What this is training me for is vampires turning out to be real in my world, whom I'll have to preemptively kill, which would be a real shame because I'm sure some of them are very nice.
[That Walter can spout off something this frivolous and manic is a sign that he hasn't totally lost his comfort around Will. Though he's lost his comfort around other things. Maybe victims don't matter to him if they're vampires. The other man clearly understands they both have a lot to say, and he appreciates that. It isn't like talking to a brick wall, but it is... like swimming uphill. Though Walter's eyes are lidded in a saddened concern.]
Malcolm has told everyone who will listen, [and some people who won't...] not just me, that this is the greatest place ever, he can't get enough. He told me floods and breaches weren't so bad and in ports he fought zombies and space pirates and won. ["Street thugs" on a "space station" were his exact words. It sounded so cool. Now Walter isn't sure.] That he's never been killed, look at him. Did the vampire strike during the guilt-free flood, or something else...? He was shocked when I talked about emergency contacts, and I'm getting worried it never occurred to him to actually have a teleporter and healer and fighter on speed-dial...
[Any info about events before Walter's time is catnip to be honest. If it's less nutritious than some of Will's other bait, so be it.]
Hilbert's history here is another high priority for me, if I can ask. There are inmates who get twisted by their powers, or just psychologically triggered, in Zero. Does everyone actually know he isn't like that? It can be the right choice even then, but... [Why does he hate Hilbert so much? But Walter turns his head a bit, not taking that angle as he's sure it'll receive defensiveness. Better to let Will bring it up, though he'll likely think of it as "something Walter didn't know".] Malcolm decided that on his own, with his few friends. He didn't exactly put it to a vote, and I can't say delayed replies is the word. He was never going to include us at all, and he came off like he was taunting us about it. Lynch mob for Hilbert, sure, but why not worry about lynch mob for anyone acting weird and trigger-happy wardens while we're at it?
[Getting worked up again.] Because someone on the barge has killed and might kill again? Even if it happened recently, that's not news to me, not any that gives me more information to act different. [That are borne of fear.] That's not a big red button moment. That's a day that ends in Y.
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[That Walter can spout off something this frivolous and manic is a sign that he hasn't totally lost his comfort around Will. Though he's lost his comfort around other things. Maybe victims don't matter to him if they're vampires. The other man clearly understands they both have a lot to say, and he appreciates that. It isn't like talking to a brick wall, but it is... like swimming uphill. Though Walter's eyes are lidded in a saddened concern.]
Malcolm has told everyone who will listen, [and some people who won't...] not just me, that this is the greatest place ever, he can't get enough. He told me floods and breaches weren't so bad and in ports he fought zombies and space pirates and won. ["Street thugs" on a "space station" were his exact words. It sounded so cool. Now Walter isn't sure.] That he's never been killed, look at him. Did the vampire strike during the guilt-free flood, or something else...? He was shocked when I talked about emergency contacts, and I'm getting worried it never occurred to him to actually have a teleporter and healer and fighter on speed-dial...
[Any info about events before Walter's time is catnip to be honest. If it's less nutritious than some of Will's other bait, so be it.]
Hilbert's history here is another high priority for me, if I can ask. There are inmates who get twisted by their powers, or just psychologically triggered, in Zero. Does everyone actually know he isn't like that? It can be the right choice even then, but... [Why does he hate Hilbert so much? But Walter turns his head a bit, not taking that angle as he's sure it'll receive defensiveness. Better to let Will bring it up, though he'll likely think of it as "something Walter didn't know".] Malcolm decided that on his own, with his few friends. He didn't exactly put it to a vote, and I can't say delayed replies is the word. He was never going to include us at all, and he came off like he was taunting us about it. Lynch mob for Hilbert, sure, but why not worry about lynch mob for anyone acting weird and trigger-happy wardens while we're at it?
[Getting worked up again.] Because someone on the barge has killed and might kill again? Even if it happened recently, that's not news to me, not any that gives me more information to act different. [That are borne of fear.] That's not a big red button moment. That's a day that ends in Y.