[There is a crack, slight though it is. Lahabrea has never been terribly expressive (and likely never will be), but he has nonetheless come to appreciate Alan's friendship.
And with so little else to use as what to expect, he is likewise wary of marring that which has already come to be.]
Indeed.
[The words aren't quite what Lahabrea might have used, but there's still a nod all the same.]
I have asked those with which I am paired if there is aught they require of me. I am aware that there is little enough I can do in a single month, and in all but one case none of those I have been paired with were inclined to violence. In which case, if there was no immediate need I could resolve, I was content to leave matters stand. Though I would - and do - consider it part of my duty to see to the safety of those with whom I am paired, I have seen no reason to request inmates go out of their way to see me past that first meeting.
[He has his warden item, and that suffices for most needs.]
[ Practical. Logical. Alan weighs his words for a bit, mostly because anything Lahabrea lobs at him tends to feel like it's worth reflecting. It's the verbosity, he thinks. ]
I'm not violent or interested in starting shit, so you've got that going for you.
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And with so little else to use as what to expect, he is likewise wary of marring that which has already come to be.]
Indeed.
[The words aren't quite what Lahabrea might have used, but there's still a nod all the same.]
I have asked those with which I am paired if there is aught they require of me. I am aware that there is little enough I can do in a single month, and in all but one case none of those I have been paired with were inclined to violence. In which case, if there was no immediate need I could resolve, I was content to leave matters stand. Though I would - and do - consider it part of my duty to see to the safety of those with whom I am paired, I have seen no reason to request inmates go out of their way to see me past that first meeting.
[He has his warden item, and that suffices for most needs.]
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I'm not violent or interested in starting shit, so you've got that going for you.
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[Barring their first meeting anyway, but he usually files that away under 'extenuating circumstances'.]
Nor would I see this pairing change overmuch between us. I have enjoyed your company thus far and I would not wish to lose that.
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I think this is the first time you've admitted to liking anything.
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[There is an echoing flicker of a smile, enough to suggest that he is at least attempting a moment of levity.]
Though I will not deny it is not something I have admitted to with great frequency.
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[ Alan seems to genuinely mean that, too. He leans forward, clasping both hands together in a chessmaster-like pose. ]
So... You get my whole file, or just a snippet?
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Well, I'm an open book.
[ Mostly. ]
Look--this'll be easy. Just a month and we can go back to being friends.
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[ He takes his hand, wiggles it in a see-saw, teeter-totter motion. ]
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