[1 wasn't doing it because he's 'smart'. 1 is just bringing food to his leader. He couldn't handle jostling for favour even if he knew what that was.
When Armada thanks him, 1's brain just about lights up like a christmas tree with pleasure.]
1 protect r-ma-da. is gud dog. [That phrase is its own kind of self-soothe, provoking another, much smaller spike of emotional pleasure. 1 will watch Armada eat.]
r-ma-da say 1 come? say?
[He did come here to be debriefed, so that's what he's expecting.]
[That seems to provoke an ambivalence: on the one hand, he doesn't want to leave Adrien and Zack. On the other, he really wants to please Armada.
Predictably, Armada wins.]
1 go. is gud boss r-ma-da. thank u.
[Over the course of the next few hours he'll start coughing, will be light-headed and disoriented. By the time the drop happens he'll be in and out of consciousness, probably unable to process food, and having trouble standing up when he does manage it at all.
But, y'know, there'll be space kitties, so he'll have that going for him.
As soon as Armada gives him the OK, 1 will follow him into the rover.]
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When Armada thanks him, 1's brain just about lights up like a christmas tree with pleasure.]
1 protect r-ma-da. is gud dog. [That phrase is its own kind of self-soothe, provoking another, much smaller spike of emotional pleasure. 1 will watch Armada eat.]
r-ma-da say 1 come? say?
[He did come here to be debriefed, so that's what he's expecting.]
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You'll stay with me until the supply drop.
[ He plans to monitor his progress and just how quickly his health degenerates. ]
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Predictably, Armada wins.]
1 go. is gud boss r-ma-da. thank u.
[Over the course of the next few hours he'll start coughing, will be light-headed and disoriented. By the time the drop happens he'll be in and out of consciousness, probably unable to process food, and having trouble standing up when he does manage it at all.
But, y'know, there'll be space kitties, so he'll have that going for him.
As soon as Armada gives him the OK, 1 will follow him into the rover.]