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[gimmethemap]

Jim, I'd like to have that talk with you now, if you wouldn't mind. Now, we can do it here, but I'd rather you come to my cabin.

EDIT: [added about an hour later]

[Private to West]

Major, we should talk.

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[gimmethemap]

It's not my business to tell him how you feel. [She crosses her arms.] My point is that you need to know and understand that your position means you don't get to walk away and pretend like nothing ever happened. Even if you never speak to him again, you had best leave this situation understanding that you've done wrong, and you've done the sort of wrong that if you died right now and somehow came back you likely wouldn't be a Warden anymore.

[She closes her journal.] So watch your step, especially when you've got your own Inmate looking to you for examples. [She passes him and opens the door.] And finally? Don't insult the dead here, Jim, especially not the ones that died by your hands. More people hear you than you think.

[notinfected.livejournal.com]

No, it's not. I don't mean to imply you're a messenger between us. I'm sorry about that. I just know I won't see him any time soon. [The rest was self-explanatory. Anything he said might construe a protest, even if it wasn't, so he didn't speak. His mind was blank anyway.] Fine, alright. I understand.

[He stood and prepared to go, pausing just outside the door] Oh, just one more thing. Could you possibly let West and Billy know that I've made a deal with the devil for them? Like any apology of mine, it won't make a bit of difference, but hey, who knows.

[gimmethemap]

[She's not certain she understands what he means by that, but after a moment considering, she nods to him.] Fine. Take care of yourself, Jim.