158 - Presumably after his conversation with Crane

[impure_tale]

It was an admirable attempt if not somewhat over-exaggerated in scope. Leave the wild schemes to the fictional villains; in the real world, almost no one laughs when they're feeling evil.

Now, I'm sure at least some of the people here have done it but has anyone else paused to consider why this might have happened? Now, I am certain that many have asked, but few have given any real thought to an answer in their own mind. While punishments are being doled out, fingers pointed, heads shaken, let us not discount the possibility -- especially not those among us that have been here for more than a year -- that everyone probably helped to manufacture these circumstances.

With that on the table: Iago. To give you a sporting chance, I am going to allow you to guess why you are in trouble. A correct answer means I don't hurl that infernal beeping contraption you've been so enamored with of late over the side of the ship to confound the natives of some whole new universe.

Comments

[requiresssacrifice]

[lolll He's still afraid of you, but he's trying to talk to people to win back his snake, soooo:] Thank you for not joining in with further condemnation.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Whatever you've done, I can hardly divine the motivations but am at least aware enough to know you are not the sort to act without provocation. You have not harmed my Inmate; you'll get no quarrel from me.

[requiresssacrifice]

It's much appreciated. [And apparently Iago is his only friend that he considered PERFECT THE WAY HE IS awwww.]

[darknessb4me]

You're just so oppressed.

[requiresssacrifice]

Oh, shut up.

[darknessb4me]

[cackle.]

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

I didn't kill him. It was just a little...fun.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

I rather think you've been having entirely too much fun on my gold of late, my treasure.

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

It was, as he said, a warning. It need not happen again.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

It will not happen again.

Custodial Duty. Until further notice.

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

Ugh.

Fine.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

I'll contact you if I think of any other ways to help curb your stupidity.

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

Appreciated.

He whines too much. He'll heal.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Iago, you haven't any room to remark on how much anyone else whines.

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

I've been good!

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

You've been disappointing.

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

What do you expect from me? Backstabbing? Traitorous acts? Killing?

I should think that loyalty to a friend would be good thing.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

No, I expect you to be moving past those sorts of things.

Your motive does not remove consequences from your actions, Iago.

[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

Fine. I told you I would do it.

[championoftime]

The larger problem... well, I doubt we could have done much about it. As you said, it was a year in the making, long before I came. Long before I befriended him. And losing people over and over can deeply embitter a man.

I do feel as though I failed, in any case.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

I completely sympathize with his feelings.

[darknessb4me]

I laugh when I'm feeling evil...

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

That's because you're silly.