doctor_j_crane | [60]

For reasons totally unrelated to the recent flood, I've recently turned my mind to the issue of barge romantic relationships. [Crane sounds awkward just saying it.] Frankly, I'm confused as to why anyone could ever think that it ever would work out. Ignoring numerous public examples of messy arguments between wardens and inmates alike, I've never in my experience heard of a prison being described as a good dating environment. While the inmates do obviously suffer a certain lack of options, it's the wardens that persist in romantic liaisons that surprise me.

How can your supposed relationships have real meaning if they have an expiration date date? Or would you be willing to give up your family, friends and universe for one person who seemed like a good option while you were in a prison? You can believe me when I say that it isn't only unrealistic, it's unhealthy. It's no more valuable than a relationship forged in a war zone, done by the same messy necessity and a certain need to settle for what is available, no matter how substandard. It's disturbing how easily you all seem to give in to the delusion that it means something. It doesn't. It just has that sliver more meaning than the rest of your pointless existence on the barge. Furthermore, it's a disservice to your inmates and not to mention a failure in your duties as wardens. You're not here to find meaningful relationships with each other. You're supposed to be helping us.

[Pause. Crane sounds slightly more amused.] I hadn't done this in a while. It's highly therapeutic for me to tell you all the ways that you're wrong. I recommend it highly to other inmates.

[Private- Edward Nygma]

It could be slightly related to the flood. [The longest pause.] I'm not sure that I want to talk about it. I do apologize though.

[OOC: Whoops, going to do that post and run thing. Will be back in eight hours, after sleep. <3]

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Being quite good at something that usually pisses people off? Only you would take it as a compliment.

[Private]

It was brought up by a warden before, I have to mention. Conflicts of interest are always an important matter if you ask me.

I can't imagine suggesting I'm in a relationship with someone married, or my own inmate, though, particularly helps your cause in looking like you're not doing this to get a rise, though.

I half suspect you are, but if you ask me, the point is a serious one.

Correct. For someone in my position, both here and in Gotham, a permanent relationship would only serve to jeopardize my job.

How touching. But you're a prison guard. This isn't some desk job. You have responsibilities to all of us to do the right thing. I obviously don't particularly care about your relationship one way or another. But I do care about the impact such things have on the barge and the fact that you use your feelings as a justification for something that could cause actual harm to other people.

Frankly, I think I've had enough attention on the barge to last me a life time. As for the making people upset and causing problems, well. You can't improve the system unless someone gives you feedback. [Pause.] And it's not like there's much else to do around here.

People are too sensitive.

[Private]

I hadn't expected that, although I suppose given the policing background of some wardens it's only natural.

I was multitasking, but you're right. [Pause.] To be honest, this was mostly done to get a rise out of you, Iago and any wardens that happened to be passing by.

Just another person for the Batman to threaten. I alluded to harming his family the other day. He didn't take the suggestion well.

When you put it that way... [She draws in a shaky breath and laughs dryly.] It does seem stupid, huh?

It is something that inevitably happens to people in just about any circumstance. What's frustrating is the way it seems to be accepted by most of the wardens. Just another day on the barge.

Were you hit by the flood?

You usually cant' blame them.

[Private]

It's not just us, by the way. The police wardens, I mean.

I'm unsurprised, but you didn't get a rise, you got reasoned discussion. Then you reduced it to absurd accusations.

[Yeeaah, she ignores that one.]

No, lucky me. [Unenthusiastic twirl of her pointer finger.] I'm guessing you were?

Perhaps part of the problem here is that you see it as being a prison guard, and I don't. I see it as being a guide and helping someone. My relationship isn't affecting the Barge in a bad way, and my happiness isn't something I'm going to apologize for.

And yes, you're trolling because you're bored. i'm not going to feed the troll anymore.

Did you, now. What compelled you to threaten his family?

But people do forge relationships in war: nurses, and women in the towns where soldiers are stationed and such. And sometimes one or the other is killed, certainly, but a person could die at any time, from anything.

And this is all just assuming that someone is only settling for the best of what's here, but what if they aren't? What if by not acting they'd then be settling for anybody else they meet after, while a part of their heart still resides here?

And I don't see how any of it could be a disservice to anybody somebody was wardening at all, really. It's quite possible to care quite a lot about more than one person at a time.

Oh god, that is so much more personal than I ever wanted to think about involving you to see first time I check the network in days.

What makes you so sure people are settling for something substandard?

~~Crane, Sport, if someone like someone enough they're gonna want to hump 'em. That goes with the Barge or anywhere else.~~

[And then he decides not to feed the troll and doesn't send it.]

All couplings, whether in a healthy or unhealthy environment, have an expiration date, and all locations contain limited choices.

Come on, you can do better than this.

That's quite an absolutist position. [FOR A MAN WHO SCANT DAYS AGO WAS HITTING ON MY EX >C]

Not everyone has family and friends they want to go back to. Of course, if I did meet someone here, my fans would miss me, but some people here don't have fans to worry about.

Not all of us have delusions of being together after the barge, Crane.

Not everyone needs that.

No? So you just need someone to support you while you're here. How sad, that you can't be self sufficient.

Where are you going to go, then? Or would you just stay here indefinitely?

Yes. [PARTIALLY BECAUSE OF THAT.] You don't agree?

[Crane would have boggled at this comment. And found an angle to troll it, no doubt. XD]

I can go back to my fans and my tigers.

True, but in most cases they don't necessarily impact negatively on other people. Which they do here.

It was either this or attack the wardens for choosing to abandon their families and sometimes even children to be here. But I thought I ought to wait for an opportune flood before bringing that up.

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