TLV 5 - Video

[bodilesswarrior]

[Barbara is twirling a pen round her fingers with careless dexterity as she leans back in her wheelchair, gaze distant.]

I was going to talk about being a Warden and the responsibilities it entails and the sort of things we need to commit to when we agree to come on board this ship.

[She shakes her head, as the pen spins faster.]

But the truth is I'm not sure if I even have a right to be here. I barely address my own issues, half the time. I know they're there, of course, but there's always something more important.

And when it comes to other people... [A low, bitter laugh.] I ended my engagement over the phone. Didn't even tell him why.

I've used the people I love most. I've manipulated them. I've made them face near certain death, horrific trauma, brutal violence. All because of the mission. The greater good.

[The pen snaps, and she lets the pieces fall.]

Sometimes I think I'm a better vigilante than I am a person, and that's not what the Barge needs.

Comments

Private

[theonlyresponse]

You're a better person than I am.

[mistconduct]

...This flood's stopped being fun now.

[nospecialhurry]

You're wrong, my dear, that's exactly what the Barge wants. After all, it's why I'm here.

Private

[psychic_hotline]

Isn't it?

There's a lot of bad people out there and there's a lot of good people out there, and if I'm learning anything from whatever's going on right now, it's that most of us are neither.

No. The way I'm seeing it, Wardens are less 'good people' and more people who can use their 'badness' constructively. And I think that might be more useful to an Inmate who'd have no way to relate to someone who's only got value to them as a role model.

[ichoosefight]

You have your problems, but deep down you're a good person.

[fuckingvisions]

....Over the phone? [ Oddly nothing else there bothered him.]

[hungryanhorny]

You should hear all the issues I've got sometime. I haven't even told you the problems I've got with you being here.

[wedonot]

[Charles looks kind of tired and his throat's a little scratchy, but he looks more determined and concerned than anything else.] You were brought here for a reason.

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

I think you're way too hard on yourself.

[ukan]

The Barge needs a person willing to do whatever it takes to save the people on board. The problem is that none of the Inmates really want to be that person.

[darknessb4me]

I think the Barge could use more people that value responsibility over their personal lives.