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Newt Geiszler | Pacific Rim ([personal profile] groupiedrifter) wrote1992-08-26 11:43 am

Character relationships.


Sabriel
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FOR WHOM A BELL TOLLS

Sabriel's a super smart, super capable young lady who reminds me a lot of Mako — kind of that 'wise beyond my years' shit that I could never measure up to (see, I can be self-aware!). She's one of the people I'd trust most to get a job done, especially after we'd worked together to get science and magic coexisting in a cure on Gyeongje. I'm super interested in the world she's from and the magic she uses, but I'm even more interested in her as a person. She's pretty damn cool.

And after what she did for me...? Going in there with the others, scraping those aliens out of my head? I could never repay it, not in a million years. I'd probably have ended up a vegetable or dead floating out in space if they hadn't did what they did. If she ever needed anything from me, I'd gladly offer it, no hesitation.

-- "Well, aside from shoving you out the airlock not really solving the problem - you're our friend Newton. Of course we'd do everything we could to free you. You don't need to repay us- we all know you'd have tried to do the same for us."


Viveca
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ASPIRING ROBOT CHEF

I'm still kind of unsure about the set-up of Ximilia. No matter how eager I am to jump at even the chance to undo my regret, it's still... it's mysterious and maybe too good to be true. Dozens of us, getting our huge regrets undone? So, yeah, maybe I have a hard time trusting it, even if I'm gonna do my part. Viveca, for what it's worth, seems like she's genuinely trying to help us the best she can. Yeah, she's a robot, what does it matter? I'm in outer space. I'm pretty sure AI can be real people in outer space, with real feelings and opinions.

Anyway, I built her a robo-body.

After the nightmare what was the train mission, she'd confirmed with me that I can change my regret. And even just knowing that... she gave me hope I wasn't sure I was gonna get back. She said I was a good man, that I didn't have to atone for anything... I hope she knows she's a good woman, and she deserves a medal for putting up with all of us.

-- "Just... please, make sure whatever you give is something you're willing to live with. Don't do this out of a misguided sense of making amends for something that was not your fault."


Yzak Jule
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[SCREAMING MATCH CONTINUES]

One of my closest buddies on the ship. Oh, it's so easy to push his buttons. But it's also fun to push Hermann's buttons, and I really care about him, right? Point is, I really like Yzak, and he was one of my fastest friends to make here. He might be a little sour sometimes, or overconfident, but he would have fit in just perfectly at the PPDC. I really appreciate his dedication and focus, and it's thanks to people like him that we got the supplies for the cure back in the first mission. He'd even taught me a thing or two about hand-to-hand fighting (and I even accidentally used it on him, ha!)

I've been kind of a shitshow lately, but he's been there for me, and I'll always appreciate him for that. Even with how I'd... With how they'd been treating him. Don't worry about the punch, okay? It was very much deserved, even if appearances were deceiving. Maybe I feel like I owed you that regardless.

And FYI — you give pretty good hugs for someone who doesn't do it much.

-- "I have those, too. Memories of terrible things I've done, only nothing was forcing me to do them. I hate them. But if carrying them and acting with them in mind means that I can maybe prevent it from happening again, or happening to others, it will at least have been worth it in that regard."


Daisy Johnson
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♪ OH GREAT IT STARTS WITH AN EARTHQUAKE-♪

A smart, strong superhero type, someone I've gotten to have a lot of fun with on these missions (we'll always have the kitchen sink, won't we?, Daisy Dukes?). After I'd started feeling the full effects of that the precursors had done to me, she had tried to reach out more than once — I guess she must've had a gut feeling, especially after my seizure... And I'm not sure if I ruined what this friendship could've been... but I hope she knows I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for what I said and how I acted. I'm still not sure what was me and what wasn't me, but I do know this: I care about her a lot, and I want her as my friend. I'd do anything to make up for that. To... prove I'm worth having as one.

Maybe it's too little too late to fix what happened. But I'll be there for her if she needs me, and I'll work twice as hard to do it, and I'd happily throw myself into really stupid choices on her behalf, for the damage my hands caused her. Because even if they weren't being used by me, they were still my hands, for fuck's sake, and if I think about it too long, I might go crazy.

I'm sorry Daisy. You weren't the shitty friend, I was.

-- "You can't help everyone, Newt."

Takeshi Kovacs
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MAYBE KISSED BANGED, MAYBE DIDN'T

The perfect guy to bum a cigarette off of, but also a big secretly squishy teddy bear on the inside. Like, sure, he's probably killed a bunch of people back home, but have you seen the way he bends to the whim of the girls on this ship? C'moooon, it's so obvious. It's too bad I'm not his type, because that kinda cute crouching-grump-hidden-sap thing totally spears right through my heart. Love it. (And for the record, maybe I am his type, because we totally woke up naked in bed together once; sure, I've got no memory of what the hell happened, but! Pucker up, buttercup!)

But seriously. I know he's more than the gruff exterior lets on. He's compassionate, even if probably wouldn't admit to it. He's got a good heart, even if he's a grumbly old man in a young dude's body. And I've seen just what measures he'll go to, to protect the people he loves... like I'd seen in his memories. He was a good, brave kid, and I'm super still so proud of him for doing what he did. What a kickass little dude, even back then.

And y'know, not to dump even more on the 'he's a big sap' pile, but he did go fishing with mini-me.

Because he's awesome.

He did everything a friend would do, to help me when I was most lost. He reached out, tried to speak past the hivemind and get to me, even after I'd hurt people he loved... even after I'd hurt him. Guarded my body when he worried someone would try to hurt it. And then — he tried to comfort me, when I was reaching out from inside my own mind. Held my hand when I woke up scared and confused.

I love the guy. I'd do anything for him.

Say the word, T.K., and I'd be there.

-- "What it all comes down to, is that everything's gonna be fine fine fine. One hand in your pocket, the other one giving me a high five."

Alina Starkov
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BIG DAMN MARTYRS ©

The loveliest sungirl... She's so stubborn, and bossy, so we're two peas in a pod on that front. I get the feeling she wants to handle a lot of things on her own, which sucks because we're all a team here, and so many of us would come running to help in a snap. When things were getting pretty bad and I was on the cusp of being pretty much a walking puppet for the precursors, she'd admitted to feeling like a tool, too... Maybe she gets it more than I wish she wouldn't.

I owe her and Rhysand everything for stopping them when they did. On the train. She and him suffered awfully for it — I fucking stabbed her in the ribs. Fuck, if she'd died, I... I don't know. I don't know what I'd have done with myself, if I'd killed my crew. I could have blown them all to pieces if she weren't there to stop me. I owe her. I owe so many people now, but I owe her.

You don't need to fix anything of mine, sunshine, because I did all the breaking.

But thank you. For not holding any of it against me. For trying to comfort me.

The phone's fine, really. Sorry for crying like a baby in front of you.

-- "I care. If it's important to you, then it's not stupid. Not to me. You're probably wondering if you're going to win this argument, and I'm here to tell you the answer is no. You're really not."

Marta Cabrera
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MISSION SUMMARY: GAGS NERVOUSLY

Helloooo nurse!

Okay, now that that's out of the way-

Marta saw the less than ideal side of me (which is admittedly a pretty big side that people... see a lot - anyway). I was at a low point, and I was kind of an asshole for it. Despite all of that, she was firm but kind, sat with me and let me just be. It reminded me of my family back in Germany, when I was even more unruly than I am now. It's obvious she's goodhearted and caring, which really explains her occupation.

And on top of all of that, even after things got as bad as they possibly could, what does she do?

She does it all over again, reaching out and trying to make me feel better.

Fucking nurse of the year, right here. Te agradezco mucho.

-- "The people who've helped you along the way, the ones who believe in you now... they'd want to see you getting better. Maybe they even deserve it just as much as you do. You may not think much of yourself now, so if you have to, do it for them instead."

Clarke Griffin
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NEEDS A CRASH COURSE IN POKEMON

Clarke's a nice gal with a good eye for art. You get the vibe that she really doesn't get a lot of fun in her life. Mostly because the universe she comes from sounds like it seriously stinks. Hopefully she can find a little more room to enjoy some of the nicer things in life... in-between all these intense, exhausting missions. Ha... easier said than done, huh?

... The precursors had hurt her during the train fiasco.

Just another person I feel I let down, you know?

Sorry, friend.

-- " I was practicing drawing some of the cards from the playing deck, since it's been a while since I've drawn back home. "

Kirigan
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NOT-SO-SUNSHINE

Super powered super-guy, controls the dark... which is fucking scary, because I'm definitely afraid of the dark; don't tell anyone. We had a steady acquaintanceship at one point, but after what I'd done on the Vrefesea mission, he definitely dislikes me. A lot. I can't blame him, you know? Possessed or not, I put everyone in danger; I almost killed people he cared about. Wouldn't even be that shocked if he decided to shoot me out of an airlock or use those scary shadow powers on me as revenge.

But... he at least inspired me to do my very goddamn best to fix what mistakes I can.

And I will. I fucking swear I will.

You don't have to forgive me or look me in the eye ever again, but I'll make things right.

-- "That would be the easy way out for you, wouldn't it. We all tell you how to fix this, you take those steps, you repent and you grovel, and you would be forgiven."

Itachi
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HELENA BY MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE

Itachi's kiiiind of a weird guy, but he's pretty cool, too. I get he's a standoffish dick sometimes (which is my bread and butter at this point in my science career), but I can't shake the feeling he's just trying to keep himself isolated because his world sucks to live in. Or something. Love his look, though. AFI and The Used who???? Get this guy to head an early 2000's emo band.

Anyway, despite the way he carries himself or looks sometimes, he was still nice enough to me to try and make me feel better after the precursor mess. Like, it's not about the awesome breakfast he cooked me, okay? It's the fact that he clearly had to step out of some comfort zone to strike up the dreaded 'small talk' with me.

And... he said I had been brave for what I did. That it wasn't my fault.

... I dunno.

Coming from him, for some reason, it just means a lot.

-- "Are you asking because you have a genuine interest and this is your idea of 'bonding', or are you trying to prove a point?"

Yelena
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SUCH A POSER

She helped me out when I was about to get my ass kicked in Sedorum, but even before that we've been hanging out and enjoying whatever gets thrown at us — mostly, anyway. She's obviously a kickass superhero type (especially when you know Natasha's her sister), but from what she's mentioned about her past, it sounds... like there weren't a lot of rainbows and butterflies back in the day.

Whatever, let's ignore that and try to get the most outta this mess.

I appreciate your willingness to hold a big fucking spider! And kick someone's ass on my behalf!

That was super nifty of you.

-- "Newton Geiszler, is that mac and cheese?"

Rita Farr
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ROCKY ROAD, TAKE ME HOME... ♪

Rita's definitely a glam gal, someone you'd pluck right out of a 1950's black and white Hollywood blockbuster. I don't know a lot about her yet, but she's got a lot of baggage and struggles like me, so that's all I really need to confirm we're totally best buds now. The fact that she was willing to open up to a stranger about herself was a lot. The fact that she opened up to someone she'd only just found out wasn't a fucked up killer is a lot.

Thanks, Rita. You're an all star. I'll share the sweets any time you need it.

-- "If I could hide forever, I would. I came here to indulge myself in calories because that's exactly what I was trying to do before you beat me to it. And we can do that. We can stay here as long as we like. But, eventually, we're going to run out of ice cream."


Andromache
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HAS AN AXE TO GRIND

I hadn't got to know Andy like I should've... so much going on, and I seriously fell off the bandwagon of being the world's best buddy on the Ximilia (I know, I know, revoke my license.) But when I was hurting a lot (embarrassingly so), she didn't judge me. Hell, she didn't even seem to hate me for what happened on the train. She just... shared some ice cream with me, and we talked. And it was nice.

... I wonder if she knows I could see it all.

The moment she killed the kaiju. I felt it. I felt it through the hivemind.

Guess none of that actually matters. She was amazing, though.

-- "I've got whip cream if you want an extra dose of sweet."


Finn
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HUGGING PRO

Holy shit, Finnicus is back! I'd spent all this time bracing for the probability I'd never see my friend again, and then he just... showed up! I know that people can return and all — I don't know, I guess I just got way too used to people vanishing, you know? But he's back, and it's been so freaking good to talk to him again. He's a good guy, always there when you need him; if someone asked for a shirt, he'd give the one off his back. That kind of person. The Ximilia is a better place with him in it, and I can't wait to show him more sad movies. Ha...!

It's really something, isn't it? We've been through so much together. Since mission one.

Thanks for being there to remind me. I'll try to remind you when you need it, too.

-- ""Happy Birthday, Newton. I'm sorry I missed it."


Natasha Romanoff
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DESTRUCTIVE THIGH FORCE

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Joric
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BEST BICEPS ABOARD

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Finn Mertens
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CHICKEN LOVER

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Jake T. Dog
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POUND CAKE LOAF

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Dante
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PROFESSIONAL CAST REMOVER

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Ryūnosuke Naruhodō
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ORC BRIDE SOUP SURVIVOR

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Dean Winchester
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HENTAI FAN

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Yujin Mikotoba
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STACHE DADDY

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Kazuma Asogi
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VOTED MOST LIKELY TO BE TRAPPED IN A BATHROOM

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Wei Wuxian
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FELLOW ANIME ENTHUSIAST?

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Shaun
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NO OTHER NAME, JUST SHAUN

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Jim Kirk
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"O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN"

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Stephen Strange
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LOCKED IN THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA

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Cloaky
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LOCKED STRANGE IN THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA

One of the best members of the crew.

-- "♪ such a lovely place, such a lovely face♪"


Joel Miller
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LOCAL MUSHROOM HATER

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Vash T. Stampede
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KOREAN BOYBAND X SPAGHETTI WESTERN CROSSOVER

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Zhao
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MASTER CHEF: XIMILIA EDITION

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