IC contact for lastvoyages

[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 thinks it over, carefully. He has a few questions, but he doesn't want to push her too far. Perhaps just one that should be easy.]

How would you describe your relationship with your sister? Your file talks about her, but that's not the same thing.

[littlebattles]

Jessica?

[June asks, surprised; it's not a question she'd been expecting.]

She was a brat when we were kids, and she grew up to be just as snotty and uptight as you'd expect. She held every favor she ever did for me over my head.

[She lets out a dry chuckle.]

I'd describe our relationship as strained.

[fork_off]

[How people relate to those closest to them says a lot about them.]

That sounds quite difficult. I assume your parents often took her side?

[littlebattles]

Our dad did. She was his gifted little angel.

[fork_off]

[Perhaps that is one of the root of her assumption that no one will take her side?]

My youngest sister was similar. She could have gotten away with murder if he was the judge.

[littlebattles]

Did your dad disinherit you, too?

[fork_off]

No, though I wasn't close to him even before I went to sea. I'm sure your childhood was more fractious than mine.

[littlebattles]

What about your mom? Were you close?

[fork_off]

Closer than my father, though the one I'm closest to out of my family was my older sister. She's a respectable woman, but not stuffy about it.

[littlebattles]

It must be nice, feeling supported by your family.

[June, your mom continually bailed you out of whatever financial trouble you got yourself into and your father wouldn't have written you out of his will if you didn't have a penchant for pissing away money, so don't even play.]

[fork_off]

It does provided a firm foundation for life, I have found. But, there are other places to find support.

[He doesn't completely disbelieve everything she says, but when she starts sighing over how easy others had it or how hard her life was, he is a bit on guard.]

[littlebattles]

I've found that relying on myself is the best way to go.

[fork_off]

I would argue that it's not always the best way. There are times when one must rely on others.

[When, for instance, you only have one leg and are recovering from having the other one cut off.]

[littlebattles]

And when you pick the wrong person, where does that get you?

[fork_off]

Depending on how badly you chose, you could be right buggered. But you should use the information you gained from that to make a better choice the next time.

[littlebattles]

And what if the better choice is going it alone?

Plenty of people have let me down and screwed me over, but I've never screwed myself over.

[fork_off]

And when you get yourself stuck in a spot you can't get out of on your own? Are you content to just die that way?

[littlebattles]

No. But I'm pretty good at getting out of jams on my own.

[fork_off]

Pretty good isn't perfect.

[littlebattles]

If you want perfection out of anything, Thomas, you're going to be waiting for a long time.

[fork_off]

I don't want perfection, I want to know that you won't die from stupidity when you leave!

[littlebattles]

[It's the implied concern more than the harsh tone that makes her hesitate, looking over at him.]

You're actually worried about me.

[Not about what trouble she might cause, but about her.]

[fork_off]

[He blinks at her for a moment. He hadn't realized she'd not understood that.]

Of course I'm worried about you. That's why I want to help you. You're my friend.

[littlebattles]

You want to help me because of your deal.

[She's not quite accusing him of lying, but. It is why the wardens are here.]

But as long as I graduate, you'll get it no matter what happens to me after.

[fork_off]

[He sighs.]

My deal is why I came here and decided to help an inmate, yes. But I care about you as more than the means to an end. And I do care about what happens to you after you graduate.