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[closeyourfist]

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

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[mercurialize]

So you're.. making a contract?

[It's a wonder what he's so scared of, what personal information requires this sort of safety net. Then again, how safe could it possibly be in a place like this? It sounds like something Momma K would do but there's a difference here...]

Huh, well, if it makes you feel better. It is hard to trust people around here. Guess I can't blame you.

[closeyourfist]

Is it so unheard of? That a Warden and Inmate come to an agreement regarding how they're to interact with each other?

[mercurialize]

Nah, that part makes sense. Calling it a contract just seems... kind of formal, don't you think?

[He definitely laid out boundaries for Kara but they certainly weren't so formal. He can't help but assume this is a bit more.. serious?]

[closeyourfist]

And why shouldn't it be?

[mercurialize]

[How does he explain that the only contracts he's familiar with usually involve money and murder... He decides against explaining and it comes to just a shrug.]

Fair enough.

So if all you're looking for is someone willing to sign this contract for your security, why wait for permanent warden at all?

[closeyourfist]

Why waste my time on someone who stops having my interests at the forefront after a month?

[mercurialize]

That's... not actually how that works. Not sure if you've noticed this, but we can still have a conversation without the Admiral encouraging us to do so.

Like I said at the beginning, it's all your call. I'm not saying you should trust me, but I am saying it's up to you whether or not you wait for the Admiral to drag you into a pair with someone or not. Why wait to do a contract with a warden until the Admiral says so? These are just.. opportunities and it's up to you whether you choose to take them or not.

[closeyourfist]

You are here because I am your responsibility this month. If you were more than that, you could offer me more than unlocked doors.

[mercurialize]

[He shrugs.]

If that's your decision, then who am I to argue?

[He takes another sip of his wine.]

Anything else I can get you while you have my attention?

[closeyourfist]

Is there? [ He raises an eyebrow. ] I'm only half an artificer here and have been since I arrived. The return of any missing talents can only be fielded by permanent assignments, you see.

[mercurialize]

That's true, if they agreed to the idea.

[He gestures with his wine to take a sip at the end of his sentence.]

Well, if that's all you need...

[He'll stand from his seat and give courteous dip of his head.]

Enjoy the wine.