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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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[Private]

[gimmethemap]

Look, we can do this here or you can come to my cabin. But I think it's a little less genuine when it's done in writing.

[Private]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

We can do what?

[Private]

[gimmethemap]

Talk, Major.

[Private]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Talk about what? I'm fine. I haven't done anything, and I haven't had anything done to me since the last time we've talked.

[Private]

[gimmethemap]

So something has to go wrong, now, for me to want to talk to you?

[Private]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Generally.

[Private]

[gimmethemap]

Just come down here when you've got a minute, Major.

[Private]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

I'm fine.

In other words: no.

[Private]

[gimmethemap]

Then stop being such a shit and get down here.

[Private]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

I'm busy.

[Private]

[gimmethemap]

The Hell you are!

[Private]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

How would you know what I'm doing?

I have a 'Playstation 2' now.

[Private] -- [Action!]

[gimmethemap]

Like I have any idea what that is!

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[Morgan shuts her book and heads for his room, knocks when she gets to his door.]

[Action!]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

[Okay, he wasn't actually playing with the game system. And when Morgan knocks on the door, he sighs and shuts his book. Reluctantly, he goes to open the door, putting on an indifferent face]

Yes?

[Action!]

[gimmethemap]

[She crosses her arms.] So what's a Playstation 2?

[Action!]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

It's from the future.

[Action!]

[gimmethemap]

So show me.

[Action!]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

... [He finally decides to come clean] It's still in the box.

[Action!]

[gimmethemap]

[She has no idea what this means.] So? Take it out. Show me.

[Action!]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

...no. [He walks further into the flat, leaving the door open.]

[Action!]

[gimmethemap]

[frowns and follows him in, pausing to glance around.] There's so much light in here.

[Action!]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Well. [He shrugs a little] Electricity. And the color scheme isn't as dark as the last room's.

[Action!]

[gimmethemap]

[She's used to how dim her cabin is, after all, so she's staring at the lights and looking just a little too awe stricken.]

...

[She shakes her head.]

Listen, we need to have a talk. It's not about you being in trouble; this was a long time coming.

[Action!]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

What? [He moves to sit on the couch, then stops, remains standing, and stares at her impassively] Will you be graduating me-- [so you can take Charlie full time now would've been what he continued with, but he stops himself]

[Action!]

[gimmethemap]

Listen, Major -- I thought I was doing right by you by letting you work on your own. I think you've made a lot of progress and you seemed to do better when I gave you your space. [She frowns] I took your silence as your being all right, but I don't think I should have. [bites her lip] And when the dreams started I all but ran in the other direction.

So I'm not doing this anymore. I can be more help to you if I'm your Warden, instead of trying to be your friend.

[She sits down, hesitating to look up at him.]

"Tell me about the last day that you were alive."