004 - Actually Doing The Right Thing

[thinkb4ublink]

I wanted to be Bluebeard.

[Rolls his eyes, got me again!.] As a kid! All right? As a kid.

[Private to Randal]

Here, what you do to Howie? It's like he's plottin' a coup against ya, mate. [He's only doing this because he actually likes Howie, and this is the Barge, so something's up.]

Comments

[strangehistorian]

You're very talkative all of a sudden for someone who's been here for months.

[thinkb4ublink.livejournal.com]

I'm under the influence of a flood.

[strangehistorian]

Oh no. Was that what the Admiral's announcement was?

[thinkb4ublink.livejournal.com]

[If his eyes weren't rolling before, they are now.] Yes, dear. That's why he announces things.

[strangehistorian]

Hm. If you are affected, can you tell what the nature of the flood is?

[thinkb4ublink.livejournal.com]

Blurting things out in public on this thing.

[strangehistorian]

People do that every day, though!

[thinkb4ublink.livejournal.com]

Things you don't want people to know!

[strangehistorian]

Oh.

You didn't want anyone to know you wanted to be Bluebeard as a child?

[thinkb4ublink.livejournal.com]

Why would I? [He's just going to be embarrassed here a minute.]

[strangehistorian]

I can think of secrets much more dangerous if revealed.

[thinkb4ublink.livejournal.com]

Listen. I'm a normal human in an after-death space barge with mad scientists, murderers, aliens and wizards, dangerous secrets aren't going to make a blind bit of difference.

[strangehistorian]

[Sigh.]

Sounds like a Wednesday afternoon on my world, I'm afraid. Still, at least it's not something any of those can come after you with.

[thinkb4ublink.livejournal.com]

Given that some of them can kill me with a dirty look or something, I'm not all that comforted.

[strangehistorian]

I think the ones who can do that have their powers curbed.

[thinkb4ublink.livejournal.com]

We've got a saying. 'Every little helps'.