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120 [voice]

[Dick doesn't really want to talk about the breach. He's been through enough of them already that being a semi trigger happy fed with a taste for justice isn't that weird, even if it's always unsettling to have all the extra memories floating around in your head.

The more pressing matter right now is:]

Has anyone seen Sara since the breach ended?

[Private to Rorschach]

We should talk. [It's a conversation they probably should have had a long time ago, but. Better late than never?]

[ooc: I promise I'm getting to my backtags/new posts I should tag into, I just wanted to put this up before time got too far away from me. <3]

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Does it matter?

[Yes. :|]

Humor me.

Hasn't died yet. Wouldn't have misfortune to end up inmate either. Too good despite failings. Doubt would undertake sacrifices necessary to assist structure. Not if supposed utopia works. No use in theorizing. Pointless exercise.

[He doesn't want to see Daniel here at all, as much for Daniel's sake as his own. If he doesn't entertain the possibility it won't ever happen, or so he'll convince himself.]

Like I said, humor me. What if there's a flood where I turn into him?

[Also, you never know. He might make a deal for you, maybe. :V]

[No Daniel stay away, this place is too horrible for you. :( ]

More likely I would. Not from your world. Your history.

[You do care!! c: Also answer the question, you pain in the ass. :|]

What about when the Barge's network makes contact with people who aren't here? He could be one of the people, next time.

[HE DOESN'T HAVE TO IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO. :/ ]

Won't be.

[Because he doesn't know what he'd say. Because if he keeps denying it as a possibility he won't ever have to face it. Or deal with it.]

[Rorschach that's not healthy. :|]

How do you know?

[It's like you don't know your inmate at all, Grayson. :/ ]

Isn't way the Barge works.

[He just has hope you've been making some kind of progress, you've been here for like a year. :C]

That's exactly how the Barge works. The Admiral loves throwing stuff at us we don't really want to deal with.

[One step forward, two steps back, and only occasionally the other way around. Siiiigh.]

Still have a choice. Still have that freedom.

[And okay, so they both know he wouldn't ignore Dan, but that's not the point. He would at least have the option.]

So you still care about him? [The faster you answer, the faster this conversation is over. B(]

Not type to indulge in sentimentality, Richard. Was partner. Used to be a friend. Don't see relevance of question.

If you didn't care, you wouldn't be acting so evasive about this.

If I answer, you'll stop prying?

It's kind of my job to push your buttons a little, but yes. If you answer I'll drop the Dan thing. [For now. :V]

Doubt that.

[But, a couple minutes later:]

Were partners a long time. Difficult to break loyalties.

[You're the best. c:]

That's okay, you know.

[Pssh he just wants Grayson to stop asking about it. :( ]

What is.

[He'll believe what he wants. B(]

Caring about him, even after everything that happened.

[Awww, Grayson.]

Bad practice. Disavowing actions but accepting individual. Too much like compromise. We are our actions. They define us.

Yeah, and caring about someone means you're human and have empathy. That's a good thing. Hell, caring about people even when you don't agree with them is a really good thing.