[ Oh, there are so many places he could stick a knife, so many things he could say to be cruel, to make him feel worse, things that might give him leverage later on.
But Vincent doesn't trust this many openings. Which is why he simply nods. ]
So you see a file as a weapon to use against an inmate?
I was afraid of what they would do with the information. But I also hoard intel. I always have. I'm better about it now than I used to be but...that's not saying much, all told.
[Answering Vincent's questions is hard and they're not even that probing yet.]
As an opportunity. Even if you never let me read it, I think you should read it. There may be something in here that can tell you what you're here for. How to graduate. There may be something useful.
I appreciate the advice, truly, but I meant that file in your hands.
Would you, in my shoes, still see it as a weapon, a threat? Vulnerability scrawled large upon a page... or do you think I, as an inmate, should see it differently than you did?
Without reading it I couldn't really say. I don't know how much of your vulnerabilities are written here. What I saw was just an overview of your background. You, as an inmate, as my inmate, get to decide how much more of it I see or don't.
[ His lips pull back a little, not quite a bearing of teeth but more of a rictus than a smile. His voice isn't harsh, just matter of fact. He knows how this works. He knows how this goes. Charity must be offered visibly, even if it's a lie. Piousness must be shown to the fools, even by the sinner. ]
You've had my file for two months. What you chose to do with it or not has been your decision, and in that time, I was not consulted... on anything, as a matter of fact. I was given busywork, oh yes, help in the kitchens. And I have been dutiful, sir. If the beginning of my file has told you nothing else, it should tell you that I am dutiful.
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But Vincent doesn't trust this many openings. Which is why he simply nods. ]
So you see a file as a weapon to use against an inmate?
[ A jab, but the gentlest one in there. ]
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So you agree with Arthur, then?
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[Answering Vincent's questions is hard and they're not even that probing yet.]
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How do you think I should see it?
From your perspective. If you were in my shoes.
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I appreciate the advice, truly, but I meant that file in your hands.
Would you, in my shoes, still see it as a weapon, a threat? Vulnerability scrawled large upon a page... or do you think I, as an inmate, should see it differently than you did?
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[ His lips pull back a little, not quite a bearing of teeth but more of a rictus than a smile. His voice isn't harsh, just matter of fact. He knows how this works. He knows how this goes. Charity must be offered visibly, even if it's a lie. Piousness must be shown to the fools, even by the sinner. ]
You've had my file for two months. What you chose to do with it or not has been your decision, and in that time, I was not consulted... on anything, as a matter of fact. I was given busywork, oh yes, help in the kitchens. And I have been dutiful, sir. If the beginning of my file has told you nothing else, it should tell you that I am dutiful.