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Chris P. Halliwell ([personal profile] aggrandize) wrote in [community profile] diversified2015-10-07 12:19 pm

insert GLaDOS quote here. [ psl ]

WHO Chris Halliwell ([personal profile] aggrandize) / Cole Turner ([personal profile] devilsinthedetails)
WHAT Pacific Rim AU. Chris is the neurotic, traumatized would-be Jaeger pilot and Cole used to be the neural handshake test dummy for newbies on account of having a rare mental disorder. Then Chris came along.
WHEN uh ider the dates in PacRim. Sometime. It happens sometime.
WHERE SHATTERDOOOOME
WHY Leo why did you leave your family, Leo why did you leave your oldest son to go crazy, LEO WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE GUARDIANSHIP OF YOUR YOUNGEST

This was just a formality, really. Their neural handshake had already gone smooth as could be when they were found out to be a compatible pairing. Chris had to keep telling himself that, because the stories he'd heard of other recruits trying to make sense of Cole Turner's mind while it split apart around them only made him wonder more and more what kind of fluke of nature had caused his compatibility. Maybe it was because he was broken inside, too, but that was too depressing a thought and he shoved it away.

Suited up and entering the test room, Chris took a deep breath to steel himself. This time was for real, for keeps, minds introduced to each other and pressed until they opened up and shared what needed to be in order to clear the air. There wasn't any room for surprises in a Jaeger; the kaiju weren't going to give anyone a moment's rest, so they had to be ready.

He could do this. He would do this. There was no other choice.
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[personal profile] defydestiny 2015-10-21 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
He had his entire life to get used to being two parts of a whole torn apart from each other, so it was really no surprise that he was incredibly stable despite the obvious instability of having his entire personality split between two very different parts. Cole would gladly help Chris out in keeping him from falling back in and train him how to be the pilot that Cole could see he was meant to be.

"It usually is. First time drifting's always the worst, especially when you get caught off guard like that," he replied with a slight teacher tone in his voice. After having been in charge of training others for so long, it was second nature for him to slip back, even when the other half was in charge like it was now. "Sure I did. Didn't think you were aware of much until I helped pull you out."