[42] - [Voice, so painfully public]

[doctor_j_crane]

I would like to apologize- [He stops, because he sounds sarcastic. It's like a natural reflex. He continues on more normally.] I would sincerely like to apologize to Hayley Stark for dosing her with a highly unpleasant fear toxin last July, according to the calendar that the Admiral has inflicted on us. It was unwarranted in her case.

[Added later: Crane sounds exasperated.] And in the case of anyone else who was affected at the time.

[Added even later: Crane's getting used to it.] Including people who were directly killed as a result of it, otherwise indirectly impacted or generally traumatized by the experience. At the time I clearly needed to work out who was deserving of what.

Comments

[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

Perhaps. Although I would appreciate it if you kept such creations away from me when experimenting.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Given that I'm an inmate, I'm not currently experimenting on anything. That would be against barge rules.

[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

A pity that this barge doesn't accept creativity.

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[aforger]

You're not helping him, or myself, Mr. Saito. Do us a favor and stop before you give him the wrong ideas.

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[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

Am I being told off, Mr. Eames?

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[aforger]

You're being asked not to encourage things you don't understand. I'd have expected you to want more information before making any judgment.

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[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

I was not making judgement, I was making an observation. You have little to be concerned with, Mr. Eames, your inmate is behaving himself on the matter.

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[aforger]

I trust him to do as much.

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[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

You have trained him well. [Inmates are like dogs, right?]

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[aforger]

He's not a pet. He's a good man, much like Fischer.

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[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

He is a replacement for Fischer, then?

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[aforger]

Different jobs entirely.

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[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

But the same face, forced along the path of new ideas. It strikes a similar chord.

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[aforger]

We deceived Fischer. I'm not planting ideas in my inmate's mind. Similar ideas, perhaps, but entirely different methods.

[Private] - whoa, theme sync. o_o

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Discussing this with me is pointless. Talk to Eames if you feel strongly about it.

[Private] - it's like mind have been read

[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

It was a simple observation. I apologise if you took it as anything else.

[Private] - it' seriously blew my mind.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

It's a rather sensitive issue. I'm sure that you understand.

[Private] - minds were read. minds were blown.

[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

I had noticed. [He has now, at least.]

[Private] - it's like watching Inception all over again. :D

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

People tend to take the death and horrible trauma issue rather personally.

[Private] - now with even more 'fffffffffffff'

[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

I never could understand why. [Sarcasm, he has it.]

[Private] - Which just makes it even better.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

To be fair, it's not like it's permanent on the barge.

[Private] - the barge makes everything better :B

[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

I would assume the feeling and morality behind the action is still very much the same though.

[Private] - so true. :D

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Do you? Even though there's a fair chance that none of this is happening and it's really just taking part in either my head or yours?

[Crane has a long lasting theory that's he really just insane and in Arkham. It's probably not such a bad theory.]

[Private] - <3

[boughtitall.livejournal.com]

[A little too close to home, considering Saito's still certain this is a dream. Either that or limbo is a little more imaginative than he'd first thought.]

And if it is my head? If I am the one with all these 'inmates'- these murderers and psychopathics- within my head? I wonder what this says of me.

[Private] - <3

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Either poor self esteem or a distinct feeling that you've been victimized by the world around you. Just as a guess.