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Generally.

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

I'm fine.

In other words: no.

Then stop being such a shit and get down here.

I'm busy.

The Hell you are!

How would you know what I'm doing?

I have a 'Playstation 2' now.

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.]

[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?

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

It's from the future.

So show me.

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

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

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

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

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

[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.

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]

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."

[He stares at her for a moment longer] Isn't it a bit late to be asking about that? It's long over. [He walks into the adjoining kitchen to put on the kettle, still in talking distance] So, why now? Did you exhaust the question with Charlie already?

[She winces] Yeah, I deserved that. But I'm asking because Jim wouldn't have bothered you so much before the last flood if it weren't still a problem. [clasps her hands together] Look, I know I've been terrible to you lately -- neglectful would be putting it kind, and I'm not going to make excuses. I've got my own problems and as your Warden it's my job to make sure those don't get in the way of your recovery. You're only my second Inmate, and it's taken this much for me to realize I'm no good when the trouble hits too close to home. So I'm sorry; I've wronged you, and I'm going to do what I can to make up for it. All right?

[He's not particularly moved-- or, if he is, he's not showing it. Far as he's concerned, she doesn't get off this easily] Right. Because when trouble hits too close to home, suddenly somebody else's Inmate takes priority. If all it takes for me to make progress here is to say 'I'm fine' then I'll just keep doing that, and you keep playing homemaker with Charlie.

I was starting to think you didn't need me.

[It's no excuse, but that's not what she says it for. Though she understands his anger she perseveres. It's tough not to just leave it at that, but she kind of deserves to have it hard right now.]

And if that was all it took, you'd be out of here already. Why do you think I brought up all of this the last time we got together? I'm taking steps; I just took the wrong ones first. If you want to get mad, you do that. You have a right to be angry; if you learned anything since coming here, it should be that.

[He leans into the doorway between the kitchen and the living room] My feelings don't require your approval.

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