"If I'd found Hilbert walking away from a dead body? I'd walk him to Zero, call someone to take care of Abel, and call a few more people to help me figure out what in the hells happened."
With a slight shrug, "I know who I'd call, but - that's why I think a standardised procedure would be helpful. No one would have to crowdsource these things, no matter who you knew or who your friends were."
"Do you honestly think that if there were some kind of procedure or protocol, anyone would follow it?" she asks, folding her arms.
"It's still a popularity game, especially for the kind of people who show up here. If they don't like whoever they're supposed to contact and they do like whoever has been killed?" Because she wouldn't if she didn't trust them. Not with this group.
"I think Malcolm would have, and - enough others would that it's worth having." There was a definitely beat of hesitation there, though, before he admits, "But I was gone for a while. I might still be looking through rose-colored glasses."
Even through this clusterfuck, the Barge feels remarkably well-intentioned and collaborative in comparison.
"And honestly I'm not sure why anyone would. Like you said there's no training. There's no qualification, no justification, no explanation. If I need help, it's with this shit."
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Date: 2024-07-08 09:16 am (UTC)From:"What makes you think I need help?" she asks, not a challenge necessarily, but an honest question.
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Date: 2024-07-08 05:24 pm (UTC)From:"And I think we've got some things in common. I can barely remember a time when I wasn't tired."
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Date: 2024-07-09 12:23 am (UTC)From:Being dead hasn't changed that much for her. In fact, being dead has changed much less than she had imagined that it might.
"How would you have handled this shitshow?"
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Date: 2024-07-09 12:58 am (UTC)From:With a slight shrug, "I know who I'd call, but - that's why I think a standardised procedure would be helpful. No one would have to crowdsource these things, no matter who you knew or who your friends were."
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Date: 2024-07-09 02:35 am (UTC)From:"It's still a popularity game, especially for the kind of people who show up here. If they don't like whoever they're supposed to contact and they do like whoever has been killed?" Because she wouldn't if she didn't trust them. Not with this group.
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Date: 2024-07-09 03:18 am (UTC)From:Even through this clusterfuck, the Barge feels remarkably well-intentioned and collaborative in comparison.
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Date: 2024-07-09 03:42 am (UTC)From:She doesn't trust Malcolm at all.
"And honestly I'm not sure why anyone would. Like you said there's no training. There's no qualification, no justification, no explanation. If I need help, it's with this shit."