[12] - Video Post

[doctor_j_crane]

[Crane’s holding the device up, and you can see from the wall behind him that he’s in zero.]

I don’t see why you’re all taking this so personally. It isn’t that different from one of your little floods, is it? And it’s not like the lot of you didn’t have it coming.

[Crane shrugs, as if to say ‘my bad’.]

Have fun with the cleanup. I’m sure there will be lots of exciting things to find around the barge.

[Crane gives the camera a bit of a grin, then moves the device away to turn it off. You can still see for a second that he doesn't look as cheerful as his tone would indicate.]

[Whoops, Crane’s in zero (brought down by Sam Tyler) and still a little bit high from the fear gas. He’s decided that he doesn’t really care if other people know he caused it because he reckons the information will get around anyway. He also doesn’t know that Ms Rose is alive yet either. I’m also open for a spam with any wardens coming down to visit him or other cool cats in zero. And this post is dated to around Sunday evening.]

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Re: [Spam]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

[Crane moved away from the bars, towards the back of the cell. He didn't want to Joker to see his facial expression.] It would have been better, if not for the poor start.

Private

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

What's done is done. You could at least try to make the best of the present, by letting me see her.

[Spam]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

[Partially, although Crane had to admit he enjoyed the experience.] Yes. Sometimes you can only heal a wound by cutting deeper.

[Private]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

It was an interesting reaction. I did take some notes, which I imagine are still in your room. [Crane looks a bit disappointed that he won't get to keep them.] Your mind is most unusual.

Re: [Spam!]

[heavenonthemind.livejournal.com]

[Judas slid completely to his knees and a sob escaped him at Crane's words.]

He...

[A part of him told himself to not believe something that some stranger was telling him, but the Apostle was so steeped in his guilt that Crane's words were more than believable.]

[Spam!]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

[Crane stepped back from the bars, and spoke again with a completely different tone.] Do you what the saddest thing is?

[He didn't wait for an answer.]

Instead of getting yourself together, dealing with your issues and facing your fears, you'd rather just sit there and well in your own self pity. It wasn't your fault that you killed those people. It was the barges fault.

[Crane took a breath, and switched back to a more gentle tone of voice.]

Are you really going to let them do this to you? Undo everything that Jesus gave you?

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[heavenonthemind.livejournal.com]

[Judas didn't know how to react to that. Not even in the slightest. So instead of thinking through a rational response, he simply curled up on his cot and tried to not think of what this murder implied about him, about Jesus, about his time here, about Sexby and Angelica. He wanted to forget about all of it, to never remember what it felt like to end a man's life with his own two hands.]

[Spam!]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

[Crane sighed. It had always been harder to mind warp people when they weren't under the influence of drugs. He had always been better at breaking rather then warping anyway.]

Don't be too miserable. Your warden will come and get you. Maybe.

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[heavenonthemind.livejournal.com]

[Now that got Judas's attention and he quickly glanced to his door, shaking his head furiously.]

Sexby wouldn't leave me. He wouldn't. He wouldn't. He wouldn't.

[Spam!]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Then why isn't he here, Judas? I should check. [Crane nodded, before spending a long minute or so looking at his journal.] Oh, my. He seems to have posted a message about you, but so you can't see it. He wants another inmate.

[always-thewoman.livejournal.com]

I must admit, I'm impressed. I believe I underestimated you, Doctor.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you Ms Adler. Did you happen to be in the dining hall? I was rather hoping you would be.

[Private]

[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

You're still levels below your elder counterpart. [Shuffling is heard as he searches for the notes.] Unusual? Try a compliment that hasn't been used to describe Joker.

[Private]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I fail to understand what my 'counterpart' has done that is so impressive.

From physical appearence, I would say you had a lot in common with the Joker. You're both so very bright.

[Private]

[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

Judging from what I've heard about your past endeavors, he's done quite a bit more. Doesn't your Gotham allow for expansion? Or has the Joker taken you over in that aspect as well?

[Huff huff because damn it, his attire is far nicer than Joker's.]

I suppose, but there are no similarities aside from the color scheme.

[Private]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

[Crane looks all huffy.] I hardly had the chance. These things do not simply come out of thin air. If I'd had more time...

[He changes the subject back the the clothes.]

That is quite true about the differences. The Joker seems yet to experiment with personal hygiene.

[Private]

[puzzleprince.livejournal.com]

He seems to have missed the showers introduction into everyday society.

[And the subject is changed yet again.]

The outcome would have remained the same. What was it that you did? Frightened a couple of vulnerable lunatics? I expected better, even from a 'half-baked imposter'.

[Spam]

[ahahaaahooo.livejournal.com]

Aw, don't tell me the scarecrow got attached.

[always-thewoman.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately for you, it seems, I was not. Better luck next time.

Re: [Spam!]

[heavenonthemind.livejournal.com]

[That had Judas on his feet and looking through the bars of the door again for a few moments before he goes back to his own journal. He can't see anything, but he just realizes that durrr that's what Crane said.]

No.

[He looked up through the bars again.]

No, he wouldn't. Angelica said he was ill.

[Spam]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

You already knew. You did it deliberately.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Hope springs eternal.

LOL

[always-thewoman.livejournal.com]

Do have a pleasant sojourn in zero.

[Private]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

In my defence, they did manage to make quite a show of murdering each other and it did last for a reasonable length of time considering my materials. Besides, I'd like to see you do better.

[Spam!]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

[Ill? Crane mentally added that to his count of how many people he'd hit.] She was trying to be polite, Judas. No one likes to say that kind of thing.