What's with everyone's sudden urge to open up? Doesn't make much sense... But I was warned these things would happen.
( TL;DR on various Lockey topics )
[Private] -- before his communicator goes off, obviouslyyeahscienceSeptember 27 2011, 04:03:51 UTC
You better bet I resent the fuck out of you, asshole.
But... sucks that you got shot and your girlfriend's dead, if that's who that is. [He doesn't exactly say it, but there's something in his voice that's more empathetic than sympathetic.]
[Private] is he affected?justareverieSeptember 27 2011, 22:36:29 UTC
Oh, I didn't die... That was... only the first time he tried to kill me. You'd think I'd take it as a sign that he was no good. And Helen died, and I was dumb enough not to be there for her, just-- chasing impossible things instead.
I never wanted to imply that you were still... doing that thing you did, by the way. I mean, how could you do that here? It would be silly for me to think that. But I never said. I've resented the fuck out of myself in the past.
[Private] - Nope! And once he finds out what "affected" means he'll be disappearing.yeahscienceSeptember 27 2011, 23:48:58 UTC
[And it's a good thing he's not affected, or he would have a whole lot to tell Locke right now about just how one can keep doing that thing on board the Barge. Instead, he stifles a laugh and sighs.]
Look, the guy that got me, he was after me for a while, too. And... there was someone I knew, that got caught up in the whole thing, that died. [He means Jane, but then he thinks about Tomas, and Combo...] A couple people.
So, anyway, the point being, maybe we're not so different, like, history-wise. That doesn't mean we have to get all touchy-feely about it or have any more of your bullshit fake rehab talks, though.
[Private]justareverieSeptember 28 2011, 01:27:45 UTC
Makes sense. Little things you'll say hit close home.
Damn Ricky Skaggs song, it gets stuck in my head at the worst times.
I never came to terms with what made me dependant. I couldn't-- [ pause ] It's stupid for me to tell you. At least you did let it go. Says a lot, and you should be proud. You remind me of a kid I met once-- though you won't turn out to be an undercover cop. Will you? Why would they even need cops here?
[Private]yeahscienceSeptember 28 2011, 01:36:26 UTC
[Yeah, he's doing a real good job of letting it go, all right. He's real proud. Jesse's cringing internally, but he manages to play it off over the comm, rolling with the change of subject instead.]
They do got cops, here. Ex-cops, anyway. Dick, Costigan... Think I even saw that crazy fucker Hoffman used to be one. [He pays attention to more of the network than he lets on. He's bored a lot, and paranoid.]
[Private]justareverieSeptember 28 2011, 22:38:42 UTC
Oh, huh. Costigan rings a bell. Yeah-- Claire told me about him. Works at the gym, doesn't he. I- I mean cops, as an actual job, here. I don't have anything to hide now, except that I never was at the military. Back in life though. I worked at a pot farm for a while.
What do you-- you don't know who Ricky Skaggs is? Finding out he'd recorded new stuff was the only good thing that happened to me when I came back from the island. What do you even listen to?
[Private]yeahscienceSeptember 29 2011, 00:37:38 UTC
Yeah, he did work at the gym, I guess. He's gone now. [Interesting, that the guy knows Claire, though; he files that away to ask about later. The pot farm, thing, however... Jesse's mouth quirks into a wry, humorless smile.] Ain't no cops cops, here, far as I know. Don't think they'd really care all that much about your pot farm, anyway.
Hip-hop, yo. Crown City, EL-P, 2 Live... That's what it's all about down in the ABQ. Seriously, who's Ricky Skaggs?
[Private]justareverieSeptember 29 2011, 01:03:14 UTC
That's all-- water under the bridge. But it was a good place to hide. A family to have. Taught me a couple of good meditation techniques, too. But it didn't last.
The ABQ, huh? That where you from? [ he smiles - the band names sound pretty foreign. ] He's a damned good country... and... blues singer. It kind of makes me wish I had a guitar here now. But I've probably forgotten how to play.
[Private]yeahscienceSeptember 29 2011, 01:14:40 UTC
I'm just saying, considerin' who else we got on board, I don't crashing with some hippies is gonna exactly make you public enemy number one around here. [Serial killers, rapists... and a certain kid with certain meth-related plans. To name a few.]
Country? [Cringe.] Jesus. [Not even Mr. White, yuppie nerd that he was, listened to country.] I used to play a little, but it was real music, man. Not that shit.
[Private]justareverieSeptember 29 2011, 23:52:08 UTC
Huh. Really? I haven't had the pleasure... or, dubious pleasure anyway, to meet anyone that got much worse.
Hey, did I tell you off for your taste in music? It's not the kind of cheery-corny country you're probably thinking of. Besides-- I don't mind the genre as long as it speaks to me. Rock, blues, you name it - I mean, I know all songs speak to us, but-- do you know what I mean?
[Private]justareverieSeptember 30 2011, 09:44:52 UTC
[ He lets out a good-hearted laugh. ]
Well, I thought I listened to it often enough. Oh well, not like they can harm us much. [ naïve john is naïve. And adds more to himself: ] This is all getting to sound familiar.
[Private]yeahscienceSeptember 30 2011, 12:23:22 UTC
...O-kay, enjoy getting your ass killed and all, then--
[Jesse's eyes flicker to his comm, a distressed look passing across his face.] Shit--
[He's just discovered what's happening in the flood, and NO SIR, he does not like it one bit. Without bothering to say goodbye to Locke, he switches the communicator off and goes to hide under the covers lock the damn door.]
But... sucks that you got shot and your girlfriend's dead, if that's who that is. [He doesn't exactly say it, but there's something in his voice that's more empathetic than sympathetic.]
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I never wanted to imply that you were still... doing that thing you did, by the way. I mean, how could you do that here? It would be silly for me to think that. But I never said. I've resented the fuck out of myself in the past.
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Look, the guy that got me, he was after me for a while, too. And... there was someone I knew, that got caught up in the whole thing, that died. [He means Jane, but then he thinks about Tomas, and Combo...] A couple people.
So, anyway, the point being, maybe we're not so different, like, history-wise. That doesn't mean we have to get all touchy-feely about it or have any more of your bullshit fake rehab talks, though.
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Damn Ricky Skaggs song, it gets stuck in my head at the worst times.
I never came to terms with what made me dependant. I couldn't-- [ pause ] It's stupid for me to tell you. At least you did let it go. Says a lot, and you should be proud. You remind me of a kid I met once-- though you won't turn out to be an undercover cop. Will you? Why would they even need cops here?
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They do got cops, here. Ex-cops, anyway. Dick, Costigan... Think I even saw that crazy fucker Hoffman used to be one. [He pays attention to more of the network than he lets on. He's bored a lot, and paranoid.]
Why, old man, you got something to hide?
And who the fuck is Ricky Skaggs, anyway?
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What do you-- you don't know who Ricky Skaggs is? Finding out he'd recorded new stuff was the only good thing that happened to me when I came back from the island. What do you even listen to?
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Hip-hop, yo. Crown City, EL-P, 2 Live... That's what it's all about down in the ABQ. Seriously, who's Ricky Skaggs?
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The ABQ, huh? That where you from? [ he smiles - the band names sound pretty foreign. ] He's a damned good country... and... blues singer. It kind of makes me wish I had a guitar here now. But I've probably forgotten how to play.
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Country? [Cringe.] Jesus. [Not even Mr. White, yuppie nerd that he was, listened to country.] I used to play a little, but it was real music, man. Not that shit.
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Hey, did I tell you off for your taste in music? It's not the kind of cheery-corny country you're probably thinking of. Besides-- I don't mind the genre as long as it speaks to me. Rock, blues, you name it - I mean, I know all songs speak to us, but-- do you know what I mean?
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I pretty much never know what you mean, yo.
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Well, I thought I listened to it often enough. Oh well, not like they can harm us much. [ naïve john is naïve. And adds more to himself: ] This is all getting to sound familiar.
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[Jesse's eyes flicker to his comm, a distressed look passing across his face.] Shit--
[He's just discovered what's happening in the flood, and NO SIR, he does not like it one bit. Without bothering to say goodbye to Locke, he switches the communicator off and goes to hide under the covers lock the damn door.]
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