57 - Video - Greased Lightning?

[ichoosefight]

[ Private to Dallas ]

Hey, I'm Stephanie. I don't think we've met properly. Well, I'm your new warden.

Do you want to meet in person, or would you rather talk over the network?

Comments

Private - I'm crying at that tag. I really am.

[failed_bluff]

[No, wait, give him a second, Steph. He's going to kind of squint and lean closer to the screen, then crack a mean sort of grin.]

Man, hold up. Didn't I get all kinds of pissed at you durin' that breach?

Private - <3

[ichoosefight]

You mean when you waved a gun at me and then ran away scared? Yeah, that was me.

Private

[failed_bluff]

Man, I don't know what you're gettin' at. There was no runnin'. Besides, the Admiral was pullin' all that personality change mumbo jumbo.

It was a lucky guess, anyway. All you blondes look the same to me.

Private

[ichoosefight]

I was just joking. I'm not exactly the gun-slinging type myself. And a helpful hint, making fun of my hair color is not the best way to start off this relationship.

Private

[failed_bluff]

Sweetheart, if you think I need to make a good start with this relationship, you've got it all wrong. I know the way this works by now. You're gonna stick around for a few months, try to get all buddy-buddy with me, then take off for who the hell knows what type of reason.

Private

[ichoosefight]

You've lost a lot of wardens then. That sucks.

[ But now she's starting to get serious. And preachy, so sit tight. ]

You want to know something though? I've read your file. You've got a real chance to get out of here without too much trouble. That chance gets better the longer you spend with your warden. Every time a warden pops off to never never land, that chance goes straight back down and you're right where you started. But you probably knew all that already.

You know what else? This place sucks. We're mentally and emotionally assaulted about twice a month by the jerk who runs the place while the other people here who've done things worse than you've probably ever even thought about maim and murder about once every other month. Nothing about this place is indicative of recovery, or redemption, or whatever you want to call it. If anything, it's tantamount to corporal punishment

Private

[failed_bluff]

[Damn, Steph. He needs a second to just blink at the screen with his mouth half open and process all of that. Really, he gets it, but he's not about to give his new warden the satisfaction of knowing that he gets it too quickly. That's the way he rolls.

So, just excuse him when all he does is lean back in his chair and takes his own sweet time lighting a cigarette before he replies.]

I don't like people who talk too much.

Private

[ichoosefight]

It grows on you.

What else?

Private

[failed_bluff]

I don't like people assumin' things are gonna grow on me and I don't like people who ask me nagging questions.

If you wanna sum it up real easy, I'm really not diggin' you at all right now, blondie.

Private

[ichoosefight]

I've started out with worse. Anything you want to know about me?

Private - Late tag is late. Your de-hiatus reminded me I still needed to tag. :v

[failed_bluff]

Nope.

[Pauuuuuse.]

...How long've you been here?

Private - C: yay!

[ichoosefight]

About nine months, give or take. You?

Private

[failed_bluff]

I dunno. Five? Lost count. How much longer you plannin' on stayin'? 'Cause I don't exactly see the point in wastin' my time on pretendin' to make progress if you're gonna be takin' off in a month.

Private

[ichoosefight]

As long as it takes for you to graduate, and probably longer. If I leave, it'll only be temporarily.