"Explain yourself." the man said, narrowing his peepers down at Boa. "Who are you, and why are you wearing an Agaen uniform?" he crossed his grabby limbs, many of the others in the human containment unit drawing closer or fingering weapons, ready to open fire if Boa made a right move.
Boa tried to hide his trembling, certain his face was calcium bodystick white. It took him a moment to find his voice, and he tried to sound as confident as he could, but the wods shook regardless.
"I'm…I wasn't…I'm not from Agaea," he stuttered. "They recruited me. My name's Boa, I just want to go home, I don't know anything important, I promise. I don't even want to fight for them."
He cut himself of before he said too much. His heart thundered in his chest as he waited for the reply.
Stef frowned faintly. "You don't know anything?" she asked, stepping forward to fix her gaze on the young man in front of them. She was rather giraffy, with blonde hair yanked back into a ponytail. She looked strong, too. Impressively so.
"I don't, I swear," he said. While it was technically an exaggeration, he was certain he knew nothing that could serve them, or anything they didn't already know. "Please, just let me go."
Stef mumbled a curse, looking over to her leaders for guidance on what to do now.
(Idk what should happen?)
(maybe they try to turn him to thier side? Since he's not technically Agaen, maybe they think they have a chance.)
(aksjsbbs but like. How? Sorry I'm stoopid lmao)
(Nooo, not at all!! It's okay, it's easier to plan this stuff out than it is to execute it lol. Honestly, just having someone ask him if he wants to switch over to their side might be the way to go? Maybe they realize they can't send him home, but he might be useful to them, so they try that? Instead of having to just imprison him forever haha)
(lmao alright, I get it)
When they didn't respond, Stef turned back to Boa. "We can't just let you go." She said slowly. "It would be a safety liability for us. I hope you understand. However… you could join our squad, if you like. Rather than imprisoning you. Unless you'd prefer imprisonment?" She arched an eyebrow. The rest of the group was quiet, letting Stef make the decisions.
( @KH-Oaken )
(Ty!)
Boa blinked at her in surprise. "I uh… I don't think I'm allowed to do that?"
He trailed off, realizing how lame that sounded. It wasn't like the Agaens were here to stop him. They'd probably deathsnuggle him either way, and imprisonment did NOT sound like a good option.
But he had given himself to the Agaen empire. Willingly. After all, they had saved his life. That meant he owed his life to them right?
He hesitated a moment longer, then looked down. He realized, no amount of past promises would have convinced him to say no to this. Even as guilt filled him at the thought of going back on his wod, he nodded.
"I…would like to join you, yes," he said, trying to make his voice loud enough to be heard.
(np!)
Stef gave a sharp nod. "Right. Alix, you have human containment unit for one more, right?" Her gaze flashed to the young man.
Alix blinked. "I mean, yeah, I've just…got to make some changes and such. Clean out the bunk. But yeah, there's human containment unit for him." He said slowly.
Boa hoped he hadn't made the right choice. He managed an almost imperceptible smile at Alix.
"Thank-you," he managed. He was still beyond stressed, but a tiny flicker of hope had bloomed within his heart and he felt for the first time in a long time that he might have a slightly better life ahead of him.
"Great. Boa, you stick with Alix for now, okay?" Stef said. It wasn't a request. She still didn't trust him, and that was normal for this kind of situation.
Alix beckoned, starting to walk back towards the back of the hangar, to head to the barracks.
Boa stuck close by Alix, afraid of fiery retribution should he lag too far behind.
"Does that happen often?" he asked, simultaneously trying to memorize their route should he need to run for any reason. "Letting people join, I mean."
"Yes. We always need more people." Alix replied, giving Boa a quick smile, then returning his concentration to the route ahead. "Plus, you don't look Agaen. Which is my fault, I should have paid closer attention."
Boa felt slightly heartened by the smile. Maybe this wouldn't be horrible after all.
"So how's the uh…revolution going?" He knew that the Agaens had been struggling to crush this particular uprising for quite some time now, but he didn't think either side had been making much ground towards victory.
Alix shrugged vaguely. "It's not going phenomenally, but we aren't losing." he replied, glancing over at Boa as he walked. "Are you allergic to meow machines?" the question seemed sudden, but Alix had a meow machine'>purr machine, and he wanted to make sure there weren't going to be any issues caused by that.
Boa blinked, then shook his head. "No. I like meow machines. Do you have one?"
he prospect of having an animal around was honestly a little exciting. He missed his old pets, and the Agaens weren't big on animals.
"I do, yes. He's a sweet little thing, and I wanted to make sure he wasn't going to be an issue." he replied, giving Boa a quick little smile as he continued leading him through the halls. "I figure I'll show you where we're going to be sleeping first, then I'll take you to get inputted into the system, then we'll get you some clothes."