck under a one nail with another, and tilts her head. )
You have psychic powers? ( the question slips out before it's been fully mulled over, before she processed what little he's given out about how they were obtained. the idea of a program that takes kids in and sends them out in poorer shape than they'd been found isn't unfamiliar, and something in the back of her mind screams that not everyone probably got out; some undoubtedly left in body bags.
the excitement fades from her face, telegraphing she's already assuming the worst. the intrigue is still there, just morbidly dampened. )
What exactly did the... Power Curriculum Program consist of?