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[sharpememory]

[Barron: hit by the honesty bomb. He's sitting on his bed, writing in his diary journal.]

So, guys. I basically disappeared off the barge. [He pauses to scribble something out in the journal.] Which isn't that abnormal, but it was weird. I spent a while at home not remembering being here at all. My brother turned out to be a total asshole who was willing to turn us over to the Feds, so he got taken out by my other brother. Who then got all into my business and made the hot high school girl I was really into break up with me.

[Barron sighs, making a face.] It's not like I'm that much older than her, but whatever. It's a little ridiculous. I mean, even my Mom is getting together with a guy. Who's totally the head of a mob family, but what are you gonna do? [Barron shrugs.] It's not like the connections would do us any harm.

[He stops scribbling in his journal.] Then I was back here, remembering being here from before and the new stuff that I'd done at home. I guess I asked the Admiral if I could go home the right amount of times or something. [A pause.] It was better than being here, even with all the drama going down.

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[sharpememory]

[Barron looked surprised, because he genuinely was. He hadn't even thought to seriously consider that getting his power back would be on the table.] Really? Just like that?

[buywithme]

[Prefect gave a little shrug.] I took your power away because when you first arrived here you were using it all the time. You were making a load of enemies, and you wouldn't have remembered any of the meetings we were having. If you're at a point now where you understand why I want you to be careful, then I think I can trust you to... well, to be careful.

[sharpememory]

[Barron didn't remember when he first arrived like that, but then again he'd accepted that his journal entries tended to be somewhat biased.] I will be careful. I'll use it right this time.

[Or at least for what he saw as right.]

[buywithme]

If we're lucky, perhaps you won't have to use it at all. [Prefect posited hopefully, but... there were probably reasons on the Barge for Barron to wind up needing it. He just hoped it wouldn't come to that.]

[sharpememory]

I don't think I'd need it much. Only to defend myself, my friends and you. That's about it. [Barron said, the very voice of confidence.]

[buywithme]

Don't worry about defending me, Comrade. But that's good. Using it for self defense and to protect others? That's really perfect, Comrade.

[Prefect was extremely pleased with this development! He finally gave up on mauling his breakfast pancakes, and slid the plate to the side, rubbing his eyes.]

Once you've finished eating we should go for a drink.

[NO YOU SHOULD NOT, PREFECT AND BARRON.]

[sharpememory]

[Barron took another bite of his sandwich, before putting the rest down. If he was still hungry later, he'd just have a beer. That almost counted as food.]

I'm good. Let's go hit the bar. [Barron smiled widely.] I'm really glad that we're at this place, man. This warden-inmate thing is really working.

[buywithme]

[At some point Prefect was going to need to put them both on a detox so that if they ever left the Barge, they could not completely destroy their livers. But not today.]

Yeah, I'm glad too, Comrade. [Prefect smiled back, and pushed himself to his feet.] It's going to--

[Prefect stops himself, because he almost said 'It's going to really suck when you graduate' and that is entirely the wrong message to be sending.] It's going to really pay off for you, eventually. I hope.

[sharpememory]

I'm hoping that too. [Barron said, still feeling immensely pleased with himself and the whole situation.]

Come on. Let's get smashed.