inexactitude: (You know I've been thinking about this)
Olive Penderghast ([personal profile] inexactitude) wrote2011-06-08 02:08 pm

☮ | 001 | Video

[Olive situates the camera, sitting at her desk and peering over her shoulder at her room. There are some clothes visible on the floor peeking out from behind her bed, and on the floor is what looks like a bunch of little red pieces of cloth. It's hard to tell that they're A's.

Olive smiles, and scratches the back of her neck.]
So this is kind of weird. I keep thinking my parents are about to walk in. But no, it's just a crazy, kind of creepy boat hallway outside. So. No worry about that, I guess.

[Pause. She runs a hand through her hair uncomfortably, then laughs. It's kind of forced and lame.]...Well this is awkward. So, uh, hi, my name's Olive. Penderghast, for what it's worth. Aaaand I'm a new warden here. On your boat. Of the Damned, or whatever you guys call it. You'd think a giant ship sailing through outer space would have a title a little more, I don't know...flamboyant? Than 'The Barge.'

Right, so, questions. This thing does filters, right? Like friends lists on livejournal and facebook and blogspot? Oh and private stuff, it does that too, right? Hang on, I think I found--

[Private]

[Yes, she found the function, awesome. She waves at the camera. Pauses. Scratches the back of her head. Makes a face and bobs her head to an absent beat.] I got a pocket, got a pocket full of sunshine... Oh my God, that song is going to be in my head for the rest of - I'm talking to myself. That's a good sign.

[Public again!]

Never mind! Got it. Totally. Under. Control. [She even makes a smooth hand gesture.]

Next question! These warden Item...things. Are they usually, uh. Weird and varied objects? [Muttered:] Or am I just reeeaaally lucky.

Man, this is just like blogging. Except, people almost never reply to my blog - but, you know. Don't let holding to traditional norms stop you.

[And added some time later:] One more question, and points if you can tell me this, but who knows what a lemon squeeze and/or melon grab is?
requiresssacrifice: (Rex - DUBBLE BUBBLE D:)

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-06-08 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aaaahhhh wtf why. Enjoy some horrified, confused staring, until he realizes the video's on and turns off his feed in a panicky sort of way.]
worstsongever: (Woman said what.)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[...Why so creepy, Rex. Olive is blinking and looking around. Whaaaat was he staring at.]

Uhh....hi? Hello? Do these things glitch, or what?
requiresssacrifice: (Rex - What the shit is this.)

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-06-08 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Because he's too COOL for social skills. With a sigh he turns the feed back on.]

No, it's not a-- It's nothing. I just. [Uhhh. Think quick.] Can't believe you're asking what a... lemon squeeze... is. Everybody knows what it is. [Except for Rex.]
Edited 2011-06-08 19:20 (UTC)
worstsongever: (I shouldn't have said that :x)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[:| She blows out her cheeks to keep from saying something possibly rude or stupid, and lifts her hands, shrugging.]

Well
, then, maybe you'd like to share with the class. [AND OLIVE they must have missed that day at creepo school. :c]
requiresssacrifice: (Rex - side)

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-06-08 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[CRAP.]

It's...

A lemonade-flavored alcoholic drink. With. [Hm.] Gin. They were really big when I was in college. All the rage at the... [Losing steam there with your lie, buddy.] frat parties.
worstsongever: (Srsly :|)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Staaaaare. To possibly embarrass stranger, or not to.] Really. [She does not buy it at all. But. :|]

Iiii guess you learn something new everyday. Or. Whatever.
requiresssacrifice: (Rex - yeah right)

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-06-08 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[HE'S ALREADY EMBARRASSED.]

Yeah. So. [Ahahaha enjoy some fake, tooootally casual laughter.] Now you know. [So awkward.] Welcome to the Barge, try not to get killed, etcetera.
worstsongever: (Holy shit what just happened.)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[LIFE IS HARD MAN.]

Woah, wait, gin to death? Can we talk about the death part?
requiresssacrifice: (Rex - hmmm)

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-06-08 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[OH GOOD, DEATH. A less awkward topic than lemon squeezes. Now Rex sounds more certain of himself.]

It isn't permanent-- once your vital signs cease, your body begins to repair itself and you're up again within hours.

Well, not 'up', exactly... There's a prolonged period of dizziness, nausea, fatigue, phantom pains... But it's life. Somewhat.

I thought you wardens were informed of this when you made your deals.
worstsongever: (Wow that sounds ridic)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I got an infomercial pitch about helping people. Why - how is death a limbo state?

...And how likely is it, scale of one to ten, that I'll get to see what 'life, somewhat' is?
requiresssacrifice: (Rex - measuring shit... FOR SCIENCE)

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-06-08 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know; I don't think anybody does. It's something that should be studied, but to my knowledge nobody really has. I have notes from observations, but no answers.

Hm. Nine. Eight if you're good at staying out of trouble, but most people here aren't.
worstsongever: (Do you actually know people like this)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Muttering to herself:] I am seriously rethinking this.

So on average, how many people die a month?
requiresssacrifice: (Rex - hoodies are totally evil)

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-06-08 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Lately? Probably... Four or five. Typically, after a few months of relative peace, we have some large, catastrophic event to make up for it. The worst has probably been... upwards of twenty deaths in a single day?
worstsongever: (Holy shit what just happened.)

1/idk

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Is he serious. He can't be serious.]
worstsongever: (lol what)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nah, he's totally gotta be joking.]
Edited 2011-06-08 21:51 (UTC)
worstsongever: (Srsly :|)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wait. He tried to pass lemon squeeze off as a drink and this sounds way less like a lie.]
worstsongever: (OH come the fuck on)

and done

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
What the hell kind of place is this?
worstsongever: (Do you even know that verse)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, and violence in most prisons still doesn't jump to twenty-plus deaths a day! Usually, at least, I think, it's not like this is an area of study--

Aren't there steps to take? Prison cells, or something?
requiresssacrifice: (Rex - plotting)

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-06-08 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
The inmates here are rather atypical, for the most part.

That depends. Are you about to advocate locking all of us up?
worstsongever: (lol what)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
No? Obviously whatever happens here works, or wardens wouldn't stay, so -- it works, right?

But come on, most prisons have isolation blocks, or high security zones, and you can't tell me that some people aren't more dangerous than others here.
requiresssacrifice: (Rex - listening)

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-06-08 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
It... Occasionally works, I suppose.

There are temporary holding cells. Level 0. But they're rarely employed as a preventative measure.
worstsongever: (Holy shit what just happened.)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Then what are they employed as?
requiresssacrifice: (Rex - well...)

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-06-08 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Time-out after an inmate's already acted out.
worstsongever: (Welp. Gonna be a long day.)

[personal profile] worstsongever 2011-06-08 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
So basically solitary confinement post murder. Fake murder. Is murder still murder if you don't stay dead?

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