19 ⚓ Video ⚓ Such as poets love to celebrate

[hearrrtofgold]

[Backdated to Flood's End]

That was incredible! It was eloquent and lyrical and insane and I haven't been that confused since my first acid trip.

Well done, Admiral. Three out of five stars.

[Warden Filter]

Okay, who's got keys to the lab?

[Private to Philip]

Hi. You might not want to talk to me, but I'm Duke, the guy who's supposed to keep an eye on you. Is there anything you need?

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private

[broughtwhiskey]

[He doesn't want to particularly talk to Duke, no. But if his experience with that very strange girl that's fixated on him (Read: Abigail) is any indication, ignoring only serves to encourage people around here.]

I'm fine.

private

[hearrrtofgold]

[Plenty of inmates feel the same way. Duke would, in their plac. Forcing the issue isn't going to help anything.]

You're sure you don't need anything?

private

[broughtwhiskey]

I'm positive. If that changes, I'll let you know.

[Or he won't.]

[He isn't going to treat Duke any differently than he has any other warden trying to offer him help of any kind. He doesn't want to owe anyone anything. Period.]

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[hearrrtofgold]

All right.

[Let's be real, he probably won't. But for what it's worth, any debt someone incurs with Duke can be easily paid by stories.]

I don't suppose I could tempt you with pie.

private

[broughtwhiskey]

No. Thank you.

[He might be incredibly standoffish and distant, but he remains polite about it at least.]

[theresalwayshope]

Shakespeare fan, I take it? Why am I not surprised?

[hearrrtofgold]

To an extent. Now if that were a Homer flood, I'd still be squealing like a preteen girl at a Justin Bieber concert.

[theresalwayshope]

Ohhhhhh, my God, I would pay to see that. And I'd murder you if you got to be Ulysses and I didn't get to try your bow.

[hearrrtofgold]

Odysseus. Don't go Latinate on me.

[audio]

[tucky]

What's five out of five?

Asking the important questions.]

[audio]

[hearrrtofgold]

The Matrix, and everyone is Neo.

[audio]

[tucky]

Nah, see, that would mean everything here is fake; just an illusion. I know I don't want that.

[audio]

[hearrrtofgold]

You don't? I would've thought everyone preferred to think of this as an illusion.

[termofendearment]

You forgot exhausting and pointless. Except I couldn't sleep through it like in high school.

[hearrrtofgold]

You went to high school?

[termofendearment]

You sound surprised.

[hearrrtofgold]

Flabbergasted.

warden filter

[chaotica]

I do, for one.

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[hearrrtofgold]

Could you let me in? There's an inmate who wants to tinker around and I want to be there with him.

warden filter

[chaotica]

I'm not going to supervise, I don't have the time. But you can take the key, or ask the Admiral for one.

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[hearrrtofgold]

Can I borrow yours? I'll supervise him, I just need access.

[no_tell_belle]

Did you ever figure out which of you was Rosencrantz and which was Guildenstern?

[hearrrtofgold]

A few times. He remembered, I didn't.

[no_tell_belle]

Well, as confusing as it was...for everyone...you two were quite entertaining.

[hearrrtofgold]

Are you laughing at our bewilderment? Because I would too if I were in your place.