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[With a certain amount of disease, Ricki decides to do it.]
I need to talk to some of the inmates.
I'm sure many of you listened in yesterday, but here it is again, in case you got lost in it;
What we want to address is a system where some inmates regain access to their powers earlier than they might otherwise. This doesn't help any of you who had power and now have wardens- and I'm sorry about that, but we don't think the Admiral would go for it. He doesn't like to take power away from wardens who are in permanent pairings. It does impact you, though, so listen up.
For any wardens who are confused about why this might be necessary, things try to kill us here all the bloody time, and it's hideous to feel like your hands are tied behind your back. It contributes to the mistrust between the two ship bodies, when one half is systematically stripped of all weaponry, biological and otherwise, while the other half periodically gets swept up into a breach and tries to kill them. Or actually kills them. Just a few months ago, one of you went on a mad killing spree, and let's not forget, one of those victims hasn't come back. We count on death as impermanent here and it's complacent as hell. What's in place right now systematically exposes the inmates to a higher level of risk than it does the wardens.
For any of you who are confused about why I'm conceding to the system and contemplating anything other than the full and complete re-armament of all inmates, I'm from a world where concessions are a way of life. It probably comes of not having super powers. Besides, I live with you all, and I don't trust any of you as far as I could throw you.
What we're talking about a system where they get one bullet in the gun, and every time they want to reload, they've got to go back to someone who will give the situation a look-over to see if it was justified.
The issue we're all dancing around isn't whether or not they'll kill us. It's whether or not they'll play with us. If they go on a spree, fine, everyone here has been to hell and back, we'll all cope.
My nightmare scenario in this is a bunch of inmates getting their powers back and me being trapped on the same bloody boat as them while they go through their 'what's right and what's wrong' learning curve. I don't want some teenager zipping up behind me to make me start for a laugh, or tearing through the mess and switching everyone's plates around for a dumb prank. I don't want some girl deciding she likes the sound of me fetching her a cup of coffee and doing anything more than batting very human eyelashes to try to make me do it. Sorry to pick on the two kids who are instigating the conversation, but they're good examples.
I don't know them, I don't trust them, and I probably don't trust the warden who's going to make the call about trusting them, either. If they're going to get this power, then I personally want them scared to hell of using it. But if something like Zane happens again, I don't want them to be sitting ducks just because they happened to come from a world where they never had to fight any other way. Yes, the simple answer is that they should learn to do without, but the reality is that it takes a long time to learn how not to be killed.
Last thing. We want to put the 'was it worth it' decision in the hands of inmates, or two inmates and a warden- if you're seriously interested go back to Tiffany's post and read the whole conversation there. Actually, that's a fine place for this whole chat to take place, I just wanted us all on the same page for what's being proposed now.
She doesn't like things being private, but I don't care in the slightest. Get in touch with me here if there's something I'm not thinking about, or something you want to say but don't want a name to in public. Full confidentiality and amnesty will apply for the purposes of this afternoon.
I particularly want to hear from those of you who are angry. Particularly from those of you who wouldn't be likely to engage with the Admiral or wardens if something went incredibly fucking wrong.
Private to Omar.
You in particular. Am I totally off my fucking stride here, or is there something that could be worth it in this?
Private to Tiffany
Hope I'm not stepping on your toes, darling, but I'm still one of them. It might help.
Private to Anya
If I'm going to handle the fallout from this with any degree of equanimity, you're ponying up. My place, bring rolling paper if you have any.
I need to talk to some of the inmates.
I'm sure many of you listened in yesterday, but here it is again, in case you got lost in it;
What we want to address is a system where some inmates regain access to their powers earlier than they might otherwise. This doesn't help any of you who had power and now have wardens- and I'm sorry about that, but we don't think the Admiral would go for it. He doesn't like to take power away from wardens who are in permanent pairings. It does impact you, though, so listen up.
For any wardens who are confused about why this might be necessary, things try to kill us here all the bloody time, and it's hideous to feel like your hands are tied behind your back. It contributes to the mistrust between the two ship bodies, when one half is systematically stripped of all weaponry, biological and otherwise, while the other half periodically gets swept up into a breach and tries to kill them. Or actually kills them. Just a few months ago, one of you went on a mad killing spree, and let's not forget, one of those victims hasn't come back. We count on death as impermanent here and it's complacent as hell. What's in place right now systematically exposes the inmates to a higher level of risk than it does the wardens.
For any of you who are confused about why I'm conceding to the system and contemplating anything other than the full and complete re-armament of all inmates, I'm from a world where concessions are a way of life. It probably comes of not having super powers. Besides, I live with you all, and I don't trust any of you as far as I could throw you.
What we're talking about a system where they get one bullet in the gun, and every time they want to reload, they've got to go back to someone who will give the situation a look-over to see if it was justified.
The issue we're all dancing around isn't whether or not they'll kill us. It's whether or not they'll play with us. If they go on a spree, fine, everyone here has been to hell and back, we'll all cope.
My nightmare scenario in this is a bunch of inmates getting their powers back and me being trapped on the same bloody boat as them while they go through their 'what's right and what's wrong' learning curve. I don't want some teenager zipping up behind me to make me start for a laugh, or tearing through the mess and switching everyone's plates around for a dumb prank. I don't want some girl deciding she likes the sound of me fetching her a cup of coffee and doing anything more than batting very human eyelashes to try to make me do it. Sorry to pick on the two kids who are instigating the conversation, but they're good examples.
I don't know them, I don't trust them, and I probably don't trust the warden who's going to make the call about trusting them, either. If they're going to get this power, then I personally want them scared to hell of using it. But if something like Zane happens again, I don't want them to be sitting ducks just because they happened to come from a world where they never had to fight any other way. Yes, the simple answer is that they should learn to do without, but the reality is that it takes a long time to learn how not to be killed.
Last thing. We want to put the 'was it worth it' decision in the hands of inmates, or two inmates and a warden- if you're seriously interested go back to Tiffany's post and read the whole conversation there. Actually, that's a fine place for this whole chat to take place, I just wanted us all on the same page for what's being proposed now.
She doesn't like things being private, but I don't care in the slightest. Get in touch with me here if there's something I'm not thinking about, or something you want to say but don't want a name to in public. Full confidentiality and amnesty will apply for the purposes of this afternoon.
I particularly want to hear from those of you who are angry. Particularly from those of you who wouldn't be likely to engage with the Admiral or wardens if something went incredibly fucking wrong.
Private to Omar.
You in particular. Am I totally off my fucking stride here, or is there something that could be worth it in this?
Private to Tiffany
Hope I'm not stepping on your toes, darling, but I'm still one of them. It might help.
Private to Anya
If I'm going to handle the fallout from this with any degree of equanimity, you're ponying up. My place, bring rolling paper if you have any.
