meadowlark | (no subject)

Would you prefer 'associates'?

Only if you want me to change my question to 'what associates?'

I don't know what you're talking about, so if you could give me some more details on the situation where you think you were almost killed, it would help.

Playing stupid won't help you in the long run.

But fine.

We were in some kind of vehicle. I don't know the name of it. It crashed. Men in all black attacked us. Others were guarding us. One of those men in black brought us here.

Satisfied?

[ a brief delay. ]

Was there anything else in the vehicle with you? Big containers? Can you tell me Casper's condition now? His implant's still registering but he isn't responding.

Casper doesn't look good. Critical condition. He was the only one alive.

There were people there. Armored. Guards, I guess, and nurses. They knew they could control us. They kept me from getting too far when I tried to run away.

This implant. How is it inserted? It sounds like it's standard, right? I've had some bad experiences with things like this, and I'd like some peace of mind.

[ another short delay. ]

Standard surgery. Usually on kids, but we went past usual a while ago.

How did they control you? Are they still able to do it now?

The fact that it's not usual is what worries me. Is there any kind of guide you can provide us on how the implants work? When I say I've had a bad experience with this, I mean it.

[Clarke figures that Bellamy and Murphy could use the peace of mind.

She doubts that they're the only three who could want it.]

The controlling agent was the drugs that they had us all on. I've never seen anything that effective before. Have you heard of something like that?

I'll see what I can find later. Not really a priority right now. But your implants are normal. Apart from being unregistered. They're fine.

Not that effective, no. Has it worn off? Were there any other effects?

It's a priority for me. For my people. Make sure that later is sooner than you might have decided.

The drugs are still there. We have to be careful. We can do it to each other. I assume that whatever it was also kept us under and sedated on the bus.

That wasn't the first time. We were under that drug-fueled hypnosis for a while. It makes me worry about withdrawal, but I'm not seeing any signs of it yet. Maybe it was designed so that we could avoid that. Who knows. We didn't have a whole mess of drugs back home to really choose from after a point.

OK, I understand that you just went through hell, and you're lost and scared, but my priority is the security of that safehouse and everyone in it. I've said I'll get it for you. 'Your people' have got plenty of other questions right now.

If they've mixed drugs for those kind of effects, they're not going to leave withdrawal in as a factor. Do you remember the last time you were dosed?

We all just had brain surgery as far as we're all concerned. On top of that, none of us meant to encroach upon what is essentially your land. We can meet in the middle. Getting answers about the neural implants will make things a lot easier for all of us moving forward.

We were being dosed in the bus. Every single one of us had an IV setup, so I assume it was meant to be a near-constant thing.

I assume that we don't have any way to test what was in us, right? I'd be willing to give a blood and urine sample.

Jesus, do you think I'm the boss? Is that why you're being like this? I'm seriously not. I've told you I'll get it for you, but I have to do my job first. That's it. Period.

Sounds like it should wear off quickly then. There's supplies to take samples but there's nothing for testing, I think. I'm not a doctor.

[No, Clarke is just pushy and demanding. She doesn't address the first part.

Enough has been said.]

Unfortunate, but we'll have to make do with what we have, I guess.

Another one of you is talking about taking samples too. Fitz. I'll look into what the options are for testing them.

We have to get it done quickly. It won't be in our systems forever.

Though I imagine you know that.

The supplies are in the med room.

Got it.

Thanks.