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[abrightboy]

"I think he chooses Wardens that are damaged in some way because they can relate to Inmates better," Malcolm says. He looks at Will. "I know of a few other Inmates that were given the choice, but they were all taken from the brink of death."

[empathicfault]

Will rubs his chin, looking thoughtful as Malcolm hypothesizes. "You do? I'd like to talk to them sometime." He's curious whether his theory has merit, or if they were all just trying to avoid death and he's some sort of outlier. "Might be something to the Wardens being able to relate. Maybe the Admiral's looking to help you all out, too, and you need a different approach. Or-"

Will gestures with his hand, in something of a throw-away gesture- because he really is just guessing. "Maybe they were just in the area. I can't really say my reasoning's gonna work with an...extra-dimensional being that none of us have talked to for more than a couple minutes."

[cactusy]

"'S why I think it's pointless to even speculate," Shaw mutters. "You guys don't have enough people to profile who you can actually see?"

[abrightboy]

“Not to be, like… rude about it, but when we can see them? It’s kind of easy,” Malcolm tells her almost apologetically. He looks at Will. “The ones I know for sure had a choice at the moment of death are Neal and a guy called Erik Lehnsherr, though I heard about that one from someone else, so you’d have to confirm with him. I’m sure there must be others.”

[empathicfault]

Will laughs again, as Malcolm attempts to not be rude. His eyebrows raise at hearing the names, though. "Yeah, I'll have to check up on that. Might be an actual call to the network in my future." ...no, probably not. He'll talk with them separately first.

He does give Shaw a bit more of an explanation, though- at least on his end. "I have picked up this recent hobby of trying to understand the motivations of people who are in charge of my well-being." Just seems prudent, considering Hannibal. "And since I don't have to puzzle out my new warden, I guess I'm just moving up on the totem pole there." -oh, now that would be a good one for Malcolm. He'll have to arrange some Enclosure time later.

[cactusy]

"Nerds," she declares, in a tone that could almost be described as fond. "I'm glad I'm not much of a puzzle, though."

Being seen as an enigma isn't all it's cracked up to be.

[abrightboy]

“I’m not allowed to puzzle you anymore,” Malcolm teases Shaw. As though he has that much control; as though he could stop puzzling anyone if he wanted to. But he saw something cross Will’s face. He looks at him again. “A detective I work with at home calls it ‘trailing off and making everyone uncomfortable’ when I do that at a crime scene,” he says, gesturing to Will’s face.

[empathicfault]

Will looks surprisingly pleased at being called a 'nerd', and just nods. He personally doesn't mind being a puzzle, especially here.

Will looks amused at the vague gesturing towards his face. "And the people I worked with at home call it 'uncanny insight' or 'psychopathic behavior' when I'd do it at a crime scene, depending on how they felt about me that day," he replies. "But that is why Jack would always clear out the locals first."

He considers trying to skate past what he was thinking and keep it a total surprise, but after rubbing his chin for a moment, he concedes. "I thought we might want some...extra-curricular activities. We've got art and music, how do you feel about a detective 'club'? I could set up one of my cases in the Enclosure, you could solve it."

He gives Shaw a quick glance, as he knows she's fairly averse to the Enclosure and why. He's been taking the dogs every so often, and the exposure seems to be going well with him, at least.

[cactusy]

"You don't need to puzzle me," Shaw informs Malcolm. "I'm easy to figure out."

At least she thinks so!

And she'll go quiet as they chat about their nerdy crime scene stuff, though when Will glances at her after the Enclosure mention, she waves him off. "Just because I hate the place doesn't mean I'm not gonna let you in," she says. "Detective club. Sounds good. Knock yourself out."

[abrightboy]

"I can let him in," Malcolm points out. He's a Warden. "We can try to solve each other's cases," he agrees. He looks at Shaw. "You're more complicated than you give yourself credit for."

[empathicfault]

He nods along with Shaw's statement that she doesn't need to be puzzled. And Will smiles at the idea of giving Malcolm something to solve, as well as revisiting memories with him- maybe even getting in some killers' heads that he won't then have to fight for his life against. The fact that Shaw isn't worried about it is appreciated, as well- although admittedly, she doesn't know what the finished product is going to look like.

And then Malcolm calls her 'more complicated' and Will (badly) suppresses a sigh. He will just try to focus on the plans here. "I'll probably need a couple hours to set it up properly. And- well, privacy. Unless we want to scar some people for life. The Enclosure doesn't have a lock, does it?" He honestly doesn't know much about it.

[cactusy]

Shaw stays quiet here, letting them talk about their crime scene stuff without interruption. Malcolm's aside to her elicits a truly massive eyeroll - though she happens to catch Will's wordless reaction when she's in the middle of it, and it turns into a half-smile punctuated with an amused huff. Good job, buddy.

[abrightboy]

Oh. Everyone here thinks he's a joke when it comes to this side of things. Okay.

"I can find out," he offers too quickly. "If the Enclosure locks. I can. Look into it. Probably not good if someone walks in on ritually murdered corpses just... lying around. In England they put up a tent around murder scenes. We should do that. In America. To deter gawkers." He gestures in the direction of the Enclosure. "You know, maybe we should have a sign-up sheet outside the Enclosure so nobody walks in on anyone."

[empathicfault]

Well, it's not quite like when he'd thoroughly creeped out Price and Zeller, but he can tell that Malcolm's feeling hurt. He considers explaining, but- not exactly the best timing, considering his recent permanent pairing with Shaw. And there's the knowledge that he's not any good with this.

He does what he generally falls back on and looks away awkwardly, staring into the void. He can practically see the beach off in the distance, the totem pole looming up over it. "A tent wouldn't be enough for the one I've got planned. Probably should just put up a sign. Maybe we'll get some rubbernecking, but it's fine for a recreation, right?"

[cactusy]

"Provided you don't get weird about it," Shaw interjects - because yes, maybe it's not an inherently healthy activity, but she can definitely see it turning so for Will if Malcolm isn't meticulous and careful.

Maybe even if he is. Who knows.

[abrightboy]

"What if we are... starting off weird?" Malcolm asks. He looks at Will. "A 'do not disturb' sign. Good idea. I'll make one." Neal can help him in the gazebo. He's pretty intrigued by this one that couldn't be hidden by a tent.

[empathicfault]

Will chuckles, but it's down at his hands and more of a scoff than a real laugh. "Yeah, I think it's already too late for us, Shaw. You'll have to save yourself."

He does chance a glance at Malcolm, notes the interest. His shoulders relax. "I promise we'll try not to get more weird about it. I'll only cite a couple of papers when I lecture about it in the future." He aims a wan smile at Shaw. It's not meant to be a threat, but they can definitely get nerdier.

[cactusy]

"Provided it doesn't get unhealthy," she amends, her eyes on Will. Malcolm may not be Hannibal, but that doesn't mean things couldn't go south with him in a way that would be awful for Will's development and redemption. "Nerdy-weird is whatever, unhealthy-weird is a problem."

[abrightboy]

“Why don’t you supervise the first one, then?” Malcolm suggests. “Make sure you don’t dislike the line we’re walking.”

[empathicfault]

Will's...not sure about that, but he can provide alternatives, depending on how Shaw feels about it. "Yeah. I wouldn't mind. I could video some of it your way, too, if you don't want to stick around for the whole thing."

[cactusy]

"Oh, no; I'm gonna be there in person," she says firmly. Still, she knows why Will is offering, so after a moment she adds, "Thanks, though."

[abrightboy]

“We can set some up for you to solve, too, if you want,” Malcolm offers.

[empathicfault]

"You know, I don't think she will?" Will says, after a nod of acknowledgement to Shaw.

"In fact, I think we'd be lucky if anyone else on the ship wanted to. Might be a very lonely club." Now he looks at Malcolm, with a bit of a smirk. He wouldn't mind that.

[cactusy]

"Yeah," agrees Shaw, dryly. "Thanks, but pass."

Her issues with the Enclosure have nothing at all to do with boredom.

[abrightboy]

Malcolm grins at him, then laughs. “Unless Misty finds out. She’d probably enjoy that.”