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[hostage]

[Hooray, Jesse is finally awake and home after his half-week holiday with hookers and meth. This of course means he's looking extra groggy, red around the eyes, and not exactly the most cheerful. Which makes the following message a little dissonant:]

Hey, so... - Hey, hi, I'm Jesse. If you're new.

Anyway, um, I know I talked to a few of you earlier about maybe some baking lessons? I was thinking probably, since in a couple weeks we'll have a whole 'nother shipment of new guys, we'll practice making cookies for 'em.

Some of you saw me this last time, right? I had like this whole setup with a tent? I was thinking we could do that again, but bigger this time. Or if you don't wanna be out in the cold all day, we could set up in the lobby downstairs, like right when people come in to find their units? I dunno. I'm just thinking out loud.

Anybody into that, though? Like on the 28th or something we get together and make some cookies? Assuming nobody bombs us or anything.

Comments

[ private ]

[hostage]

[If it wasn't about kids, he'd probably throw back some smartass comment. But it's about kids.]

I don't sling to kids.

[ private ]

[neveraskedforthis]

I'd find that commendable but I'm sure you're aware you're still not being much of a role model.

[ private ]

[hostage]

I'm aware, yeah.

[ private ]

[neveraskedforthis]

Then why do you still do it?

[ private ]

[hostage]

I didn't sign up to be nobody's role model.

[ private ]

[neveraskedforthis]

That doesn't answer my question. I think you're old enough not to be doing shit like that just because it's cool and edgy, and you seem reasonable enough to me. So, why.

[ private ]

[hostage]

It ain't actually any of your business.

[ private ]

[neveraskedforthis]

Maybe I've decided to make it my business. You don't seriously expect there not to be a single person who takes issue with what you're doing.

[ private ]

[hostage]

You gonna arrest me?

[ private ]

[neveraskedforthis]

If I were still a cop, yeah, that's what I would have to do.

However the upside to not being a cop is that I don't have to adhere to any regulations when I go after people. But that's not the point. If you want to do drugs, that's your call. Your body. But you're enabling others, kids or not. So let's try this again: why?

[ private ]

[hostage]

[He laughs at the threat. Yeah, he's not answering shit.]

[ private ]

[neveraskedforthis]

I got all day, you know.

[ private ]

[hostage]

It's got a mute button, genius.

[ private ] lmao if you dont like the direction this convo is going lemme know and he'll back off :(

[neveraskedforthis]

[ but can you mute his fist, is the question ]

You don't want us to continue this conversation in person. I really suggest you stop being so defensive before I give you a real reason to be.

[ private ] NO I LOVE IT

[hostage]

Yeah, why don't you do that? Let's see what kinda role model you end up being, huh. March on over here and show me who's boss, right? Do it in front of my 15-year-old roommate? Yeah, let's see how that works out for you.

[ private ] OKAY IM STILL SORRY ADAM IS SO AGGRESSIVE

[neveraskedforthis]

I'm not the one who has a kid or hangs out with teenagers all day baking cookies while being drugged out of his mind. Do you even hear yourself talk? I'm starting to get the impression you could really use somebody to knock some sense into you.

[ because obviously no one else is bothering. ]

[ private ] JESSE BRINGS THAT OUT IN PEOPLE

[hostage]

Whatever, bitch. Nut up or shut up.

[ private ]

[neveraskedforthis]

Fine, asshole.

You coming down or do I have to drag you out of your hole.

[ private ]

[hostage]

I ain't going nowhere.

[ private ]

[neveraskedforthis]

I assume you will not be opening the door for me. In that case, I hope you're not too attached to your wall.

[ because he will punch a hole

right through it

oops

before making sure that ranka isn't at home, of course. so if she is, he's gonna wait. ]

[hostage]

[No need for it. Jesse doesn't actually want Ranka to see this, so he's waiting in the hallway.]

[neveraskedforthis]

[ Oh good, because the wall punching this is always so noisy

still, to say that Adam is pleasantly surprised would be an overstatement. ]

Are you always this much of a pain in the ass?

[ Said while he's still walking and shows no sign of stopping, going right for Jesse's collar to slam his back against the next best wall if he can. ]

[hostage]

[Jesse doesn't make a move to stop any of it. When he's thrown back, he flinches, but he puts his hands up.]

I'm unarmed and I ain't gonna fight you.

[neveraskedforthis]

[ well, he's lucky he wasn't greeted with a punch to the face, as Adam usually does. he scoffs, but doesn't yet release his hold. ]

All hat but no cattle. I'm disappointed.

[ this time, he doesn't really have any qualms about running a CASIE scan on him, cybernetics silently working on getting a profile. ]

[hostage]

Yeah? You're disappointed I don't hurt people? I'm thinking that says more about you than it does about me.