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[In spite of his reluctance to say anything after a particularly stabby incident, Murphy has other concerns that more or less supersedes his own well-being at the moment:]

"Wasn't gonna say anything 'bout this -- especially not on here, but... I feel like it needs to be brought up again in case if it wasn't already obvious.

"I think it goes without sayin' that this isn't some kinda five-night Space Academy. You just... You ever know what you might run into, whether you're doin' your job or just grabbing something from the kitchen, or somethin' else goes down... Not tryin' to scare anybody with this, I'm just gonna put that out there.

"Nng... I'm not... one for fancy speeches, but I just wanted to say, uh... it's a big ship we live on. Shit can happen. A lot of us have been on board for awhile, and... yeah, I'm no head doctor, but I do know that the conditions we're stuck in can do a lot to a person's mental health."

[None of this is news to Murphy, and it feels like he's wasting his breath on it now. He sighs. Though he's kept the audio on for a reason, he makes a pained grunt, trying to compose himself before he continues:]

"Guess what I'm tryin' to say is... exercise some caution while you're here. Otherwise, you're probably gonna learn it the hard way." [Much like yours truly here.]

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[Clint doesn't think much of them one way or the other, but if people are getting attacked during snacktime, hey, maybe they oughta step it up.]

So what's the problem? Nutsos?

Kinda, I guess. It's, er. It's complicated...

[Maybe it's the fact that Murphy's already used to not feeling safe. Hell, he hasn't felt actually safe in years. Even when he was surrounded by prison guards... especially when he was surrounded by the guards, he's felt that strain of waiting for the inevitable weighing down on him. Time was not on his side.]

A lot of us have been here awhile. Some even longer than myself. I can't say whether or not if it's the same thing for space, but... I know that some conditions can make things, uh.

Well, they can be stressful. People who already suffer mental health issues, they could get worse -- if they're not properly helped.

[And that's what Murphy was trying to do that got himself shanked in the process -- help.]

[Mental issues. Clint's dealt with those. Not fun, and he wasn't pleased to revisit them...]

Do you remember any incidents happening with regard to those masks. I heard rumors people went a little off their heads with those.

...

[Snort.]

Not really much of a rumor when it's true. That's... not somethin' I can so easily forget about.

I admit to being a little inside my own head when they were first around.

[And he was. Hallucinations of your dead family will do that to a guy. But confirmation of it happening to other people is what he was looking for. Now he feels slightly less bad for threatening to kill people.

I mean, that was awkward.]

Don't think that's uncommon. Just glad I didn't put one of those damned things on my head.

[Even though he so wanted to, which raised immediate red flags considering what that mask on his door had meant to him.]

Sounds like it's a bad idea, yeah. Getting rid of them is for the best.

...Found that some of the rooms here are stocked with these boxes... I was able to stop our masks from comin' back after I locked 'em up in one. Not sure if it's much of a solution, but it's worked out so far.

...No kidding. I like that idea. Out of sight, out of mind, right?

Mn. That was the idea, yeah.

Thanks for the advice on that one. Maybe lock it up in somebody else's for good measure.

Hey, no problem. It was actually someone else who told me that that was even an option. Worked out for me so far.

I was trying to come up with something more complicated. I made it harder than it needed to be.

Well, considering the kinda loops this place throws at us... I can't say that I blame you.

Yeah. Hell of a place to have a small but persistent problem.

To be fair, a small problem in space could be a pretty fuckin' big one.

Also very true. I try not to dwell on that.

Might be a good idea, though it's also not a bad one to consider any exit strategies, if it ever comes down to that.

Kinda like what happened when the ship went into emergency standby...

Right before the masks?

Before the masks, yeah.

People handled it pretty well.

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