[8] - Video

[warrenwhite]

Okay, guys? I have problems. Yeah. I know. How surprising. [Warren shrugs, smiling. He doesn't mind. But onto the serious business.]

One. Why don't we have fixed sentences? I mean, seriously. If this is a prison and not an asylum, can't we reasonably have some guestimate as to how long we're gonna be here for? Because this indefinite shit? It's not helping anyone. Really, trust me on this.

Second. You know how people are getting murdered when Iago feels like he needs a sandwich or whatever? What about the non-murderous people, like me? Why don't we ever get rewarded for being good little prison zombies? Because seriously, people are less likely to do bad stuff if they've got things to lose. And at the moment, people don't have any chance of freedom and nothing really important to stop them from messing with the other inmates.

Thirdly. [He stops, leaning towards the camera.] Since I've just like, enlightened you all so much, I don't suppose anyone's got some smokes?

[Yeah, Warren's just fishing for free stuff at the same time as being a bit astute with dubious motives.]

Comments

[lostundercover]

Not all prisons come with fixed sentences, but you're right about those rewards. You should talk to your warden.

[Private]
I've got a few smokes you can have.

I need to know more about Nygma.

Warren's stabbing him firmly in the back on this one. He'll probs only say what Eddie wants him to.

[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

It's not about me, it's about everyone, yeah?

[Private]

Uh huh. Okay. What do you want to know?

Rock on.

[lostundercover]

Yeah. Same rules still apply. Depends on the prison.

[Private]

I want you to tell me what he did specifically that made you so afraid of him back then.

[Private] Rock on.

[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

Well, man, it wasn't really him specifically. It was the prison, you know, and the lot of them as a group. Which is why it was so surprising when he reformed, you know?

[Private]

[lostundercover]

You think he really reformed?

[Private]

[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think so. He's been reformed for so long, he must be, right? [Warren sounds fairly wooden when he says that.]

[Private]

[lostundercover]

I'm not so sure.. and you weren't last time we talked either, if I remember right.

[call-me-saffron.livejournal.com]

I thought we were all lifers. Lost causes and all.

[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

I'd hope there were like, degrees of being a lost cause. Because seriously, it's not like I ever killed anyone.

[call-me-saffron.livejournal.com]

Is that so? You never fail to surprise me.

[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well. It seems a bit unfair that I'm here on financial crimes. You didn't kill anyone, right?

[call-me-saffron.livejournal.com]

Not directly, no.

[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that doesn't count. People think it does, but it doesn't.

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[453gof-flesh.livejournal.com]

I'll give you some smokes, but in return for something. Of course. I didn't particularly need your bit of enlightening.

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[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

What have you got in mind, Jean-Claude?

Re: private

[453gof-flesh.livejournal.com]

Well, Investeur, if you could find me the optimal market for a significant quantity of alcohol, and the prices people are prepared to pay or what they are prepared to barter for some, that'd be a fair exchange.

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[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

I guess I could do a bit of a search for you. But you know, if there is a market, I'm not just gonna let it be. If you know what I'm saying. [He wants in.]

Re: private

[453gof-flesh.livejournal.com]

Help me get my hands on some more, and we'll talk. I'm sure we can divide what we make. [How equally is a different matter]

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[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

I'll have to see what I can do about that as well. We'll have to draw up some kind of contract, if there's any real benefit in this whole alcohol business. [Warren likes contracts a lot.]

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

It's not a terrible idea, comrade, but I have killed someone once, under immense stress here, and it was four months ago.

What do I get? Called a liar in public. There are some odd standards here, comrade.

[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

Yeah, see? You do the right thing, and then people just remember the one time something went wrong. That's so unfair.

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

It sometimes feels as if my reputation precedes all behaviour.

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I don't really mean the person making the accusations herself, comrade. She has her reasons. Nor my warden, she can see things differently. It's the people that believed her which make me despair.

[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's sometimes how it goes. It can precede you right into the courtroom where the judge is hearing your case.

Sure, I get it. It's pretty rough that most people probably will just believe what she says straight out.

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

I've never had that one, personally, but it is true, comrade.

Exactly. It's... kind of disappointing, comrade, when I've done nothing wrong.

[warrenwhite.livejournal.com]

I'd recommend getting use to it. These people aren't gonna change, so they probably will assume that you won't either.