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[neverjoinyou]

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[14thcommander]

[Nothing can be done about Bill pulling bullshit at the moment. She's just telling Luke because, as far as she's concerned, Bill's warden should know.]

Betelgeuse is manipulable. I wonder if it isn't - force of habit, so to speak? Maybe.

I'm considering saying something too because I think it should look as though we're both paying attention to this.

[neverjoinyou]

To Bill?

[14thcommander]

To Bill enabling other inmates in this kind of nonsense? Betelgeuse is my inmate, and the final responsibility for what he does lies with him, but I don't know that Bill furnishing him with weapons will help him along to graduating.

[neverjoinyou]

No I'm asking, you're going to talk to Bill?

I mean I agree--he shouldn't have been able to purchase weapons at all, but I thought we were past the point where I had to monitor his every move.

[14thcommander]

Oh, yes. I'm not planning to be confrontational, but you have the closer relationship, so I thought I'd let you know in case you thought it would make things worse.

[In which case she will not do that.]

[neverjoinyou]

Well, I'm not going to tell you what to do, or how. Though I guess what I'd say is, keep in mind he doesn't have the same... emotional logic that a lot of other people do. That's not an excuse. But just trying to get him to see why it's wrong is a lot harder than getting him to realize how his actions have an effect.

[14thcommander]

Mm. I can see how that would be.

I'm not trying to horn in on your territory, or anything. And I'm not planning to come on him hot either way. [Getting seriously angry people beating on his door seems like something Bill is probably used to and maybe rewarded by. And she genuinely wants the strange being to succeed in getting out of here.]

[neverjoinyou]

Oh, no. He needs to be aware there are consequences--just don't expect him to immediately grasp that consequences for other people matter.

[14thcommander]

Believe me, I don't.

[She has. Low expectations tbh.]

Thank you, Luke.

[neverjoinyou]

Don't thank me yet.

Good luck.