018 - And pour the waters of the Nile on every golden scale

[notdreaming]

[ Private for Debra Morgan ]

[ Backdated to when the pairings were first listed because i r smart ]

Hello Debra. We spoke briefly a little while ago. I'm Kara Zor-El, your temporary warden. If you need anything or have any problems or questions, you can bring them to me.

Comments

[notdreaming]

Let you in to the bar, for starters. I work there.

[fuckton]

[Shit. She's got her there. Deb likes drinking.]

Okay. So, let's do that then.

[notdreaming]

Meet me up there, I'll open the door.

[fuckton]

Now? Or is this a standing invite?

[notdreaming]

Any time you like. I can hear through the hall doors just fine.

[fuckton]

[Well, that helps. So she just relaxes a bit more.]

Thanks.

[notdreaming]

And if you need anything you'd have to ask the Admiral for, I can probably get it for you. It's harder for inmates.

[fuckton]

That why we need someone to bring us back from the fucking dead rather than just having it happen?

[notdreaming]

I suppose death can be a mercy here, sometimes.

[fuckton]

Maybe. I don't know about you, but I'd prefer not to be fucking dead.

[notdreaming]

All the more reason for you to work with whatever wardens you can. I may not have your file, but it isn't as though your file has a checklist you have to mark off in order to graduate.

[fuckton]

Then what the fuck is the point of even having a file then?

[notdreaming]

It's a lot easier to help someone graduate if you know who they are, where they come from, what they've been through.

It also helps a lot if your inmate is a pathological liar.

[fuckton]

I expect you've had a fair amount of them.

[notdreaming]

Just the one, but I've been here long enough to know what to expect.

[fuckton]

How long have you been here?

[notdreaming]

A year and two weeks, today.

[fuckton]

Precise. Did you start from an inmate?

[notdreaming]

No. I started after my planet died.

[fuckton]

[Well, that makes her speechless save for a breathed:]

Fuck.

[notdreaming]

Yeah.

[ She's quiet for a moment. It's been a year now, so she's gotten more comfortable in her grief. ]

Can I ask you a personal question?

[fuckton]

Why the fuck not?

[notdreaming]

I was just wondering - and I'm not offended or anything - is there a reason you curse so much?

[fuckton]

It's because I do. And no, it isn't going to fucking change.

[notdreaming]

That's alright! I was just curious. You're from Earth, right? Even after all this time I'm still learning about your culture.