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keeps_a_cool_head[In Zero, Scorpius does what he does best: he plans. Giving him space and time to think through what he wants and how to get it is one of the unintended gifts of his cell space, and he appreciates every moment of it.
After several days, he addresses the Barge]
A question to my fellow shipmates;
When an inmate commits a grievous crime, who is to blame for it? Obviously the inmate must share some, but what percentage is attributed to them and what percentage is attributed to their warden, who may be unfit to command them? A warden may fail just as easily by not admitting to something that could be most assuredly out of their control.
And what of inmates who aren't paired and no one has taken the time to explain to them the rules?
My apologies to Alex Summers. While it was certainly my intent to hurt him, he had done nothing to harm me and was simply in the correct place at the correct time.
[Private to Crichton]
Of course, John, we all know that you are the one fully to blame.
More like Alex will follow. You cannot hope to save them all.
In a few days' time they will be forced to release me. What has changed between the time of my entering this cell and the time of my leaving it? As a deterrent towards behavior, Zero leaves much to be desired.
I am willing to entertain ideas of a deal between us.
After several days, he addresses the Barge]
A question to my fellow shipmates;
When an inmate commits a grievous crime, who is to blame for it? Obviously the inmate must share some, but what percentage is attributed to them and what percentage is attributed to their warden, who may be unfit to command them? A warden may fail just as easily by not admitting to something that could be most assuredly out of their control.
And what of inmates who aren't paired and no one has taken the time to explain to them the rules?
My apologies to Alex Summers. While it was certainly my intent to hurt him, he had done nothing to harm me and was simply in the correct place at the correct time.
[Private to Crichton]
Of course, John, we all know that you are the one fully to blame.
More like Alex will follow. You cannot hope to save them all.
In a few days' time they will be forced to release me. What has changed between the time of my entering this cell and the time of my leaving it? As a deterrent towards behavior, Zero leaves much to be desired.
I am willing to entertain ideas of a deal between us.
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Date: 2014-03-08 02:24 pm (UTC)I've got these three, but if you finish those before you're out I can grab some from the library.
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Date: 2014-03-08 02:26 pm (UTC)[He stands, walking over to the cell doors to reach for the books given]
I have to say, this is by far the most pleasant imprisonment I've ever been a party to.
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Date: 2014-03-08 02:28 pm (UTC)Yeah, we're a bit luxury for a prison ship. [She doesn't mind that, most days; they're about rehabilitation, not punishment. But when the standard punishment for maiming people is a week in timeout....]
Wardens can get creative, though.
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Date: 2014-03-08 02:33 pm (UTC)So I've been told. But even I have to admit I'm getting off far too easy. And while I don't think that not punishing inmates to what they deserve will be the downfall of the Barge, I would caution against it. Deals are much harder to achieve when the creatures your deals ride on feel that there is barely any consequence to their actions.
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Date: 2014-03-08 02:38 pm (UTC)The trick is finding something that makes an impression, but isn't cruel - and that'll depend on the Inmate.
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Date: 2014-03-08 02:40 pm (UTC)Spam
Date: 2014-03-08 02:41 pm (UTC)Spam
Date: 2014-03-08 02:43 pm (UTC)You have a very...soft way of looking at things. Not to say that softness is weak, but it isn't precisely how things tend to work, in my experience.
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Date: 2014-03-08 02:50 pm (UTC)I try to be. [I have to be.] I know the world isn't, but - that just makes it more important.
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Date: 2014-03-08 02:51 pm (UTC)[Foolish, ultimately, but also brave]
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Date: 2014-03-08 03:12 pm (UTC)Thank you.
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Date: 2014-03-08 03:18 pm (UTC)You've read these before?
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Date: 2014-03-08 03:23 pm (UTC)And the third is about...more recent leaps forward. I don't know if that applies to John's world.
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Date: 2014-03-08 03:39 pm (UTC)[Truth be told, Scorpius is more of a history nerd than a geneticist. Genetics are a sore point with him. Additionally, he's not sure how helpful these books will be: first because everything will be in Earth terms, and second, it will likely be akin to a bioengineer of the 21st century struggling to understand Aristotle. Aristotle may be the building blocks and beginning stages of everything the bioengineer knows to be true, but in the end Aristotle got pretty much everything wrong. Without context, he can't hope to make much headway into the minds of humans]
When do you expect these back?
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Date: 2014-03-09 10:21 am (UTC)Besides, the words themselves will never leave her.] I've memorised them.
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Date: 2014-03-10 02:41 am (UTC)[He looks the books over again, before setting them to the side of the cot.]
And nothing in return?
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Date: 2014-03-19 09:55 pm (UTC)Spam
Date: 2014-03-20 04:01 pm (UTC)Re: Spam
Date: 2014-03-21 04:45 pm (UTC)That'll happen sometimes, just to warn you.
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Date: 2014-03-21 04:46 pm (UTC)Then I have ample warning.
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Date: 2014-03-21 04:50 pm (UTC)Some worlds will strip you of all your abilities. They'll make you vulnerable.
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Date: 2014-03-21 04:52 pm (UTC)Spam
Date: 2014-03-21 04:53 pm (UTC)Spam
Date: 2014-03-21 04:55 pm (UTC)Spam
Date: 2014-03-21 04:57 pm (UTC)I'd say "prepare for everything", but I've got a hunch you already do.
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