Aug 28, 2009 22:36
[Orion looks worse in person than he does over the network. he obviously hasn't eaten or had anything to drink since before he arrived on the ship. Riku's given him his bed, though the good commander looks very uncomfortable there, as though he's expecting enemies to come jumping out at him from the shadows.
when he sees any of the passengers, his expression takes on an odd mix of emotions. caution, first and foremost, but there's a wary, uncertain curiosity there as well. a willingness to compromise.
he has strength enough to sit up and lean against the headboard in order to address his Sphere]
I'm sure all of you want to know what I just did. It's an emergency override command in the event of a mass programming failure in automated bots. It returns the units to the construction bay in order to break them down and build replacements. It can override even commands from the captain, but all he has to do is give the same command to the new ones and they'd start an assault again. If any of you see that happening, let me know right away.
[his warning given, he sighs, just a little, wanting to put a hand to his pounding head but not so willing to show weakness just yet] ...I didn't really expect for it to be like this when we all met face to face