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[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: 2014-11-10 09:09 pm (UTC)[He's sold on this idea, as well as on the challenge of making it the best it can possibly be given the wide range of issues that come with families fleeing domestic violence.]