First little lie ♰ Keep me breathing as the water rises up again

[beingdifferent]

[The first image the camera captures is a pair of large brown eyes, blinking sleepily before widening. They dart back and forth as their owner pulls the communicator back, showing a small pale face framed by dark curls, mouth curled into a frown. Zoom back a little more and the starry expanse from the deck is visible in the background.

The girl in the foreground bites at her bottom lip, licks it, looks around again before frowning at the communicator. She pulls it up closer, staring at the screen, and speaks one word with a distinct note of fear in her voice.]

...Mommy?

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[mistconduct]

Usually. Yeah.


Nah, but maybe Megamind does, or maybe the rec room or whatever has one.

When's the cast coming off?

[beingdifferent]

The rec room, is that where you're taking me first?

The doctor said in eight weeks.

[mistconduct]

Yeah, is that cool?

Merlin can speed that shit right up for you. I once got almost beaten to death, I was up and walking around no problem after three days.

[beingdifferent]

Yes. Is that your favorite place to go when you're here?

Are you sure? Three days is not a very long time for a big problem.

[mistconduct]

Nah. I like my room, and my neighbor's room, and the deck and the gym way more.

Merlin's magic. He can get you healed in like two days. If that.

[beingdifferent]

Will I get to see those places too?

Then I want to meet him! I don't like my cast much.

[mistconduct]

I mean, sure, if you want. Nothing really to see, they're just bedrooms. The gym's nothing to write home about either.

Yeah, who does? I'll introduce you.

[beingdifferent]

Are there exciting places besides the deck? And where there are pets?

[mistconduct]

Well, it's like, some people bring their own pets, or if you're an inmate, sometimes a warden'll give you one. Usually it's wardens who have, like, dogs and things.

And I don't know, I think the CES and the CTS are pretty fucking awesome. You ever watch Star Trek? It's like the holodeck in Star Trek, I'm dead serious.

[beingdifferent]

Do you have one?

That old show? Yes, Daddy watched it sometimes. Does it let you go anywhere?

[mistconduct]

Nah. My dad never let me have pets and my warden has this bad history with dogs. I hang with my neighbor's dog, though.

You're still technically on the Barge, but it doesn't really feel like that at all.

[beingdifferent]

What's the difference between CTS and CES?

[mistconduct]

One's a fight simulation and the other's an environment simulation. I think.

[beingdifferent]

A fight simulation? Is there much call for that?

[mistconduct]

Uh, yeah. Lots of us are like. Assassins and ninjas and warriors and shit.