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[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.

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It ain't actually any of your business.

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.

You gonna arrest me?

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?

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

I got all day, you know.

It's got a mute button, genius.

[ 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.

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.

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. ]

Whatever, bitch. Nut up or shut up.

Fine, asshole.

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

I ain't going nowhere.

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. ]

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

[ 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. ]

[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.

[ 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. ]

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

[ this guy reads books titled the art of gratuitous violence and solving conflicts with violence, so really... ]

Guilttripping me won't work. A punch or a shove you'll maybe feel for a few days, but drugs can ruin an entire life. Gotta wonder how much is left of yours.

[ information provided matches up with what he's been thinking, anyway. he gives another rather hard shove. ]

Now will you talk to me, or do I have to be more convincing.

[Jesse winces again. He's a small guy, all skin and bones, and he probably wouldn't make a scratch if he tried to fight back. But he's still not trying.]

You know when you're finished kicking my ass I'm just gonna get high again, right? Your little pep talk ain't gonna do shit.

[ Adam scoffs. He doesn't particularly care what Jesse does to himself, but the whole thing still rubs him the wrong way. He doesn't feel like he's gonna get very far like this, although it's really damn tempting to just beat the crap out of him not for being such a colossal fuck-up, but for being proud of it. ]

Yes, I'm sure. Self-destruction's so much fun. Why give a shit, right? It's not like anyone else does. We've all been there, you little brat.

[ Adam's not exactly a saint either. Still, hard drugs seem to be a sore subject for him.

He does eventually let go of Jesse, although even that's done with some force behind it, pushing him towards the ground rather than just releasing his grip on him.

Funny he should mention getting high though, because Adam can most definitely make sure he gets high on something else, and it's called pheromones that match his specific personality type. They're way too handy when it comes to extracting information when his fists aren't enough. ]

Well shit, maybe I do care. Can't get you to stop what you're doing? Yeah, maybe that's asking for too much, but you bet your ass I want to know what the fuck you're thinking and how you got yourself into that mess to begin with.

[It isn't pride, it's defeatism. Or "self-acceptance", Jesse would say, which is something he learned in rehab of all places.

He nearly falls right over when Adam releases him, but he catches himself on the wall and leans back up against it, folding his arms like it ain't no thing.]

What, you think there's some big story behind it? News flash: I'm not that interesting. I cook for the cheddar. I smoke 'cause I like it. Same as every other junkie in the world. You give all of them this much shit?

Only the unlucky ones.

[ Seems like Jesse has gotten very unlucky in this case and Adam doesn't believe him. He's not done yet anyway, as he grabs Jesse by his upper arm this time to roughly drag/shove him towards his and Ranka's apartment door. ]

You're gonna invite me inside your place so we can talk. Civilly, I suggest.

[ We don't want to scare any small girls after all. ]

[Jesse can't put up much resistance, but he tries, and his arm aches for it. He was bluffing earlier. He doesn't want Ranka to overhear what they're saying, and he especially doesn't want her to find his body if something happens to him. When he looks back at Adam, there's a particular kind of fear in his eyes. Pleading, however, only lets people know what they can use against you, so he keeps his mouth shut about it and opens the door.]

...Asshole.

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

[ private ] NO I LOVE IT

[ private ] OKAY IM STILL SORRY ADAM IS SO AGGRESSIVE

[ private ] JESSE BRINGS THAT OUT IN PEOPLE

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SCHOOLWORK DISTRACTED ME im sorry

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