Ludonear had always had a keen memory for orders. It was a necessity after all. The information wasn't complicated as well and all the other things he could probably find out about using his communicator. He was thrilled at the thought of being on the outside again. Wasn't a particularly friendly place, but he did feel like he belonged there. Ireneus seemed a bit cold, distant and defensive, but quite honestly Ludonear appreciated that. Out in the field he used to be ice cold as well, did some things he wasn't proud of but they served the survival of the group. On top of that, he quite liked the way his sister looked and talked. Overall, Ludonear felt quite content with the people in the team.
Lauren's warning stung a little, not enough to show, but annoying all the same. He felt like he was being looked down upon again, like he once was all those years ago. Made him feel like he really needed to prove himself, as soon as possible...
Then Gaius asked him a question, about how he came to be a rebel. "Well, this story has a long and a short version. The long one is full of heroism and exaggeration, so I'll keep it short for now. Lots of that kind of long stories where I came from", Ludonear replied, "It started out with an in... an accident. Sarridan caused it, he's a guy that I used to know... Anyhow, the accident was quite bad and worse of all, it attracted the wildlife. That's when stuff started to go really bad." Ludonear suddenly started laughing. "Oh, wait. I forgot to tell you something", Ludonear, "this all happened the last day I spent with the group of explorers and we were pretty far away from out base and we had already run into trouble so we were running low on supplies. They're details, but important details... Anyhow, the wildlife showed up and then everything just went to hell. Chaos everywhere, death everywhere. No one could be found any more, it was a complete mess. Me and a few other survivors ran, figuring it would be the safest thing to do. At this point, we'd run out of everything a man, or woman, needs to survive... One by one we started dying and then I shot the last one because he was trying to eat my while I was asleep. Not such a nice experience, then again... We hadn't eaten anything for a few days. Then I ended up in the storms around Stonewall for some reason, can't even remember why. Next thing I know, I wake up in that fortress and get a chance. I took it and it seems that that choice is paying of. Honestly, I only survived because of luck. Lucky that I got the chance the run, lucky that I was the last to survive. Lucky that I woke up. Lucky that I was found. We all followed every rule to survive in the book and still only I made it... So, to conclude that story and answer your question, how I came to join the rebels? Luck, that's it, nothing more, nothing less." Ludonear paused for a moment before asking Gaius about how he ended up with the rebels.