Log 0018 - [Video]

[keeps_a_cool_head]

[Someone is in an angry sort of mood, given post-flood shenanigans. Scorpius is keeping himself relatively calm by usual standards, but he's tense and bristling when he makes his post]

I should like the permission of a warden to work in the lab today.

[All day. Because hell if he's going to deal with emotions.]



[Private to Horatio]

I believe I owe you an apology. The responsibility of my flooded self lies with me.

[Private to Stephanie]

Thank you for keeping the situation under manageable control.

Comments

[keeps_a_cool_head]

Revenge seldom feels good, Stephanie. Murder no matter the case, unless you are completely psychopathic, doesn't bring you joy.

[But he still would do it, and gladly, even if it ruins his own life. This is what his life was purposed for]

But sometimes it is a necessity. You may argue about choice, but in the end it may come down to only two choices: living, or dying.

[ichoosefight]

[ For once she just nods, soberly. He's absolutely right, about revenge, and about choices. Killing Black Mask involved neither, really. ]

What were you expecting me to say? That I shot him the first chance I got? If I'd done that I wouldn't have died. [ She lets out a single harsh "hah" as the irony hits her. ] That just goes to show you how badly I screwed everything up.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

From my perspective, you did not..'screw everything up.'

[Look at him, copying human vernacular.]

Or if you did, then you are swiftly on your way to repairing matters.

You are alive now. This counts for something.

[ichoosefight]

[ Now that makes her smile. A little deviously, even. ]

Are you trying to encourage me? That's downright sweet.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

[He bends down to give Stephanie back her beanie baby cat, his gaze completely impenetrable]

No. But I did tell you I don't make a habit of lying.

[ichoosefight]

[ She takes the cat back and turns it to face him, moving the head up and down with one finger so it seems to be the one talking. ]

You were totally trying to encourage me.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

[A dry pause, before Scorpius turns back to the Chair to finish his ministrations]

I was. Now I'm in severe doubt I should ever have tried.

[ichoosefight]

[ She is just going to sit here happily with the knowledge that she has won some sort of victory. She's not totally sure what kind, but its definitely a victory. ]