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[impure_tale]

Short and unpleasant. I suppose that when the Admiral gives us ports that turn out to be completely unsalvageable, that's the best he can offer us.

Not pointless -- you might have noted I did not use that word. If anything, my brief sojourn into the mad wilderness yielded some experiences that were most illuminating. Even on top of knowing what it feels like to be shot in the face -- an advent about which I'm certain Monsieur Swing will be delighted to hear.

Note also that I didn't say "eaten alive". I'll let the lot of you ponder on that. I might have to write about that one someday, but for now? Rest, I think.

[Private to Iago]

Are you safe? 

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[triggered-it.livejournal.com]

Surely no one would think to deny you that. Are you happy, then? On the barge, in general.

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Barring recent circumstances? I feel I am -- fulfilled, here. You must remember, half of my life was spent in chains. In solitude, feared or reviled for my ideas -- some of them if not caused then exacerbated by the very bondage that was imposed upon me. Even in freedom, I cannot say that I was completely satisfied. My wild exploits might have provided me gratification, but it was always temporary. I can still enjoy those things, now, but their absence does not suggest an emptiness in my life any longer. I feel -- balanced.

[A smirk]

And of course while recent events and others of the like have caused me some displeasure, there are things to make up for it.

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[triggered-it.livejournal.com]

Then you've benefited. That's reassuring. Most people make being here sound like a kind of hell.

Things that make up for it aside from wine and my presumably unobjectionable company? Do elaborate.

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Did I say that I needed other things? I've been quite looking forward to having a drink with you since our arrival.

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[triggered-it.livejournal.com]

[Griiin. He's quite happy to know that he can charm the Marquis.]

We'll have to go to the pub and have a drink together properly once you are recovered. [Thoughtful, but planned, pause.] It's just occurred to me that I haven't told you very much about myself, which isn't really fair.

My full name is Adrian Veidt. I'm a well known public figure in my world, which is why I hesitate to give my last name here. I'm also an inmate, if you hadn't already assumed or if that colors your opinion of me at all. Does it?