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[rickitikitarr]

All right, this is all good fun and games, kids, but I'm going to be the one who spoils it by asking the question.

What the hell is going on?

And, for that matter, if we're the ones apparently running the show now, is anyone steering the boat?

[Ricki does not want the barge to smash into a sun and everyone to burn up, even though he's currently in the inmate-reclaimed bar and part of him is rather enjoying the fiddling.]

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[rickitikitarr]

Yes, I'm sure it won't be a shock if I reveal I've dealt with an egotist or two over the years.

[But;]

Do you actually want to figure me out? Is that something you do with your temporaries?

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[chaotica]

I want to help. And yes, I do that with my temporaries. And with everyone else I have an excuse to.

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[rickitikitarr]

So you're an equal opportunist, but now I'm on your radar.

[He thinks is a fair characterization.]

How does it help?

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[chaotica]

Therapy, you mean?

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[rickitikitarr]

Oh, I-

[A dismissive wave. He'd misunderstood the context of the helping, then, hadn't made the jump from talking to his actual profession.]

Right. I know the theory.

[Though in his day and age it's much more lying on a couch staring at the ceiling. Plus, the stigma, of course.]