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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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[tucky]

Maybe we can steer it.

[rickitikitarr]

Ugh, be careful. Pressing buttons without knowing what they do seems like a terrible idea.

[Even if they're just proverbial buttons.]

[tucky]

... Well, I'm not too worried, 'cause I think the Admiral's still there. I think he did this.

[rickitikitarr]

That's a nice way to look at it, darling. I never thought I'd say it, but I certainly hope so.

[tucky]

At least this is pretty fun, isn't it? We can do whatever we want to.

[rickitikitarr]

To a certain extent, I'm sure.

[tucky]

The only thing I tried to do that didn't work was send Arthas away.

[rickitikitarr]

He's the one with the-

[A vague sort of explodey gesture.]

[tucky]

Yeah.

I'm still waiting for him to get punished, but maybe it happened and they just ain't telling inmates about it.

[rickitikitarr]

This isn't a place that's set up for serious punishment, is it?

[tucky]

If you're gonna do stuff like that, I think it should be.

[rickitikitarr]

The problem with that is who else it might get turned on. I don't want some warden deciding that I need to be in the stocks for giving them lip.

[tucky]

He tried to destroy the whole Barge and kill us!

[rickitikitarr]

Yes, but the idiots will get that privilege, as well as the responsible wardens.

[tucky]

Then the responsible ones could just bail you out, of the idiots tried to go at you. I'd bail you out.

[rickitikitarr]

It's never that simple, in practice. For one thing, how would they know who to believe?

[tucky]

I don't know, but there's a lot of wardens that like me.

[rickitikitarr]

But what about someone like me?

[Pushing for her to consider.]

[tucky]

What do you mean? You're pretty trustworthy.

[rickitikitarr]

Tiffany.

[Despairing, but a little too self interested to correct her. Just;]

Not everyone thinks so.

[tucky]

Well... you're always nice to me, and you give me good advice.

Do you not want me to trust you?

[rickitikitarr]

No, I certainly don't mind if you do. I just don't think the wardens would agree with you.

[tucky]

Have you pulled some shit here?

[rickitikitarr]

No.

[Except for the thing with the molotov cocktails but this is a public thread, so right now he just says it like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.]

[tucky]

Then I bet they would. I've pulled some shit here, and I feel trusted.