[ Kendall's thought it through. A lot. It stands to reason that Neal's going to read the file at some point anyway, so whether Kendall inadvertently prompts it by contacting him or not is sort of irrelevant. He's just got to get ahead of it, before Neal does something that ruins everything. ]
Hey. So. We should talk. Um, right now, actually. [ A beat. ] I need to explain. Let me explain, okay? Before you do anything.
Hey. So. We should talk. Um, right now, actually. [ A beat. ] I need to explain. Let me explain, okay? Before you do anything.
[…That’s an awesome start. He’s still got the lingering hangover of his death toll, but worse than that, Neal hasn’t had a chance to freak out over being paired at Norton or Malcolm or Raylan or Eiffel or Shaw or Reid—
Right, cool calm confident he can do this.]
All right. My cabin?
Right, cool calm confident he can do this.]
All right. My cabin?
[Some time in the night after this, some paper, folded in half, is slid under Neal's door. It's about 6 pages of tightly squeezed handwritten notes about trauma and specifically the impact of emotional injuries over time. It's a basic psychological case for treating emotional injuries as urgently as physical injuries. It's a scientific case for the things Neal was saying before the call went bad. It's not signed, though Neal probably recognizes Malcolm's handwriting. There's no comment offered with it, but is clearly how he spent at least several hours of the evening and night.]
Um. Hi.
[Neal said they could do something at port, but Malcolm does recall that he was teed up last time they talked and insulted his stupid doofus of a friend.]
Do you still want to do something? They have lots of stuff.
[Neal said they could do something at port, but Malcolm does recall that he was teed up last time they talked and insulted his stupid doofus of a friend.]
Do you still want to do something? They have lots of stuff.
Attached is raw data from the post I made earlier this month asking inmates if the Admiral offered them a spot on the Barge or simply drafted them here.
As less than half of Barge responded, it is useless for statistical analysis. But results are interesting nonetheless.
[ and then attached is a bigass spreadsheet. Hilbert, in true Hilbert fashion, has put in as much data and draw as many connections between his few questions as humanly possible. But here are the highlights:
19 people responded
7 were asked and agreed to come upon the Barge.
12 were not asked to come upon those Barge.
Of those not asked, 1 would agreed to have come if asked.
Certain personality traits are shared between those who the Admiral asked (egotistical, self-important) and those who he didn't ask (antisocial, combative personality).
All data on the spreadsheet is anonymized, with no names attached. ]
As less than half of Barge responded, it is useless for statistical analysis. But results are interesting nonetheless.
[ and then attached is a bigass spreadsheet. Hilbert, in true Hilbert fashion, has put in as much data and draw as many connections between his few questions as humanly possible. But here are the highlights:
19 people responded
7 were asked and agreed to come upon the Barge.
12 were not asked to come upon those Barge.
Of those not asked, 1 would agreed to have come if asked.
Certain personality traits are shared between those who the Admiral asked (egotistical, self-important) and those who he didn't ask (antisocial, combative personality).
All data on the spreadsheet is anonymized, with no names attached. ]
Thank you for this, genuinely. Part of what I'm working on with a couple of other wardens is a partnership program that matches wardens based on skills or struggles that the other would compliment, as well as potential mediation services to help with some of the more challenging personality clashes on board.
Knowing even a generalized, unscientific picture of the inmate arrival experience is helpful in tailoring any training focus to the potential issues of people who are brought here willingly vs not.
Knowing even a generalized, unscientific picture of the inmate arrival experience is helpful in tailoring any training focus to the potential issues of people who are brought here willingly vs not.
[A blink as he realizes that is an important baseline to establish.] I'll answer that, but I want to step back and clarify one point first--the post you made before, I don't remember, but did it also focus on a single incident as example of the trend?
[Neal breathes out a fond laugh at that.]
He might have a reason, he might not, but asking him in public invites attention to the fact that he might not have a reason. If he did it without realizing, it could shame him and put him on the defensive. If he did do it on purpose, it still doesn't negate what he's saying as an issue, and you've opened the floor to people who will dismiss him as hypocritical, which confirms his existing bias.
When in doubt, whatever you want to know, if one person can answer the question, ask privately.
He might have a reason, he might not, but asking him in public invites attention to the fact that he might not have a reason. If he did it without realizing, it could shame him and put him on the defensive. If he did do it on purpose, it still doesn't negate what he's saying as an issue, and you've opened the floor to people who will dismiss him as hypocritical, which confirms his existing bias.
When in doubt, whatever you want to know, if one person can answer the question, ask privately.
Edited 2023-10-09 01:27 (UTC)
Okay.
[It doesn’t make sense. The statement was made in public. Doesn’t understanding it better benefit everyone who hears it? But he trusts Neal and he wouldn’t tell him this if it wasn’t what he believed. And he’s good with people. So. Okay.]
[It doesn’t make sense. The statement was made in public. Doesn’t understanding it better benefit everyone who hears it? But he trusts Neal and he wouldn’t tell him this if it wasn’t what he believed. And he’s good with people. So. Okay.]
[audio, the day after the Will-Avalon incident, mid-morning]
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abrightboy
2023-10-11 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Hi Neal. How are you? Are you busy?
{ Lestat is wary to leave the cabin while people are having things about themselves printed on display for everyone to see, but he feels it's been perhaps a bit too long since he and Neal have had a proper chat. The last few times have been less than pleasant, at least, and Lestat is reluctantly willing to brave the halls to Neal's cabin. He knocks lightly on the door. In his hand, a bottle of wine found at the last port. }
Neal opens the door with curiosity on his face that turns into an open smile as soon as he sees his guest.
"Lestat. Come in, please--"
He stands back and gestures the vampire inside, oblivious to his deep blue neon sign. Accused of stealing about twice as much as he's actually stolen and never corrected anyone who made assumptions.
"Lestat. Come in, please--"
He stands back and gestures the vampire inside, oblivious to his deep blue neon sign. Accused of stealing about twice as much as he's actually stolen and never corrected anyone who made assumptions.
From here
Malcolm knocks on the door, a thermos in hand. The tea Neal likes. He wants to talk about some things and also see how some things are going for Neal. He knows what Norton was going to do the day Neal's coma started and he wonders if he can find out whether he's done it since without giving it away.
Malcolm knocks on the door, a thermos in hand. The tea Neal likes. He wants to talk about some things and also see how some things are going for Neal. He knows what Norton was going to do the day Neal's coma started and he wonders if he can find out whether he's done it since without giving it away.
Neal answers the door in his Painting Clothes, aka cozy sweatpants and a sleeveless white undershirt. There's smutches of color here and there in his clothes and him, and as Neal gestures him inside, Malcolm might recognize the painting on his easel. Or rather, a version of it. It's the start of something very similar to to what Malcolm might have seen before. Off, a little. The canvas is covered in little hatch marks and dotted with paint but the underlying pencil sketch is close.
"Hey, come on in. You all right?"
He's been worried lately okay.
"Hey, come on in. You all right?"
He's been worried lately okay.
What did you and Shaw argue about back when Will killed Avalon?
Hi Neal. Are you free? I'd like to go to the art gazebo and try art therapy again. My mother tried to get me into it at home, but it didn't work for me. I think I need more... room for expression than a bowl of fruit. Can you help me? You saw my last attempt at painting.
POST - more to talk about. Bring it right up to date :)
abrightboy
- 2023-12-27 20:13 (UTC) - ExpandI can't help but remember that one.
[His voice was soft, calm.]
Do ya have a moment ta spare, boyo?
[His voice was soft, calm.]
Do ya have a moment ta spare, boyo?
[ After this post. ]
Hi, Neal. I know you were pointing most of the discussion in your last post towards wardens, but I did want to poke my head in here. Because I have always agreed with you when you talk about these sorts of things, and it's nice that someone's looking out for the rest of us, even after they're graduated.
The mediation idea is a good one, and I think it could work. Kiryu managed to get Shaw and Malcolm talking, somehow. [ He chuckles. ] Honestly, I might not have believed it, if I hadn't been there.
Setting anything more formal up is probably going to be a slog, and I don't envy you the arguments you undoubtedly got. I'm sure more than one person got lost in technicalities. No one on this boat can agree on a goddamn thing. But if it results in any people being treated like actual people and not case studies, it's probably worth it.
Anyway...thanks. It's appreciated.
Hi, Neal. I know you were pointing most of the discussion in your last post towards wardens, but I did want to poke my head in here. Because I have always agreed with you when you talk about these sorts of things, and it's nice that someone's looking out for the rest of us, even after they're graduated.
The mediation idea is a good one, and I think it could work. Kiryu managed to get Shaw and Malcolm talking, somehow. [ He chuckles. ] Honestly, I might not have believed it, if I hadn't been there.
Setting anything more formal up is probably going to be a slog, and I don't envy you the arguments you undoubtedly got. I'm sure more than one person got lost in technicalities. No one on this boat can agree on a goddamn thing. But if it results in any people being treated like actual people and not case studies, it's probably worth it.
Anyway...thanks. It's appreciated.
[A sound file is attached.]
...I hope you realize the delicacy of some of the information detailed within, but I thought it... time, perhaps, that you were aware there were other inmates who were frustrated with Herr Grey as well. That was not the first time wherein I offered my assistance and was... rebuffed, to put it mildly.
And for the record, my warden was given this discussion, confronted Herr Grey, and forbid him from talking to me henceforth, offering himself as liason for any important communication. This was shortly before he disappeared but I have no doubt Herr Archer would have been very firm in enforcing such a boundary on my behalf.
...I hope you realize the delicacy of some of the information detailed within, but I thought it... time, perhaps, that you were aware there were other inmates who were frustrated with Herr Grey as well. That was not the first time wherein I offered my assistance and was... rebuffed, to put it mildly.
And for the record, my warden was given this discussion, confronted Herr Grey, and forbid him from talking to me henceforth, offering himself as liason for any important communication. This was shortly before he disappeared but I have no doubt Herr Archer would have been very firm in enforcing such a boundary on my behalf.
[A long pause.]
God I hate that man so fucking much.
[A pause as he reins himself in to keep from ranting. Be. Professional.(Sung to the tune of Don't Be Suspicious)]
This is exactly, exactly why I want an office like this, people whose focus this is. What would an unassigned inmate be able to do, you know? You had Archer, and I'm glad, but how is anyone without a dedicated warden going to deal with-- Anyway.
[NOT ranting, not ranting. An audible exhalation.]
...Thank you. For sharing this with me. I knew I couldn't be the only one, not that I wanted him to have been an unrepentant asshole so far up between his own butt cheeks that he's an inch from folding in on himself to multiple people, but I knew it couldn't just be me.
God I hate that man so fucking much.
[A pause as he reins himself in to keep from ranting. Be. Professional.
This is exactly, exactly why I want an office like this, people whose focus this is. What would an unassigned inmate be able to do, you know? You had Archer, and I'm glad, but how is anyone without a dedicated warden going to deal with-- Anyway.
[NOT ranting, not ranting. An audible exhalation.]
...Thank you. For sharing this with me. I knew I couldn't be the only one, not that I wanted him to have been an unrepentant asshole so far up between his own butt cheeks that he's an inch from folding in on himself to multiple people, but I knew it couldn't just be me.
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