[73] - [Voice]

[doctor_j_crane]

Dr Jonathan Crane. [A pause.] I would be particularly interested in individuals that used to be on the barge, if any of you are out there.

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Threadjack, private;

[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

Don't talk to that man.

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[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Who is he?

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[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

Tommy Elliot, an old associate of mine. An old project. He isn't a nice man, take my word for it.

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[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

He said that I was his mentor as well. Is that true? I hadn't realized that you and I had done projects like that together before.

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[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

It was a minor form of collaboration. We worked together where it was convenient for his development, but Scarecrow undoubtedly knew him longer than I.

I don't know why I bother giving you warnings when you blatantly refuse to heed them.

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[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I'm just curious, Edward. He'll be gone soon enough. And who knows when I'll next get to speak to someone else who knows the other me?

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[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

[Reluctantly:] Then you'll do me the favor of neglecting to mention my presence here. Keep him oblivious.

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[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I will. But why don't you want him to know?

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[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

We don't share a friendly history. [That's all you're getting.]

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[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Well, we can only hope that our visitors don't appear on the barge physically.

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[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

...Don't say things like that, Jonathan. You're going to put me off my dinner.

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[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I do apologize. After the Flagg incident, we do all have to wonder such things.

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[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

One day you'll learn to be selective with what thoughts you verbalize.

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[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Believe me, I'm selective already.

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[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

This is news to me.

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[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I can imagine that it would be.