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[closeyourfist]

"The likes of you stand to benefit from the likes of me."

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[closeyourfist]

I'm curious how you intend to apply that. Most of my minders have been fairly hands-off, save for where intervention has been needed. Death, disaster. You know. The outliers.

[malicieux]

Perhaps some question will come to your mind, or a simple need to commiserate. My wardens were rather involved, but, as I said, I made myself a handful. And one of them had more of a nature to check in rather frequently. Do you prefer I leave you to your business unless an outlier shows itself?

[closeyourfist]

I appreciate your goals and wish you luck in them. However, I am not going to graduate with a temporary warden no matter how much or how little I happen to agree with them. This process does not really begin for me until it actually begins, and I see no benefit in doing anything but maintaining my routine and place here in the meantime.

[malicieux]

Of course. The temporary assignment is simply in place to keep some idea of order. I would be quite impressed should someone find any real use out of them.

[closeyourfist]

We understand each other, then. Splendid.

[malicieux]

I'm not as unreasonable nor as deluded as some people might have you believe.

[closeyourfist]

Oh, so you have a reputation.

[malicieux]

To put it mildly. What's the point of living quietly?

[closeyourfist]

Unobstructed observation and the element of surprise.

[malicieux]

I've never struggled with the two myself.

{ It probably helps that, you know, he's a supernatural being, but that is also neither here nor there. }

And I'd never survive if all eyes weren't constantly on me.

[closeyourfist]

It takes all sorts for things to run smoothly, I've found.

[ He likes attention but he is also very aware of how much having eyes on him constantly can stifle him. It's a fine line to balance. ]

[malicieux]

If things ran smoothly, neither of us would have found ourselves dead and on this ship as inmates.

[closeyourfist]

I would argue that is more a sign in favor than against for me.

[ The alternative to coming here would not have been preferable. ]

[malicieux]

If only we could all be so fortunate, then.

[closeyourfist]

Did you wish to meet in person? There are a limited number of places that I can go, and the ship is -- well, as it is for now.

[malicieux]

Limited due to your inmate status, or for reasons beyond that?

[closeyourfist]

As far as I know, only the former.