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[brokenweapon]

...well, that was entirely stupid.

[Private to David.]
Looks like I'm your new warden. Enjoy the Admiral's sense of humor.

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[Private]

[sixthanimorph]

You're kidding.

You've got to be kidding.

[Private] BEST PAIRING EVAR

[sixthanimorph]

[He's got an inkling. Which doesn't bother him too much, because he doesn't intend to find out.]

I don't need 'rehabilitating'. You wanna do rehab, go find a druggie.

[Private] YESSS THEY WILL BE BFFS

[brokenweapon]

Rehab's for more than just people with drug problems.

[Private]

[sixthanimorph]

The only problems I have are being stuck on a prison ship and being stuck with you.

[Private] Something is rotten in Denmark and it's his PISS-POOR ATTITUDE.

[brokenweapon]

Looks like you're going to be stuck with those two problems for a while, so I suggest you get used to them.

[Private] Well, he DOES dress in black and whine a lot. Who does that remind you of?

[sixthanimorph]

You think so, huh?

[Private] Everyone's favorite Danish prince, if Hamlet could turn into a lion.

[brokenweapon]

Yeah.

[Private] Would that make Bourne his long-suffering Horatio?

[sixthanimorph]

You go on thinking that then.

[Private] But of course.

[brokenweapon]

And you go on deluding yourself that you're getting off of this boat exactly the same as you came on board.

[Private] XD

[sixthanimorph]

And what the hell is that supposed to mean?

[Private] No sugarcoating here!

[brokenweapon]

You have to change whatever it is that got you sent here to leave. If you don't make progress or even try, then one day the Admiral's patience wears thin and you disappear right off the ship.

[Private] Too bad Bourne's elf buddy isn't around. He could give them sugar cookies. ;)

[sixthanimorph]

[That hits him hard. He remembers that guy he talked to, the Motorcycle Boy. The way he just vanished, and it was like he had never even existed.]

So, in other words, if the Admiral doesn't see someone playing his games he gets rid of them. [The hostility ebbs, but if anything, the look he's eyeing Bourne with now is even worse. He looks furtive, wary. It's a desperate, dangerous look.]

[Private] Haha oh shit the Admiral is Crayak

[brokenweapon]

[Uh-oh. Looks like he struck a nerve. Still...no lying to your new inmate, Jason.]

Basically.

[But that reaction lets Bourne know that David doesn't like people playing games with him. Something we have in common.]

[Private] Gee, make him MORE paranoid. :P

[sixthanimorph]

[For once, he's caught with absolutely no smart remark.]

Right. I'll remember that.

[Which only means he's working with a time limit. Take out the Admiral before the Admiral takes him out. I can't afford to waste time.]

Anything else I should know?

[Private] This is a boat of paranoia.

[brokenweapon]

[If Bourne were a bad person, or someone with a twisted sense of humor, he would say something innocuous yet sinister in context and let the kid stew. Fortunately for David, he is a better person than his mun. Besides, Bourne figures he's been shaken up enough already with only the basic facts about the place. He'll cut the kid some slack.

But he can guess what David's thinking, 'cause it's about what he would be thinking too. Cut off the snake's head and the body stops wriggling.]

If you're thinking about trying to find the Admiral, good luck. There've been riots in the past, people trying to find him and overthrow him. It never ends well for them.

[Private] No wonder he's fitting in so well.

[sixthanimorph]

[As before, Bourne's act of kindness goes completely unnoticed by David. He's too busy thinking of plans to flush the Admiral out. He has no idea how well Bourne already understands the way he thinks, so when he mentions finding the Admiral, David's head jerks up and a for a moment he looks stunned, caught off-guard.]

[Then the mask goes back up again.]

Yeah. He doesn't sound like the type who tolerates rebellion. And I bet you were right there doing his dirty work too.