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[fivestepsahead]

[ Someone is avoiding the crap out of issues and not telling anyone anything important. So. Philosophical discussions! ]

I'm starting to wonder - how do you tell if someone is an alternate version of you, an alternate version of someone you're related to, or they only have the same face?

Because it doesn't seem to be easy to differentiate. [

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[doctor_j_crane]

You needn't bother with all this, no one cares about your Preston trick.

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You're not seriously taking Nygma back to Gotham, are you?

[fivestepsahead]

... Crane. Check the signal, if you're capable of that much. That man isn't me.

And yes, I am.

[doctor_j_crane]

I'm not buying it.

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Where to in Gotham, specifically?

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[fivestepsahead]

Excessive paranoia, Crane. Look it up.

And that's none of your concern. He'll be back by a week. I think you can take care of yourself for that long.

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[doctor_j_crane]

I'm obvious aware of what it is.

It's not about that. [Oh hey, missing a denial of something there, Crane.] You can't just drag him back to Gotham. There's no other warden supervision.

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[fivestepsahead]

Then learn to recognize it.

It's noted that he requires psychiatric evaluation, and there's no one with the qualifications and who is trustworthy enough [ flat look ] on the Barge.

He's going back to Gotham.

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[doctor_j_crane]

I'm fully capable of recognizing it.

I'm not going to debate that. But you ought to do it in a more neutral universe. Or at the very least, bring another warden with you. One who you're not "related" too.

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[fivestepsahead]

[ Pause. ]

No.

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[doctor_j_crane]

Why not? The only reason you wouldn't was if you had something to hide.

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[fivestepsahead]

Actually, it's more that one, I don't have to listen to you, and two, I don't have to listen to you.

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[doctor_j_crane]

You're a liar. You're going to take him off to Gotham and then not let him come back.

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[fivestepsahead]

Paranoia is a thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs concerning a perceived threat towards oneself.

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[doctor_j_crane]

It's not toward myself. And it's not delusional. You decided to take him to Gotham for a reason.

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[fivestepsahead]

[ Eyeroll. ]

To get him psychiatric help. Which he needs.

Not everything is a plot to render you friendless and alone on the Barge, Crane.

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[doctor_j_crane]

I don't care about that. I care about the fact that you're choosing your home ground and not explaining why. You're just trying to avoid the question by relating it back to me.

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[fivestepsahead]

Oh, look, another reason:

I don't have to explain myself to you.