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Malcolm Bright ([personal profile] abrightboy) wrote in [personal profile] conning 2023-07-05 09:09 pm (UTC)

"Please don't," Malcolm tells him. "You were there. I remember. When I was... fading in and out. It meant a lot to me. And you still made sure one victim didn't turn into two victims. That means a lot to me. You did what was right when it was hard. I'm proud of you for that. Much, much more proud than hurt. I want you to know. Before you...... go. Because it's more important than that other stuff. It's going to matter for so much longer and make so much more of a lasting difference." He fidgets with his own teacup. "I'm not a good Warden, Neal. There are things I'm good at, but this isn't one of them. But if I were a good one, I would have told you that first and just... not the rest of it, because it's what's really important and it's what you should be doing to graduate and getting you there is my job."

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