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[notafuckingnut]

[Hello Barge! There is a more subdued than usual Richie greeting you all with a quiet, self-conscious smile, although he never quite looks at the screen.]

Um. Hi. So...I guess I'm here for a couple days? Like a field trip or something. Scared straight kinda thing I guess. I dunno.

Anyway. Hi. This is a pretty cool place you got here, aside from the whole prison thing.

[A/N: for the next few days, Richie is AFFECTED, in this case meaning Seth was marginalised. As a result, Richie's spent quite a bit of time in and out of various facilities, and consequently is fairly institutionalized. He doesn't quite get morals really, but he does what he's told with little complaint; basically he's an overgrown puppy who's stopped biting because he doesn't like getting swatted by the newspaper after, not so much because he's learned it's wrong to.]

Comments

[lastmanstanding]

...You kidding? There's no prison. This place ain't a fucking hot-house at all. They let you wander around unsupervised.

[He has had a day to adjust]

[notafuckingnut]

...you sure? 'Cause they said it was.

[not that he really knows who They are. He looks more than a little uncertain about this development.]

[lastmanstanding]

I know that's what they told me. Transfer and then I wake up in a room with a private shower and people tellin' me I can do what I want.

You doing time?

[notafuckingnut]

...no, I'm just visiting. I think Ratched's just trying to teach me a lesson or something.

[her name isn't really Ratched, he just doesn't like her enough to actually bother with her real name.]

[lastmanstanding]

...Where were you? Or are you? If you're visiting.

[notafuckingnut]

Osawatomie. It's a state place.

[because that explains everything apparently. Either way he pulls a face, which explains enough.]

You?

[lastmanstanding]

Sing-Sing transferring to Attica. Doing the stretch.

[That's code for "Life Sentence." Hoffman extends his hand so Richie sees the tattoo. anyone familiar with prison knows that pig-means corrupt cop.]

[notafuckingnut]

[nope, alas, this version of Richie missed the whole prison thing, so about all Hoffman gets for the trouble is a vacant and curious look like someone who's never seen the ink before.]

What'd you do?

[awed; this guy's Tough.]

[lastmanstanding]

I was up in the mix. I killed a man.

[notafuckingnut]

...why? What'd he do?

SPAM.

[some_kinda_hero]

[Claire doesn't see the transmission go out, too busy on her way to the gym. She's not working, but she needs to dance, needs a distraction and a release.]

Re: SPAM.

[notafuckingnut]

[oh, hello Claire? You wanted to encounter a Gecko along the way, didn't you? Of course you did. Regardless, there's one in the hallway now. He gives her an unassuming smile, as if there is nothing amiss in this situation at all.]

SPAM.

[some_kinda_hero]

[Despite forgiving him recently, she still freezes. Coming back to her senses, and uncertain if he's affected or not, Claire just nods at him.]

Re: SPAM.

[notafuckingnut]

Um. Hi.

[he seems uncertain, like he's not sure if saying hello is okay or not. But unlike usual there's no sign that he actually recognises her; he's being polite, but he knows by the normal rules he probably shouldn't be talking to her.]

[some_kinda_hero]

[She politely dips her head, smile small.] Hi. You're, uh, new here, right?

[Please be affected, please be affected. She's not ready to talk to him yet.]

[notafuckingnut]

Uh, yeah. I'm just visiting.

[fingers to mouth, chewing the nail, the skin. Something.]

I think it's just a scared straight kind of thing.

What about you?

HELLO ICON, lol

[some_kinda_hero]

I live here. [She looks him over, fast, and then steps forward. Hand out in greeting.] My name's Claire.

Heh

[notafuckingnut]

[he looks her over too, maybe a little too lingering, but he seems to catch himself, and up snap the eyes with a guilty look. Face.]

I'm Richie.

[he hesitates for a moment, then shakes her hand, pulling back about as soon as he can extricate himself to tuck the arm under the one connected to the fingers he's still chewing on.]

What'd you do?

Re: Heh

[some_kinda_hero]

[Interesting.]

I'm a Warden here, I came by choice.

[She crosses her arms and ask:] What'd you do?

[deadliestviper]

[Beatrix Kiddo: assassin, actress, fake therapist extraordinaire.] The intention isn't to scare you, in fact we're hoping to keep you comfortable during your stay. It's easier to do this kind of work in a safe place.

[notafuckingnut]

[so suspicious.]

What kind of work? I thought the only point was "keep up with your schedule and shit or you'll end up in a place like this"?

[deadliestviper]

Therapeutic work, the kind of work you seem to have been doing already. A visit isn't a punishment, it's an opportunity.

[notafuckingnut]

For what?

[nope, he's not being argumentative, only curious.]

[deadliestviper]

To use resources and develop skills you might not have been able to before.

[notafuckingnut]

...like what? It's a prison. I'm not sure there's a whole lot of helpful stuff I could learn.