.070 [Video] Injury Report--People die but bureaucracy continues

[timesbureaucrat]

[In the wake of chaos, Narvin turns to bureaucracy to calm himself. It's also his way of appearing innocent. No one but us boring civil servants here; not anyone who would ever condone murder, yes?]I'd like a record of all injuries that occurred over these last few days as a result of this fracas. Every injury, from stubbed toes to

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[lifeafterhope]

Do you plan on doing anything with whatever anyone tells you?

private, voice

[timesbureaucrat]

The information might be useful. [He's not saying that he's planning anything, but he's not ruling it out, either.

He hesitates. This next conversation, he thinks, might be more difficult.]

Now that the emergency's over, I'll need those weapons back. If you kill anyone, they get could get traced back to me.

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[lifeafterhope]

You don't seriously expect me to agree to that.

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[timesbureaucrat]

[Damn, he was afraid of this. She doesn't even have a warden to quietly have a word with, and he's sure that any attempt to take the weapons back by force would go very badly indeed.]

Just...keep them hidden. Use them responsibly. Try not to kill anybody. [That last phrase seems familiar. And then he recalls that that's what Andred used to tell his human huntress. It's a disturbing thought, so he continues on to bury it under more words.] If you do, the other wardens will certainly confiscate them.

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[lifeafterhope]

Do you think someone is accidentally going to fall onto my knives as soon as they get the chance? [She sounds slightly amused, but there's something darker behind it.]

No. Don't worry, Narvin. I understand waiting far better than you think I do.

And I suspect you'd be less easily forgiven for giving me something to defend myself than that sorceress will be for trying to kill us all. Injury reports or not, nothing's going to happen to her - she won't be punished like she should be. [It's not a question.]

I'll keep them safe.

[Added a few minutes later]

What are they going to do to the man who killed her?

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[timesbureaucrat]

Not accidentally, no.

And I know I'd be less easily forgiven. [He'd had people calling for his demotion once when he'd done far less harm, and under similar circumstances of madness after the trauma of losing a home.] But she will be held accountable, at least a little. I plan to see to that.

Cooper's gun has been confiscated.

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[lifeafterhope]

I told you when I first came here that I'm no murderer. Are you going to play good Warden now and not hear that because I'm an inmate?

Why was it confiscated?