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.
Re: [Day One of the Flood]
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?
Re: [Day One of the Flood]
Re: [Day One of the Flood]
[ 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.