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[whattheytellyou]

[Public]Let's talk about something besides barge comas and warden incidents for a while, huh

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[creatingalegacy]

I'll believe it when I see it, and I don't give a shit about sports.

Private

[whattheytellyou]

Oh, you're in a good mood today. I'm glad to see it, Amanda.

Can you play any? You didn't answer that one.

Re: Private

[creatingalegacy]

No. What part of my childhood indicated to you that I ever fuckin' joined a kids' team?

[She doesn't know all the rules to any sport. She gets the running the bases, three strikes means you're out aspects of baseball, for example, but nothing deeper than that.]

Private

[whattheytellyou]

No individual sports? Archery, rock climbing, track, so on? Not even after you met Kramer?

Private;

[expectremorse]

We could always talk about your work.

[beat] Alternatively...

[dammit. He seems distracted for a moment.] Travel.

Private;

[whattheytellyou]

...Travel?

Hoffman. It's like you're not even trying.

Private;

[expectremorse]

I'm trying to think of a good one but all of my ideas are coming out inappropriate.

[beat]

My usual questions involve "What is your opinion on capitol punishment." "What do you think of the current situation with insert your favorite sports team" to "what did you think of that particular movie."

Okay.

Bear with me. This was a good conversation starter-at least it got my sister interested before the man tried to make a move and I was forced to bodily eject him from the bar we were at.

If you could swim with dolphins or sharks, which would you do?

Re: Private;

[whattheytellyou]

Oh, that is a good one. Terrible pick-up line, but definitely interesting.

So if I were to say dolphins, it would make me the feminine, giggly sort who has a stuffed dolphin pillow on her bed and likes music television, right? And if I say sharks, I'm after your (not your, but a man in general) money.

However, being...who I am. I wouldn't want to swim with dolphins. Dolphins are intelligent, and intelligence makes an animal more unpredictable. I won't go into details, but...dolphins. No.

Sharks will leave you alone if you leave them alone, with the exception of a few of the more notorious species.

So...sharks. I'd swim with sharks.

[majorum_pride]

Any subject provides a topic of argument. Sex. Politics. Religion, obviously. But position. Rank as warden or inmate. Parents. Children. Family. Humanity. Anything else but humanity. Occupation. Entertainment. The only requests I've not seen meet with angry debate is intoxication and fighting.

Preferred drink might suffice.

[whattheytellyou]

I don't mind an argument. I just want a change of pace.

[majorum_pride]

I admire your tactful avoidance of the word "bored". There's a superstition that we invoke trouble by mentioning that word.

What is it that you usually enjoy talking about?

[whattheytellyou]

I have a firmly held belief that being bored means you're boring.

I like talking about a lot of things. I want to see if anyone here can engage me in their interests, though.

[whattheytellyou]

[O'Brien gets video just to see "all the things" in her room - which are her bed, her desk, a footlocker with her clothes, and her computer.]

Try again, Comrade.

[whattheytellyou]

You're supposed to be engaging my interest.

[whattheytellyou]

No, you absolutely did not.

[whattheytellyou]

Loki, I'll be furious if you don't tell me this story.