[49] - [Video, Public]

[doctor_j_crane]

[There's just the video posting footage, with no lead in or explanation at all. The angle is fairly steady, and you can make out the fact that it's the inmate showers. The very first shot is of Perry Dawsey hitting Rex in the face, before wrenching off Rex's ventilator because it's getting in the way. There's a fair bit of noise. Perry is yelling as he hits Rex.]

"You like that? You fucking like that? How does it feel?"

[You can clearly see Rex struggling, trying to get the ventilator back, before Perry kicks it away. Perry punches Rex a few more times. It's fairly obvious that Rex stops struggling. Then, after all that drama lama, Crane points the video away. You get a few shots of the floor as Crane quickly walks to the door.]

[The angle jerks up as Crane runs into someone. Why, it's Eddie Brock. Who looks more than a little bit surprised.]

"What the hell?" [You so shrill, Eddie.]

[Crane's pretty quick off the mark in replying.]

Everything went according to your plan. You should be happy that it went so well. [Crane says, before the camera angle tilts and he walks past Eddie. The camera feed cuts out.]

[And cuts back in, with a reasonably obvious time skip. Crane's standing in a different corridor, angling the camera at himself.] Well, I think everyone can feel better about the whole nanomite situation. Let it not be said that just because the wardens aren't prepared to fix a situation, there aren't other members of the barge willing to step up to the plate.

[And end video post.]

Comments

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

[Long pause. Gotta keep those emotions in check.] But the game isn't finished, Doctor Crane.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

In that case, round one to me.

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

Getting someone to do your work for you doesn't count. Standing around with a camera isn't "work."

But, I'm sure cheating is just as good to you.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

The first part sounds exactly like what you were doing for Rex. [Here's Crane, not mentioning the camera part.]

You sound so bitter, Iago.

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

Bitter? No. Annoyed? Somewhat.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

You friend dies and you're merely annoyed? You mustn't like Rex as much as I had anticipated.

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

No. I was just looking for an excuse to cause you pain.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

You keep telling yourself that, Iago.

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

I see you soon, Doctor.

THREADJACK

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

[Video feed of the Marquis cuts in, with a familiar anger and command that is today driven perhaps more by the desire to protect.]

Iago! My cabin. This instant.

THREADJACK

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

Absolutely, Marquis.

THREADJACK

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

[And to Crane]

You've made an immense mistake, Doctor.

:D

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

And what kind of mistake would that be?

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

It should perhaps have occurred to you that the boy Rex has more friends than just my Inmate -- whom I am taking serious considerations regarding looking the other way should his leash slip loose.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

It seems to me that you've always left his leash fairly loose. The thought probably occurred to me when he was violently attacking me for the first time.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

You are not especially fond of being defended or protected, are you?

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

[Pause.] You weren't defending me. You were threatening me.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

I punished my Inmate for attacking you and would have done everything in my power to prevent any further incidents.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

You said that you were considering looking the other way. That's a threat. [Feel the paranoia.]

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

That's my way of discussing some possible consequences for your actions. Though now that you bring it up I'm not at all fond of vouching for a person in vain.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

[Crane laughs.] By all means then, don't waste your time. I'm sure that you've got better things to be doing.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

You mean such as zeroing in on your location so I can escort you down to level zero at gunpoint?

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Rest assured, I'm going to find my warden. I'm sure he'll be eager to walk me down there himself.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

[The background is quite clearly moving behind him, and the sound of a dog panting can be heard]

Then you had best walk faster, Doctor.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

[Feel Crane's lineface. Feel it. But he's almost to Eames' room.]

I'm almost there. And you should be taking care of Iago, shouldn't you?