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[certainproclivity]

Remarkable, really, although a touch pathetic. I've been here for awhile now and every month, it's the same. The warnings, the doling out information, the cry for the importance of council and laws and rules. You all claim to be on the same page, but it doesn't change the fact that your utopia will not exist.

The lines have been drawn already. I'm certain most of you under the watchful eyes of Senator Petrelli and his good intentions haven't seen them, but they're there. All this public information, but how much more is being kept? Secrets hidden away, meant to protect the delicate sensibilities of the entire ship that might be helpful to know. I'm certain the thought has crossed your mind. What aren't they telling us?

Someone slanders the good name of a man you all may or may not respect and his immediate reaction is to continue to ask us to stand together and don't believe the lies or what's being said to drive us apart, but we already know where we'll stand and I sincerely doubt it will be together. Too many conflicting opinions, too many desires. Gossip is little to the resentment already brewing.

In fact, the only way we're not going to devolve into separate factions either fighting or tolerating each other is if we become like our friends on Strela.

And we wouldn't want that, would we?

Just a thought.

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I'm going to assume that you three of no intention of playing along with the ship's so-called concept of law and order. I'm also certain that you know other like-minded individuals. Included in this message is a pass code that will allow you to bypass this encryption. If you'd be so kind to pass it along to those you can safely assume won't report the lot of us.

Ideally, we can discuss what's to be done to make our situation... a bit more bearable, while everyone else is struggling to do whatever it is they do here.

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[certainproclivity]

Well, spies are rather given to lying, so how would you ever know?


[LIAR PARADOX, GET.]

[jurisimpudent]

[If typing could be dry his typing would be dry.]

I feel as though my entire world is crumbling. I simply cannot wrap my head around it.

[certainproclivity]

I wouldn't be too concerned about it. I doubt you're in a profession that's trained to handle this situation.


[Sark is rarely petty, but every now and then... Is every now and then.]

[jurisimpudent]

[Okay, if there's a way to puncture his sarcasm, it's by insulting his job.]

"This situation" being a criminal? No, I think I'm quite capable of dealing with that.

[certainproclivity]

That's reaching a bit, isn't it? As I recall, that is frowned upon in most judicial systems.

[jurisimpudent]

I'm not talking about vigilantism. I'm speaking about within the courtroom.

[certainproclivity]

I was under the impression that the ship operated under some sort of martial law system.

But I'm referring to the fact that you've immediately assumed I'm a criminal.

[jurisimpudent]

Indeed. Absurd of me to think that the fellow who talks about wolves, sheep, and hiding from the law might be a criminal.

[certainproclivity]

Or I'm just fond of metaphor.

[jurisimpudent]

By your leave, sir, I think I'm going to continue operating under my set of assumptions.

[certainproclivity]

By your leave, I hope that you never feel need to accuse me of something or else I'll be forced to point out your extreme bias.

[jurisimpudent]

Bias? And what bias, precisely, is that?

[certainproclivity]

Perhaps a poor choice of words, but it certainly has a better flow than your preconceived notions regarding what I am and what I am not.

[jurisimpudent]

Perhaps it is part of my job to assume criminality from everyone, sir.

[certainproclivity]

"Innocent until proven guilty" is the phrase, isn't it?

[jurisimpudent]

A maxim for the court, not for its prosecutors.

[certainproclivity]

A notable distinction, indeed.

[jurisimpudent]

Are you attempting to be ironic?

[certainproclivity]

Yes.

[This is pretentious bastard for TROLOLOLO.]