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[batmanschmatman]

[This whole post is backdated to after Slade's arrival post and this fight.]

Just a note for anyone who's missed this memo: people have contacted the Admiral about what happens to people who disappear before. He's said he doesn't control when they vanish any more than we do. I know we don't really have reason to trust his word on stuff like this, but I figured it's something worth hearing.

There have been plenty of tough cases who have graduated and a lot of crappy wardens who have overstayed their welcome, and the Admiral didn't get rid of them. It'd save a lot of time and energy if people could keep that in mind next time anyone starts making accusations that someone got kicked off because the Admiral gave up on them, or thinks they've been doing a lousy job.

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Slade's here. He was here before until about a year ago, and he was actually making progress by the time he got booted off the ship. [Sort of. He thinks. Maybe.

It's complicated.]

Try not to piss him off if you don't have to.

[Spam for Dean, after the fight]

[Dick wasn't overly pleased with how this had gone down. Bruce acting like a jackass wasn't anything new or unexpected, in so many ways, and he was an inmate. This sort of behavior was to be expected.

But Dean and Faith were wardens, and it always, always bothered Dick when confrontations between wardens turned into what was basically a playground brawl. They were supposed to be the role models here, and he got that both of them were upset, but calling names and intentionally looking to piss the other off was ridiculous. He might side more with Dean because he was his friend, and he didn't particularly like Faith, but they were both definitely in the wrong here.

He turned to Dean after the other two had left, expression and voice still level and serious rather than angry, and gestured for the other man to show him his injured arm.]

Let me see.

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[looksfine]

I am beginning to wonder what the Admiral is capable of controlling, other than initial recruitment.

[Okay, that's sort of not completely true. She's been wondering for a while now.]

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[batmanschmatman]

You're definitely not alone. I personally feel like he doesn't do much at all besides that.

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[looksfine]

I recently spoke with a new inmate who expressed some valid concerns: if the Admiral is not overseeing many Warden's actions, the autonomy many of us are given may be seen as a viable concern to many inmates who lack the ability to trust.

Perhaps if this were addressed to the Wardens as a collective, we may be able to overcome this misconception of the Admiral sending 'faulty' Wardens away.

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[bodilesswarrior]

[Barbara's gazes at him for a moment before speaking, expression subtly concerned.] Do you know how long it's been for him, since he was on the Barge?

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[batmanschmatman]

[Dick shrugs.] He vanished about a year ago, and he made it sound like no time had passed for him in the mean time. If anyone's heard different, it's news to me. He was here for maybe two years before he vanished.

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[bodilesswarrior]

[A slight nod.] That's good, then. Nothing to make him backslide.

Any specific pointers on how to deal with him? You know him better than I do. [She knows everything about him, of course, but Dick is the one with real experience.]

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[hellofist]

[Look Dick she can privatize things all on her own aren't you proud?]

Last time I... saw him, he wanted me dead. Think he'll... try anything?

[Because honestly she doesn't really want to deal with that at all. And then, as an afterthought,]

Thank you, for presents. Will you... read book, to me?

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[batmanschmatman]

No. He doesn't work that way. If he wanted to kill you, it was for a contract, and that doesn't apply here. He's not a whackjob the same way other people are. [He won't name names. But.]

And sure, of course. I'm glad you liked them.

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[hellofist]

I was Ravager's contract. Almost killed her. Not a... whackjob, [Dick stop teaching her weird words.] but he was... mad. Made it personal.

[Still, if he was here before and Dick doesn't think he's a threat, it doesn't matter much. She'll just avoid him, just like she would have even if he had wanted a fight.]

Saw, um... the one with the shoe. The glass one. Cinderella?

[burnmythoughts]

[Jean doesn't quite meet his eyes, her frown deep and sombre.]

He should at least know what happens to them. He could tell us that much.

The most simple explanation is they go back to - to what they were doing, and - for Inmates, that means... [That means dying.]

[batmanschmatman]

That is what happens, usually. Wardens or people who weren't dead before they got here who vanish don't just get punted into the ether. He's not that irresponsible.

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[hetrustsme]

Slade? I don't think we've heard of him in my world.

Should I avoid talking to him?

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[batmanschmatman]

He's a mercenary and assassin who's got a beef with the Titans and by extension, with most of the cape and cowl community. He'll probably leave you alone unless you get on his nerves, but you can take him in a fight unless he's got Kryptonite on hand, which he shouldn't.

[surfaceshine]

[Dean is still plenty pissed off; at least that's the label he gives the ball of emotions currently burning a hole through his gut, though many of them are far older than the ten minutes or so he's been bickering with Faith. He's not remotely sorry, of course, and he probably never will be, but he doesn't really feel like fighting anymore.

At least, not Dick.

That doesn't mean he doesn't have to squash his kneejerk reaction to block the injury from sight and examination, because he does; it's an instinct that's saved him more than once, at least, though one he also caught a bunch of crap for from Sam, and others. He's currently glaring down at it, supporting his forearm with his good hand, gingerly twitching each of his fingers to make sure they still work. He's well aware what's wrong, and he's not happy about it, but it's a welcome kind of pain. One he knows what to do with.

Dean glances over at Dick, expression and eyes both dark and serious, and grudgingly relents, stating flatly,] It's broken.

[batmanschmatman]

[Dick's not looking to lecture or tell him he's disappointed in him. He's not Dean's parent, and he knows how awful this is, to lose someone you cared about and probably won't ever see again, but with the added bonus of knowing if they do come back, they might not remember you or be entirely different from the person you used to know.

So he looks at his friend's arm carefully, putting a hand at the elbow and avoiding touching the wrist itself. Dean's right, it's definitely broken, and they should probably be heading to the infirmary sooner rather than later. Dick's pretty confident in his ability to take care of serious injuries, but something like this is still something he'd rather have a doctor look at in case it required more care than just a wrap and a brace.]

Bruce?

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[mattersverymuch]

[ Neutrally, like he's observing the weather: ] No one has more motive to lie than the Admiral does.

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[batmanschmatman]

[You can practically hear the shrug.] The second someone can produce concrete evidence proving me wrong, I'll happily state my apologies. Until then, this is the best story we've got.

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[silvestris]

[She has a lot of questions, but.]

I don't think we have any reason to doubt the Admiral about that. I just can't decide if it's better to know or better to think there was a way to trick him into booting us out.

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[batmanschmatman]

Why do you want to get booted out? I'd figure more inmates aren't all that eager to get back to being dead if they've got an alternative.

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[theonlyresponse]

I warned him.

[It probably won't make much of a difference, to Dick, this is very different from the Megamind scenario.

He's beginning to look out for Faith.]

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[batmanschmatman]

Are you looking for a pat on the back? Breaking someone's wrist isn't exactly the nicest way to stop someone from attacking someone who already out guns them. Faith can handle herself without you acting like a playground bully.

[crossestheline]

Whoever is really running the show here, needs to get their shit together. I've seen kids with better self control than some of the Wardens here.

[batmanschmatman]

And you haven't even seen the worst of them.

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[an_abomination]

Who is Slade? [Has yet to come across him in his world.]

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[batmanschmatman]

A mercenary and assassin from my world. He isn't a fan of most of the cape and cowl population.