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[worsetodie]

Can I count myself among the probable many who are not shocked this last disaster was mostly averted by the efforts of Inmates? 

Comments

[routemistress]

Can I count meself among the many rollin' their eyes at you jackin' your agenda onto everyone's suffering?

[worsetodie]

I'm sorry. Did the lot of you forget you have jobs, here, and that now that the danger has passed you might be doing something productive, such as discussing how to avoid another such outbreak in the future? Or do you need a week or two to recover while the rest of us sit tight and hope the black plague doesn't descend in your absence?

[routemistress]

It's not preventin' this bullshit that's the problem, sunshine. It's preventin' it while still allowing you maladjusted gobshites any measure of freedom an' dignity. Did you forget it were an inmate that started it?

[worsetodie]

An Inmate apparently assigned a Warden too ill-equipped to protect himself against risks he was better informed on than anyone else here. [tsk. tsk.]

[routemistress]

Apparently, aye. Feel free to offer up constructive suggestions, sonny Jim, I'll be listening.

THREADJACK

[megamind]

"You Maladjusted gobshites", huh?

[ His expression reads, very clearly: Fuck you too, Iris. He's just too polite to say it. ]

Re: THREADJACK

[routemistress]

Oh, don't you start.

[You know what she meant.]

[mistconduct]

I'm going to get my ass kicked for saying this, but I'm pretty sure the bullshit was started by an inmate too, so solidarity isn't so much a sure thing.

Though, gotta say: inmates get shit done.

[worsetodie]

Oh no, I'm quite aware. I say it not for solidarity but because there simply is none from our supposed advocates.

[mistconduct]

I can name a few exceptions. But it's all in the structure of the barge, man. Inmates act, wardens react.

[worsetodie]

Only that's not structure. That's state of nature.

[megamind]

Honestly, in a legit prison where death is permanent? The Inmate in question would be sleeping with one eye open and waiting for the knife in the dark after a stunt like this. Prisoners take care of their own, and disruptions to the system that they use as much as the wardens do? Guy'd be lucky if he wasn't in PC the rest of his days-- if he made it to PC.

It's only here where the fact a warden needs his deal does the little vermin come back and get the opportunity to do it again. In the name of "redemption". Or a deal. Whichever way you want to look at it.

[mistconduct]

I mean, I see his point. Not the inmate who killed everybody, the OP. There's you who ran around delivering cures to people and there's the texting monster who outed the inmate responsible, and while I'm sure nobody was sitting on their ass where this was concerned, generally people don't like people who rock the boat like this.

Crazy Stabby Inmate's going to get his ass handed to him and I'm not too concerned. I know if I saw him I'd deal him back, I don't give a fuck about Zero.

Also, would you fucking relax with Iris, half the shit she says she doesn't mean.

[megamind]

Crazy stabby inmate is going to regret a lot of things. [ he shrugs once ] But that's not my problem.

As for Iris-- if she can't say what she means, she should shut up.

[Spam]

[dr4gontatt00]

[Lisbeth "runs into" him when he gets back to his cabin. She's waiting next to his door, back against the wall, hood up, hands in her pockets. The petite, darkly-clad young woman watches him with interest but doesn't yet speak.]

[Spam]

[worsetodie]

[She gets an appropriately skeptical look for her trouble.]

Something you wanted, dearie?

[Spam]

[dr4gontatt00]

[She watches in silence for another short moment. When she speaks with a Swedish accent and a dark tone in her voice, she gets straight to the point.] Yes.

I'd like to know you better. Rumpelstiltskin isn't reliably research-able without falling prey to mythical exaggerations. [A beat.] Do you really spin gold?

[Spam]

[worsetodie]

Yes, when I've a mind to. So sure they're exaggerations, then? [He raises an eyebrow.]

[timesbureaucrat]

Let's see:

Nanotechnology specialist: Dr. Lewis, inmate.

Viral geneticist: Dr. Kozak, inmate.

Roboticist: Megamind, inmate.

No, I'm not surprised that inmates dealt with this problem at all. But not because they're inmates as opposed to wardens but because they happen to be the people who have the necessary skills. Just as I wouldn't be surprised if a magical problem were solved by the Barge magic users.

[He is not going to admit to Davros' role, because it's Davros and he's sure that Davros only helped because he's up to something.]

[megamind]

Engineer, Roboticist, BioGeneticist - super scientist, okay? I have way more than just one narrow skill set.

[ This miffs him off even more than Iris does. How dare you limit him to one paltry skill set, sir! How dare you!! ]

[timesbureaucrat]

Yes, fine, polymath scientific genius. [Narvin is trying not to roll his eyes. Scientists and their egos. Thinks the pot to the kettle.]

The point is, you were able to stop the crisis because you are a polymath scientific genius, not because you are an inmate. If you graduated tomorrow and became a warden you would still be a polymath scientific genius and still would have been equally capable of finding a cure.

[megamind]

I think you're missing the point.

I have no impetuous [ NOT SAID im-PEE-too-us no matter what Megamind thinks or mangles ] to help you. Ever. Wardens, by and large, with few exceptions have proven to be unhelpful, callous, and uncaring - not to mention unwilling to set aside differences and work together, or willing to listen to Inmates.

We got things done because we were willing to work together. I didn't even know Kozak until yesterday.

Wardens have proven divisive, unable to work together, or help each other, let alone their inmates more often then should be considered acceptable. My skillset doesn't matter.

I mattered.

[ukan]

I wouldn't let the Wardens hear you. They're very touchy about how often they let us die.

[worsetodie]

Isn't it delightful?

[ukan]

Well it did show us who we can count on.