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[littlebattles]

[If I don't have an active post up, feel free to use this post to have your character call, videochat, text, or knock on June's door.]

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[fork_off]

[He decides that "Who can say anyone has a choice?" is needlessly philosophical.]

I understand how you would come to that conclusion. Your hand did often seem forced.

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[littlebattles]

It was.

[She leans forward eagerly, clasping her hands in front of her.]

Thank you for understanding that. I-- my file--

[She pauses to swallow; to catch her breath.]

I didn't read the whole thing while I had it. I wasn't sure how obvious everything would be to someone who didn't have to live it.

[She'd had plenty of time to read the file, and had in fact intended to read it cover to cover. But then she'd gotten to the description of the security guard and the airlock and everything that had happened there, and she'd had to put it down. She'd been trying to work up the courage to go back to it when Thomas had showed up to collect it.]

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[fork_off]

[He tries to choose his words carefully. He wants to explain how he feels about her actions, but he doesn't want her to close off from him, either.]

You have done things I do not approve of. Yet, I have been in situations where hopelessness and desperation could drive any man... or woman to desperate actions. A tired, despairing mind can convince itself that many things, however terrible, are necessary. That does not mean that they cannot change their path, however hard that would be.

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[littlebattles]

And I do.

[Still eagerly, still leaning forward.]

I've been here for six months, and I haven't caused any trouble. I haven't done a single bad thing.

[You know, other than lying about her identity, lying about her backstory, pretending to be a warden, getting Thomas drunk for the purposes of gaining access to his cabin under the guise of helping him home, sneaking into his cabin again later, stealing her file, and seriously contemplating the possibility of attempting to convince the rest of the wardens that he's is unhinged and lying should he decide to out her. Just normal things.]

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[fork_off]

[He chews that over.]

Nothing terrible, no. You did lie, repeatedly. And steal your file.

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[littlebattles]

I know.

[She glances down at her hands, looking contrite.]

But you understand why I needed to?

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[fork_off]

[He sighs.]

No, to be honest, I don't. You had a fresh start here, you didn't need to lie to compound that. And stealing your file... I wouldn't have used it to hurt you. I swear.

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[littlebattles]

[Just reading it is using it to hurt me, she thinks but doesn't say.]

I do have a fresh start. I'm taking that seriously. And I'm using it to become who I might have been, if so many things in my old life hadn't gotten in my way.

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[fork_off]

[He frowns at her phrasing.]

You say that like everything that happened was someone else's fault.

[littlebattles]

Not all of it. I know that sometimes things just-- happen.

[The only options in the world: someone else's fault, or no one's fault.]

[fork_off]

But nothing that you did? Ever?

[He understands things done in desperation or despair. He does not appreciate people trying to deny responsibility. At all.]

[littlebattles]

No, that's not--

[She stutters, fingers worrying at the edge of her hammock.]

Everybody makes mistakes sometimes.

[fork_off]

Of course they do.

[He reaches out to her.]

I like you, June, I do. I think you're a lovely woman. But you have a bad habit of dodging responsibility.

[littlebattles]

[She hesitates, but lets him take her hand.]

Is there always going to be a catch with your compliments?

[She asks dryly.]

[fork_off]

Not always.

[He squeezes her hand.]

Just when I'm making a point.

[littlebattles]

I think we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one.

[fork_off]

All right, I won't push.

[littlebattles]

[She relaxes, releasing a breath.]

Thank you.

[Hopefully, she thinks, this means he won't try to make her talk about the file - for now, or even better, not ever.]

[fork_off]

[Unfortunately for that, he has a thought.]

Do you want to read your file? Now that I've read it, I mean.

[littlebattles]

No, thanks. I got the gist.

[fork_off]

Well, you did live it, after all.

Er, is there anything else you want to talk about?

[littlebattles]

Are you going to hold onto the file now that you've read it?

[fork_off]

Well, yes. I'll keep it in my cabin. I can't leave it out where people might find it.

[littlebattles]

[Sigh.]

That's fine.

I'd rather not talk about it at all. There's nothing in there that I want to think about.

[fork_off]

If you don't want to talk about it... what shape do you think your road to graduation will take?