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bythe_books

091 - DELAYED REACTION.

Apr 27, 2010 18:48

[Warden Filter]
How the hell do you force autonomy on somebody?

[Sighhh.]

Not that I'm-- I know force isn't really the right way to go about this, but I'm about at my wits' end here. Me and Prefect, we were making progress, real progress, and now ( Read more... )

let's get serious!, sam tyler hates fun, wardening

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Wardens: fullmetalcorset April 27 2010, 23:51:12 UTC

Perhaps give him a certain novel or two and discuss the moral implications thereof.

Wardens: bythe_books April 27 2010, 23:53:18 UTC

What I need to do is break him out of his comfort zone. It's just risky.

Re: Wardens: fullmetalcorset April 28 2010, 00:16:19 UTC

He's certainly been here long enough for you to do so, from what I understand. In some cases, things can only get better.

Re: Wardens: bythe_books April 28 2010, 00:43:41 UTC

Yeah, or it could get a lot worse.

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[Warden Filter] i_excel April 27 2010, 23:51:37 UTC

Inventory, you say?

You'll be wanting an Inmate for that though, right?

[Warden Filter] bythe_books April 27 2010, 23:53:49 UTC

Er... dunno, actually. Most jobs are for inmates, but Inventory... ask the Admiral?

[Warden Filter] i_excel April 27 2010, 23:55:57 UTC

Will do. But if someone thinks there's an Inmate in need of work that could do it, I won't get in their way. They need it more than I do.

...Can I ask why Prefect is being taken off?

[Warden Filter] bythe_books April 27 2010, 23:59:26 UTC

I'm breaking him out of his comfort zone. I can't force him to make his own decisions, but I can force him to try something new.

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Warden Filter gimmethemap April 27 2010, 23:53:12 UTC

You could arrange to have Prefect do things with other people? People who are not O'Brien and Beatty?

Warden Filter bythe_books April 27 2010, 23:56:42 UTC

He does, sometimes. The thing with Prefect is just about everybody here wants to take advantage of him.

Warden Filter gimmethemap April 28 2010, 00:00:39 UTC

So, you pick them.

If you want your kid to learn how to swim, Sam, sometimes you have to shove them in the water.

Warden Filter bythe_books April 28 2010, 00:02:55 UTC

And, like a kid, Prefect'll just reject anybody I throw at him.

Morgan, most kids aren't as prone to dying as Prefect is.

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Private buywithme April 27 2010, 23:54:13 UTC

You know that I mind getting my hands dirty!

Private - I NEVER GET TO USE THIS ICON bythe_books April 27 2010, 23:57:37 UTC

Then you're really gonna hate me in a few days.

Private - He doesn't know what you're up too, but he knows he doesn't want too! buywithme April 28 2010, 00:00:52 UTC

Sam, no!

Private - THAT'S OUR PREFECT bythe_books April 28 2010, 00:02:14 UTC

Too late.

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warden filter bythe_books May 7 2010, 01:01:05 UTC

I don't give a damn what kind of totalitarian either one of those bloody clowns are! Prefect is as easy to mould as clay, Howie, so long as somebody tells him what he wants to hear. You don't understand, you weren't around for the whole... Sylar thing.

It's got nothing to do with what kind of dystopian world they come from; it's got to do with Prefect latching onto anything remotely familiar. As long as he's got somebody telling him that it's good to shun individuality and dig his heels in and stick to "orthodoxy," he's going to feel justified and go right ahead and do it.

Plus, I'm not gonna sit around while somebody whose job it is to condition people latches his hooks into my inmate!

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Re: warden filter bythe_books May 7 2010, 01:56:32 UTC

...right, sorry, I'm used to people sort of jumping right into arguments here. It's a bit weird when they respond to me seriously.