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[expectaspectre]

[ Grace actually got here a while ago. Apart from a brief encounter with one guy by the inmate cells, she's been drifting around, invisible. Watching. Not talking to anyone, just observing. One guy got handcuffed to the cafeteria tables. It very much reinforced her resolve about staying invisible for a little while.

But she hadn't been lazy-- Her first goal was to raid the research library to find some stuff written by people who are way, WAY more experienced than her about this whole situation. She's spent the past few days reading in her room.

Probably now that she's more acclimatized, it'll be an okay time to try to communicate. Safer. Via text. ]

hello

since arriving here i've been trying to read more about what the experts in the field recommend to assist with prisoner rehabilitation and reintegration. a lot of it seems... difficult to implement, at least immediately

but one of the things they discuss is the option of Group Therapy and i was just wondering if there was anything like that already available

it seems like it could be helpful

Comments

[smugreport]

There is like, one nice person on this ship. The rest?

Ones a dude who will definitely freak the fuck out if he sees this post, another is that violent lunatic who's yelling at you upthread. He likes to attack people for no reason by the way.

And then there's a guy who will let your face get caved in while he finishes the last chapter of his book before he intervenes.

It's just that all the way down.

[expectaspectre]

they've been nice to me so far
were you nice to them ?

[ A beat. ]
oh ! are you the one the loud guy punched ?

[smugreport]

Assaulted.

[ Very cool that this is his thing now! Verrrry cooooool. ]

I'm always nice.

[ Thankfully that weird lie detecting, sudden wave of anger effect is no longer a thing and Rhys is spared from punching himself in the face for that. ]

[expectaspectre]

then we will probably be friends :)

it's okay not to trust everyone right away
that's normal
but it isn't healthy not to let ANYONE in

[smugreport]

You've never been betrayed in your life, huh?

[expectaspectre]

oh all the time !

but if you let it stop you that's just
giving up
you know ?

[smugreport]

No, it's called being smart.

[expectaspectre]

and alone

[smugreport]

That's what money is for.

[expectaspectre]

money isn't real

[smugreport]

What? Of course money is real.

[expectaspectre]

it's a shared delusion and it only exists to hurt people

it can't help you here
for example

[smugreport]

What? That's stupid. Money is great. And I bet it could help me if I could reach the right people.

[expectaspectre]

how

[smugreport]

I have people back home.

[expectaspectre]

do you have any here ?

[smugreport]

[ >:( ]

That's classified information.

[expectaspectre]

ah

[ Beginning to understand why this guy got punched. ]

so since you have no money here
doesn't that make you poor ?

[smugreport]

I'm not poor

[ how dare.... ]

I've got plenty of money I just can't access it! It still exists.

[ Does he actually have money? Who's to say. ]

[expectaspectre]

but if you can't access it
and you can't use it
and you don't have it here

doesn't that just mean you DON'T have money
and doesn't that just make you poor

[ gottem. ]

[smugreport]

[ u know what he is SICK and TIRED of your mind games! ]

Has anyone ever told you that you're like, really really rude? You can't just go around calling people poor.

[expectaspectre]

hey
money is bad
remember ?

for me that's a compliment :)

[smugreport]

Okay well then you're very poor. And suck.

Good luck with your group hugging circles or whatever.