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[whattheytellyou]

[Hoarsely:]Two weeks. I can think of other things I'd rather be doing with two weeks' vacation time - but I'm not going to complain. How many people can say they sympathize with Rip Van Winkle, if only on a smaller scale

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[mrs_persson]

Welcome back to the land of the waking.

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[whattheytellyou]

Thanks.

Everything all right?

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[mrs_persson]

Well...

You missed a bunch of us getting turned into small children, during the course of which adventure O'Brien decided it was high time to indoctrinate a few of the little ones. Not me-apparently he decided I was a lost cause.

So yes, there are a few people who are going to be giving him the stink eye or worse while he's on punitive custodial duty for the next fortnight. Any help I can get in keeping "worse" from happening is good.

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[whattheytellyou]

I'd be happy to help.

...I guess what they say is true. Even Big Brother has to catch them while they're young.

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[mrs_persson]

Thanks-it's much appreciated.

I suppose they're best gotten when they're young. It's a bit pathetic of O'Brien to have tried that trick here, considering it wasn't going to last or anything. On one hand it does make me worry, since I expect it means he's reaching the bottom of his barrel of tricks. On the other-well, it's one step forward, even if it's also a large number back.

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[whattheytellyou]

Maybe he thought a little indoctrination would stick with them, like subliminal messaging. You can't blame him for trying, I guess.

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[mrs_persson]

True. It's not as if I'm entirely surprised. Disappointed and no more pleased with him, but not surprised.