[8] - Post-Port (Video)

[doctor_j_crane]

[It's pretty clear by the large amount of people in the background that Crane's currently sitting in the infirmary.]

Apparently, zombies exist and are fairly hungry. [Crane sounds absolutely terrible. As in worst sore throat ever. Important things got eaten by the zombies, bb.] Also, we seem to actually be on a magical barge.

[Pause]

Cue the candid camera moment. Your experiment is successful. I actually have gone so far over the other edge of things that I think this place might actually exist.

[Five seconds of slow clapping. Clap, clap, clap.]

My main question is why would the Admiral do this to us? What does he gain? Why is this happening? Why are we here? What are you wardens getting from this? Why not just leave us to rot after being dead?

[After putting that large amount of effort into that little rant, Crane bursts into a fit of some pretty serious coughing. After he finishes, he turns back to the camera, even raspier then before.]

Why do all of you people put up with this?


[Private - Max]

Thanks. For keeping me company in the infirmary. [Not sarcastic, genuine.]

Comments

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Perhaps the Admiral doesn't want you to leave? If he won't give you the chance to fulfil your side of the bargin...

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

You're being ridiculous. Why would he want me to stay if I wasn't doing anything to help?

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I think you're attributing the Admiral with too much logical behaviour. You might be the equivalent of an inmate, and not even know it.

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

And I might not be.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I'm just throwing ideas around. I'm not saying that anything is certain, just that it's possible.

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

Well, they're not terribly pleasant or likely ideas.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Who are you to judge if they're likely or not? It's not like you have some special insight into the Admiral's mind.

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

No, but remember, I did agree to come here.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

A foolish decision on your part, I have to say.

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

And I disagree.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Really? Even after everything that's happened on the barge?

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

Of course! I'll be very glad when I can go, of course, but living once I'm done with the Barge will be worth it.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

If you ever get off here. Which I think you would be doubting, if you were wise.

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

And then my life here is better, no matter how it goes, than burning some more in a crashing freighter!

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Is that how you died? It sounds rather traumatic. Did you burn to death, or was it the smoke?

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

Bur--I don't want to talk about it. Not with you. Why are you even asking this?

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Perhaps I'm curious. Perhaps I care about your tender little feelings.

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing it's not the latter.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Now, I wouldn't say that. I do care about your feelings. They're a vital foundation to your current mental state, which may well be quite disturbed by the trauma.

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

And since when did you care about my mental state?

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Oh, is that not allowed? Am I stepping over an inmate/warden boundary?

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

It's not about allowed or not allowed or inmate/warden whatever, it's that you never seemed to like me before and I can hardly see why you'd have started now.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I don't like you. I'm just gathering information. You'd be suprised about what can come in useful in the future.

[alzarian-youth.livejournal.com]

It's not going to be useful later. I'm done talking to you.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Well, if you insist.