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

[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.

[dorkypantsuit]

I'm sorry you felt that way.

[anti_nonsense]

I'm not.

[dorkypantsuit]

You might not. Many people feel hate is natural, but it's a horrible feeling either way and I am sorry you had to experience it.

[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]

Welp, that's proof enough for me. Thanks for clearing that up!

[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.

[dorkypantsuit]

You're saying, because I don't know all the details I should not ask him to resign, which makes a certain amount of sense. However I am of the mind that when any of the details include torture, the rest of the story becomes irrelevant.

Torture is morally unacceptable to me. And I also think it is amoral to use a position of power to force others to carry out immoral acts.

[periphrasing]

[There's a distinct and abrupt shift in Peridot's tone. Like she doesn't think this is at all amusing anymore.]

It's fascinating how comfortable you are lecturing another supervisor about morals when you weren't even a part of that rescue team. Or ANY of the rescue teams, for that matter. Say what you want about Lambert but at least he went out there and DID something when one of his people got taken! Oh. And you're welcome, by the way, FOR BRINGING JASPER BACK.

[dorkypantsuit]

I stayed behind because I did not think I would be able to help and I did not want to get in the way.

Do you find that decision to be immoral?

[periphrasing]

No, I just find it STUPID. You could have at least told me that, or made your intentions plain in the planning phase!

[dorkypantsuit]

Why would I tell you that? We aren't friends. I've never come to you for anything close to emotional support.

I knew that the ringmaster would not allow any worker to go unrescued. So why would I feel compelled to inform you of my careful consideration over my own inadequacies? How would that knowledge have helped you in anyway? In a rescue attempt or otherwise.

[periphrasing]

I didn't need to know about your weaknesses! I-- RRRRRGH! It's not like it was a secret that I was going after Lapis and Jasper! I made my intentions INCREDIBLY CLEAR, IN PUBLIC, and you didn't even check in to tell me that you were planning to stay behind! You didn't even voice any concern over her! Jasper is hardly my favorite person in this carnival but you can't go and lecture one supervisor about his responsibility to his employees, when you clearly didn't even care ONE IOTA about one of your own!

[dorkypantsuit]

You are in no position to make such a statement.

[periphrasing]

Oh yeah? Care to explain to me why you think that is?

[Because from where she's sitting, buster, she definitely is.]

[dorkypantsuit]

You know nothing about me or about how I treat my workers.

[periphrasing]

I know you kept your cloddin' mouth shut when speaking up would have actually meant something.

SORRY THATS JUST MY DEFAULT ICON

[dorkypantsuit]

To who? You?

[periphrasing]

Yeah! Sure! To me! And also to you, by extension of making me actually think you have a single stupid-- gravity connector to stand on, when it comes to criticizing how other people do their jobs!

[She's so mad she has momentarily forgotten the word 'leg'.]