[It was a term he only learned during his stay in Luceti, but it defined how he felt about his partners. They were comrades in arms. They were his, and he was similarly theirs. It was a rough concept that was defined by mutual support, mutual trust, and mutual ideas of possession. He knew that certain pirates in their bubble shared that concept, although it had no name in his world. It was something that happened on accident, something that perpetuated itself to the point where they would start a war if something that they called their own was threatened. He had started wars over his loyalty and twisted sense of justice.
He knew that he would do it again.
Unfortunately, not everyone in the village understood what nakama was. Among those people were the two who were the most recent factors that made him question the level of trust that he placed in others.
...it was their loss.]
But it goes both ways, huh?
[The recurring question of trust that was starting to become associated with Spock surfaced once again. Spock did trust him, he knew. It was why he was making the effort to make sure nothing happened to his 'little brother.' It was his responsibility. When did it start becoming something more?
Neither of them had their memories during that Shift when they made their connection. The challenges in the dome, along with his enforced silence, had pushed them together. Lupin knew the truth. Though he questioned almost everything at some point during those days and eventually came to the understanding that he couldn't truly trust anything, the one factor that he never questioned was Spock. Their extended contact had shown him that Spock wouldn't knowingly lie in order to hurt people.
'Brother in arms.' Maybe it did truly go both ways.]
Man...don't get too comfy around here. This place really is messed up.
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[It was a term he only learned during his stay in Luceti, but it defined how he felt about his partners. They were comrades in arms. They were his, and he was similarly theirs. It was a rough concept that was defined by mutual support, mutual trust, and mutual ideas of possession. He knew that certain pirates in their bubble shared that concept, although it had no name in his world. It was something that happened on accident, something that perpetuated itself to the point where they would start a war if something that they called their own was threatened. He had started wars over his loyalty and twisted sense of justice.
He knew that he would do it again.
Unfortunately, not everyone in the village understood what nakama was. Among those people were the two who were the most recent factors that made him question the level of trust that he placed in others.
...it was their loss.]
But it goes both ways, huh?
[The recurring question of trust that was starting to become associated with Spock surfaced once again. Spock did trust him, he knew. It was why he was making the effort to make sure nothing happened to his 'little brother.' It was his responsibility. When did it start becoming something more?
Neither of them had their memories during that Shift when they made their connection. The challenges in the dome, along with his enforced silence, had pushed them together. Lupin knew the truth. Though he questioned almost everything at some point during those days and eventually came to the understanding that he couldn't truly trust anything, the one factor that he never questioned was Spock. Their extended contact had shown him that Spock wouldn't knowingly lie in order to hurt people.
'Brother in arms.' Maybe it did truly go both ways.]
Man...don't get too comfy around here. This place really is messed up.