Commander Francesca "Franky" Cook (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
never_francesca) wrote2021-07-27 11:53 pm
never_francesca) wrote2021-07-27 11:53 pm
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And then one day, after months of unconsciousness...he turns up on deck for their morning run as if it had been no time at all since they agreed to it.
She was leaning over the railing, clearly not expecting him. She straightens up, hands going to her hips. And a brief smile to her lips.
"Well, bugger. Will you look at that. How are you feeling?"
"Well, bugger. Will you look at that. How are you feeling?"
"Uh. Should I be feeling something?"
Way to put him on the spot.
Way to put him on the spot.
She frowns.
"It's...been a while. When did you wake up?"
"It's...been a while. When did you wake up?"
"Just last night. Fives made me sandwiches."
Facts are easier.
"He said I missed...a lot."
Facts are easier.
"He said I missed...a lot."
Commander Cook. I've a request for an item to be used in case of an emergency.
To put it bluntly, Jamil has been in danger of reaching a particular threshold of what is known as Blot accumulation. This magical waste is not well understood in our world, but what is known is if that threshold is breached, the user enters a state of Overblot. Essentially, they become much more powerful on top of being dangerously out of control, seeking to destroy anyone and everyone around them.
While I and Jamil have both taken measures to try to prevent this from happening, I would prefer a failsafe, should worst come to worst. A device that can seal the magic capabilities of the user should promptly expel the blot and revert the wearer to their normal form.
To put it bluntly, Jamil has been in danger of reaching a particular threshold of what is known as Blot accumulation. This magical waste is not well understood in our world, but what is known is if that threshold is breached, the user enters a state of Overblot. Essentially, they become much more powerful on top of being dangerously out of control, seeking to destroy anyone and everyone around them.
While I and Jamil have both taken measures to try to prevent this from happening, I would prefer a failsafe, should worst come to worst. A device that can seal the magic capabilities of the user should promptly expel the blot and revert the wearer to their normal form.
Well, that's looking ahead correctly. I'm a bit surprised your previous wardens let you have access to such dangerous abilities in the first place, in a confined environment.
[Ah, the Barge.]
Very well. I'll request one that works specifically on Jamil.
[Ah, the Barge.]
Very well. I'll request one that works specifically on Jamil.
[Augh. Not as good as a general one, but still helpful none-the-less.]
Thank you.
Though— could you elaborate on that first part a bit? On wardens letting us "have access" to such powers...?
Thank you.
Though— could you elaborate on that first part a bit? On wardens letting us "have access" to such powers...?
Hi! What's up?
[Time to immediately file things under 'deeply suspicious'.]
What can I do for you, Miss Quigley?
What can I do for you, Miss Quigley?
Oh, nothing; I just wanted to chat. That was one cool criminal apprehension.
[Underline the deeply suspicious...]
Just doing my job, when someone breaks into my cabin.
Just doing my job, when someone breaks into my cabin.
I bet you have crazier stories than even that, right?
Well, maybe we can talk about them sometime? I'd like to hear about working in the gym, too. What do you guys do?
[What does Natalie do????]
[What does Natalie do????]
I'm sorry, the last time we met you were breaking into my cabin.
[The unspoken 'why' is rather heavily hanging in the air.]
[The unspoken 'why' is rather heavily hanging in the air.]
Do you still think we were lying when we told you why we did that?
You both claimed to be the ringleader. I don't think you were lying, I know one of you was.
Oh, well.
When you think about it, does it really matter who the ringleader was?
When you think about it, does it really matter who the ringleader was?
Yes. Deeply.
There's this whole 'accepting responsibility for your actions and misdeeds' thing that's a rather crucial part of reform, you see.
There's this whole 'accepting responsibility for your actions and misdeeds' thing that's a rather crucial part of reform, you see.
Hello, Franky.
I understand you're Azul's warden, so I thought you should be informed of a very unpleasant incident between our inmates during this past flood.
Azul seemed to believe that if he berated and insulted Sweeney, digging into as many emotional weak points as possible, Sweeney would want to open up about all of his traumas. Please note that Sweeney was a captive audience for this, in the infirmary as a patient, while Azul is an infirmary employee. I've also mentioned this to the infirmary supervisors.
His intentions may have been good, but his approach was so completely wrong that it became an act of cruelty instead. I came back from my kitchen shift to find my inmate's condition exponentially worse. I wasn't able to talk him through all of the new and worsened injuries quickly enough to repair the damage. He died because Azul caused significant emotional harm during a flood where that translated into actual physical harm.
I suppose this also serves as a courtesy heads up that I'm not sure how Azul's coping in the wake of finding out, but I'm glad that's your job to worry about rather than mine. I'm too protective to see any difficulty he might be having as something besides a predictable consequence of his own actions.
Azul isn't my inmate, but I would suggest a serious conversation about how you can't heal or help people by tearing into them. Perhaps also how trust needs to be earned, rather than demanded.
-Maggie Garcia
I understand you're Azul's warden, so I thought you should be informed of a very unpleasant incident between our inmates during this past flood.
Azul seemed to believe that if he berated and insulted Sweeney, digging into as many emotional weak points as possible, Sweeney would want to open up about all of his traumas. Please note that Sweeney was a captive audience for this, in the infirmary as a patient, while Azul is an infirmary employee. I've also mentioned this to the infirmary supervisors.
His intentions may have been good, but his approach was so completely wrong that it became an act of cruelty instead. I came back from my kitchen shift to find my inmate's condition exponentially worse. I wasn't able to talk him through all of the new and worsened injuries quickly enough to repair the damage. He died because Azul caused significant emotional harm during a flood where that translated into actual physical harm.
I suppose this also serves as a courtesy heads up that I'm not sure how Azul's coping in the wake of finding out, but I'm glad that's your job to worry about rather than mine. I'm too protective to see any difficulty he might be having as something besides a predictable consequence of his own actions.
Azul isn't my inmate, but I would suggest a serious conversation about how you can't heal or help people by tearing into them. Perhaps also how trust needs to be earned, rather than demanded.
-Maggie Garcia
[A slight sigh.]
Well-spotted. Now, take responsibility for your own actions.
Well-spotted. Now, take responsibility for your own actions.
I am. I broke into about fifteen cabins and stole things.
That's acknowledging the damnably obvious.
Now, take responsibility. What are you going to do next?
Now, take responsibility. What are you going to do next?
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