ii. sound of silence

[proudofwhatido]

There's a lot of talk about how quiet this place is and how surprising it is that nobody's been murdered. Is the Barge really that bad?

I've also noticed that a lot of the inmates have a tendency to lie and avoid answering questions. I would expect that from criminals, but I heard that not everyone here has actually broken the law, so I was wondering if anyone could explain that gap for me.

I don't suppose anyone would be willing to tell me what professions they worked before coming, or maybe what occupations they have now that they're here? It would be nice to know what roles people fill in a place like this.


[Private to Martha]
Think you could spare some time to show me the 'CES'? Maybe we could even catch a drink after.

[Private to the Admiral]
Any chance I could get a coffeemaker and some of Jude's Italian Roast in my room? I haven't lied for.. days now. Even Peter would have agreed to those terms.

[Private to Piper, added after chat with Crane]
Nick Halden. I'm a recently arrived warden here and I had an interesting talk with your inmate, Jonathan. Unfortunately, he was pretty busy at the time and we couldn't continue our discussion. I was wondering if you would be so kind as to request that he meet with me for an hour, just on the deck. I really feel like we were getting somewhere.

Comments

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[proudofwhatido.livejournal.com]

I don't see any ego stomping going on here. I'm fine with a no and you're right that I'm asking for you to endorse a talk. Your logic's not bad, but the effort it took to get there was unnecessary.

I already told you I'm not looking for you to change your mind and I never asked for your trust that I can remember.

Now? I'd like an apology for you calling me a jackass when I didn't actually do anything wrong to my knowledge, and if that's not something you're willing to give, I would appreciate a logical explanation for why you won't.

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[charmedandperky.livejournal.com]

I told you 'no' from the off and I told you why, you're the one who made us go to this effort. I don't have to explain myself and I'm not going to apologise and if you want to invent a logic all your own, then go ahead. This conversation is over.

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[proudofwhatido.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid the real world doesn't work like parenting. You can refuse to apologize and you can refuse to explain why you won't apologize, which usually means you have no explanation, but you can't decide when a conversation is over, just your end of it. I could continue to talk at you all day long if I felt like it might make a difference.

Come on. Why won't you apologize? We're both adults.