1.1.01.01.028: sacrifices for the good of the community.

[needshumility]

You know, I like being here, sometimes. All the... violence, the chaos...

It reminds me why the Rules exist. Because not a single one of you act with regard for anyone else. You're all selfish and have no concern for the Collective. No concern for each other.

You Previous... you're everything we were told. Worship of the Me. That's what we believe you all did, with your hollow eyes and your Parker Brothers' maps.

And that's all I see, day in, day out, here.

I can't wait to get home. Soon. I miss Constance. That's the appropriate thing to say, right?

[Infirmary filter]

Lime is a narcotic. Abuse of medicinal hue, especially Green, can lead to the degradation of the visual cortex.

Jane Brunswick needs us to intervene. Sooner rather than later. We need to remove the Greens she's requested from her possession before she damages herself seriously.

[Private to Victor]

Fifty merits if you can find anyone affected by the... strangeness some people are demonstrating. It's worrying and disruptive to the collective.


Also, violin lessons tonight. Bring the Vivaldi.
[Private to Una]

I'm worried about Jane. She just... refuses to listen to the Rules and I don't want her to go... on the Night Train, you know?

I'm sure she's not crazy like people say, but... the way she treats me, the things she does...

She will deserve what ever happens to her.

Comments

[ourlastbesthope.livejournal.com]

Chaos is natural. Just as order is.

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Humanity is supposed to bring order to chaos.

[ourlastbesthope.livejournal.com]

Humanity? What a useless concept. Humans do nothing. The world will continue on without them, just like it did before them. Humanity has done nothing to chaos except label it and fret about it when it happens.

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

But achieving continuity amidst that chaos has to be admired.

[ourlastbesthope.livejournal.com]

No, it doesn't. You cannot work around fact forever.

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

You'd be surprised.

Private

[una_persson]

[Uh. Oh god, what to do.]

Well, there really are only two outcomes. Either she sorts herself out, or she doesn't. Do you really think there's any chance of the former?

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

No, but... I have to be able to do something. I'm a Prefect. I'd rather people followed the Rules than ended up in Reboot. I have to be able to do something.

She's also abusing the Green. A lot.

Re: Private

[una_persson]

A Reboot is a waste of resources, to be sure. Have you considered confiscating her Green?

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

I'd like to, but she'll punch me.

And I'm not a Yellow. It's not really my... area.

Re: Private

[una_persson]

She does have a wicked right hook, it's true.

But you understand where she comes from in a way the rest of us don't.

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Indeed. It doesn't exactly remove the fact that I need back up to do anything.

Infirmary Filter

[acertifieduser.livejournal.com]

Jane doesn't need an intervention. She needs people to support her and stop chastising her for everything she does wrong, Russett. You should be nicer to her.

Re: Infirmary Filter

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to stop her ending up in a much worse place when we get back. When she gets back.

She breaks the Rules. I can't let them slide. I'm a Prefect now.

Infirmary Filter

[acertifieduser.livejournal.com]

Maybe she won't go back. Maybe she'll find a life with someone else here.

This place doesn't live by your 'Rules.' Wait until you're back home to hold her to them.

Re: Infirmary Filter

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Impossible. There's no escape. She has duties to attend to and a Collective Obligation to fulfill.

By which time it'll be too late as she'll have got into bad habits.

Did I mention destroying her visual cortex, or did that pass you by?

Infirmary Filter

[acertifieduser.livejournal.com]

There has to be a way.

..How is it hurting her? Does she know that?

[Private]

[failedcreator.livejournal.com]

I have not seen strangeness, only most positive changes. Many people appear much kinder!

I shall, provided it is not taken from me again.

Re: [Private]

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Well, that's a form of strangeness around here. Who appears different?

You only lose it when you've lost merits, Victor.

[Private]

[failedcreator.livejournal.com]

Have you not seen the public posts by some of the wardens? Most strange. A flood, I think?

I know, but there have been attempts to take it. Along with all my other things. Could you not ask the other wardens to not take it from me?

Re: [Private]

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

They're the obvious ones. There's probably a few more hiding.

...They're not very Ruleful. I keep trying.

[Private]

[failedcreator.livejournal.com]

I suppose they could lie on the matter. I had not considered it.

This is most unfortunate. I will shortly have no things left.

[acid_rayne]

Know what I see, day in, day out?

Your face.

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

A valuable contribution as always.

[acid_rayne]

Don't make it any less punchable.