[25] - [Voice]

[sharpememory]

I just thought that I should mention that I'm straight. Just so everyone knows.

[Private - Prefect]

I guess we should talk about Philip. It's a pity that he didn't get the memo on filters.

[Private - Dean]

You should play pool with me. Also, we should invite Wanda and Arkady. If you haven't met them yet, you should.

[Private - Wanda and Arkady]

Do you guys want to play pool with me and Dean? There'd potentially be beer involved.

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Audio:

[sharpememory]

And suddenly, things get creepy.

[ Private : Audio ]

[sharpememory]

You're a man on a mission. Haven't been to the gym on board myself, though. I'm kind of avoiding a guy who seems to live in there.

[ Private : Audio ]

[surfaceshine]

[Have a long moment of silence, Barron, while Dean tries to figure out what he said; in the end, that isn't what he meant by "work out" at all, but he doesn't bother correcting the other man.]

Yeah? Who's that?

[ Private : Audio ]

[sharpememory]

Perry Dawsey. Huge guy. Broke both my arms this one time, just because he had a lot of feelings that day. Haven't seen him in a while, though.

[ Private : Audio ]

[surfaceshine]

...what? Dude, tell me that was a flood or something.

Re: Audio:

[acid_rayne]

Welcome to my life.

[buildindreemz]

I really don't think anyone cares who you're attracted to.

What I'm interested in, is why you're so invested in making sure everyone knows you're straight?

[sharpememory]

There have been some confusing ports lately. I can understand how people could get the wrong impression from that, so I decided to clear it up.

[ Private : Audio ]

[sharpememory]

Fuck no. It was outside the dining hall. I also kind of died from the rest of it, but the arm thing was the worst with the death toll.

Private

[buywithme]

Well... Comrade, I was talking about other legal ways?

I remember you told me that you wanted to be a fireman when you were a little boy? I was wondering if... there were any other things you'd ever considered doing?

[SINCE THAT SEEMED LIKE A LIE TO HIM.]

So, if you and I were to go out and get drunk, and build a bridge out of lego together? Then do you really think that me just telling you that we had done that, and showing you a picture of a lego bridge, would replace that experience without there being anything missing?

Audio:

[sharpememory]

Is that why you're so pissed off all the time?

[ Private : Audio ]

[surfaceshine]

[He's heard the name before, but he's not sure where. It'll come to him if he doesn't look at it too closely.]

So I'm gonna guess he's another inmate. Anything happen to him for that shit?

[ Private : Audio ]

[sharpememory]

Oh yeah, normal warden crack down and week in zero. Which was totally suitable and compensated for the pain I went through. [Barron sounds more than a little bit bitter.]

[yeahscience]

Excuse me?

[ Private : Audio ]

[surfaceshine]

[Dean considers this a moment; apology isn't his style, not the least because it's not like it would change anything. He's kind of mad it happened, of course he is, even if he's not looking at that too closely right now; what he is looking at is that if he was considering trying to back out of this whole thing before, he's not now.

Instead of discussing it further, when he chimes back in, it's on a completely different tack.] Alright, so, pool table in ten?

[sharpememory]

I'm not really sure what I said that was confusing. Not gay, brother okay.

[buildindreemz]

...Except no one cares.

So who are you reassuring?

[sharpememory]

There could be people that care.

[buildindreemz]

The only people who might care would be 1) people who are attracted to you, and really, you don't need to make a public announcement about that, or 2) jerks who should never be paid attention to in the first place.

[Audio]

[peter_vincent]

Sexuality, in my opinion? Flexibile. So very flexible. I have several cocktails I could make that are proof of that.

[sharpememory]

Who are you, Dr Phil?

[Audio]

[sharpememory]

Wow, okay. I'm not sure how cocktails come into that, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I don't want to know.

[Audio]

[peter_vincent]

Of course you don't. You haven't had one yet.

[ Private : Audio ]

[sharpememory]

Pool table in ten, man. [Barron doesn't want to talk about it much either.] If the others come, they'll come. We should get started though.

[Audio]

[sharpememory]

Okay, even if I am really not having one, I am curious about what they are. Spill.