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velocette[There's very little light, of course; but the faint light from his cigarette and a lighter are just enough to show the two fish bowls he has on his desk, and the silky tails of the two bettas inside them.]
I wonder if this place, being a safer place for some of us than our own homes, doesn't create stagnation. I wonder if, without the Admiral's piloting skills, some of us would just lie down one day and never get back up.
I think that's what was happening with Harvey. It wasn't safe at home, and at least here he knew it would go on and on no matter what he did.
If I ever get another inmate, I'll have to figure something else out to stir up some motivation in them. There's something to be said for the carrot and the stick, I guess.
...Is it dark, or is it just me? [He has to ask that seriously okay]
I wonder if this place, being a safer place for some of us than our own homes, doesn't create stagnation. I wonder if, without the Admiral's piloting skills, some of us would just lie down one day and never get back up.
I think that's what was happening with Harvey. It wasn't safe at home, and at least here he knew it would go on and on no matter what he did.
If I ever get another inmate, I'll have to figure something else out to stir up some motivation in them. There's something to be said for the carrot and the stick, I guess.
...Is it dark, or is it just me? [He has to ask that seriously okay]
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Date: 2014-11-08 12:17 am (UTC)It's hard not to reflect more on mistakes than victories.
How are you holding up?
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Date: 2014-11-08 06:59 am (UTC)It is very dark, though. Would you like a lantern?
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Date: 2014-11-10 09:02 pm (UTC)[Now that would make painting a lot easier. He smiles, a little sheepish.]
If you have one to spare.
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Date: 2014-11-11 02:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-11-15 02:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-11-15 01:47 pm (UTC)Where is your cabin?
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Date: 2014-11-16 03:23 am (UTC)[He does have a gift for her when she arrives, though: a battered copy of Medea that he had brought from home.]
->spam?
Date: 2014-11-16 06:24 pm (UTC)[She has a small crowd of lanterns with her when she arrives, and one in her hands for him.]
Oh! Is that a play?
Spam!
Date: 2014-12-01 06:44 am (UTC)Thank you. And yes, it is. I thought you'd like it, if you haven't read it before. It's best when you read a part out loud.
Spam!
Date: 2014-12-01 07:06 am (UTC)Re: Spam!
Date: 2014-12-01 11:08 pm (UTC)[It's the stories you get hooked on that really say something about who you are, in his opinion.]
Spam!
Date: 2014-12-03 07:50 am (UTC)Have you heard of a human novel called "Flatland"? I find it a very good analogue for the four-dimensional experience.
Re: Spam!
Date: 2014-12-11 05:15 am (UTC)No, but I'll look into it. Is it futuristic? Most science fiction is--for good reason, I guess [motioning at their very futuristic Barge] but I always feel outdated.
Spam!
Date: 2014-12-11 06:43 pm (UTC)