Day 64, Public Channel

[whattaprick]

[ After the Ringmaster's finished kicking everyone out and the tent arrangements are more or less settled... ]

So, I'm up. [ Short and to the point. ] Heard people were yelling at my nightrunners. You wanna yell about it some more, you can come yell at me.

[ That's it, that's the post. ]

Comments

[whattaprick]

I meant you can do what you want. Not what you'd make me do if you could. Though I guess that works.

[dorkypantsuit]

What I'd do if I could would probably be be worse than that.

[whattaprick]

Save it for the fae.

[dorkypantsuit]

Like you did?

[whattaprick]

Exactly.

[dorkypantsuit]

Fortunately for you, I have some sense of moral decency.

[whattaprick]

Lucky me.

[dorkypantsuit]

Lucky you, unlucky everyone else.

[whattaprick]

Why should they be worried? You're here to protect them, right?

[dorkypantsuit]

Unfortunately not for the people who serve under you.

[whattaprick]

If you're that worried, you can always check in.

That's what you're good at, right?

[periphrasing]

[Peridot's been listening in on this conversation and bristling the whole time.]

Why don't you just come out say what the hell your problem is, Psi?

[dorkypantsuit]

My problem is people ordering others to commit acts of torture.

I thought that was obvious.

[periphrasing]

Have you ever even met Rita? If she had a problem with those orders, I'm pretty sure she would have said something.

[dorkypantsuit]

I have met Rita and I know she can be manipulated because of her pride.

Do you know her Peridot? Do you know any humans beside Lambert who would feel no remorse after torturing someone or something?

[periphrasing]

[Peridot snorts loudly, ignoring the question.]

Manipulated? You think Lambert manipulated her into doing it?

[dorkypantsuit]

I think he asked her to and she did it because she did not want to refuse.

Maybe that's not how it happened. Maybe Rita enjoys torturing people.

That doesn't make it right.

[anti_nonsense]

You know I can hear you, right?

[dorkypantsuit]

I'd be more surprised if you weren't listening.

[anti_nonsense]

Hmph. I'll make myself clear, then.

I don't like torture, and I don't like mind control.

But more than that, I hate Ignatius and everything he and his Court's done to our people. I didn't need any convincing to hurt him, and we didn't do anything he didn't deserve.

[periphrasing]

Oh, Rita! Good. Now we can ask you directly: Did Lambert manipulate you into following orders that you weren't comfortable with?

[anti_nonsense]

Of course not. It's complete nonsense.

[periphrasing]

Tch. Do you even know the details of what they actually did? Stars, it's like everyone in this carnival heard the words mind control and completely lost their stupid clodding minds without even bothering to get more details!

[Not that she has all the details either, but, SHE DID ASK LAMBERT SOME FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.]

[dorkypantsuit]

Would you mind enlightening us?

[periphrasing]

Yes. I would. Listen, I don't know exactly what happened either, but I'm also not the one chiming in on the radio and telling our Nightrider that he should resign.