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From:

ukan

How often do you collaborate with people here?

From:

abrightboy

Well, I work in counselling. Will says my niche is with difficult cases, and I think he’s right. I’ve had some success with Johann and Aaron… and even Kikimora before we were paired. I’ve been working with Shaw and Kiryu. I’m still working on aspects of what started as the Code of Conduct project with Neal and Norton. I’m in Tim’s book club. I recently sat down to bury the hatchet with Lestat. …I’m… what exactly do you count as ‘collaborating’?

From:

ukan

I think those are all good examples of working with people, yeah.

Norton's working on a Code of Conduct? [A laugh] I'll have to tell Alec about that, he'll think that's hilarious.

From:

abrightboy

Is it? The part he and Neal are pioneering is the idea of a mediation office that ensures when violent crime happens, the best interests of both the victim and perpetrator are served. Norton knows what it’s like to be a victim that’s unheard and dismissed.

From:

ukan

Alec was Norton's warden. Norton tried to seduce him.

[And given wolf jealousy, Lark has held a small grudge ever since.]

Anyway yeah that's exactly why I came back the first time: to be an advocate when violent crimes happened. I get paid to do it at home, why not here? Especially when--as Norton knows--the victims are usually shouted down if they're listened to at all.

Edited Date: 13 Dec 2023 02:46 (UTC)

From:

abrightboy

I didn’t know Norton had a Warden before Kiryu. But, if it’s any consolation, I think Norton tries to seduce everyone; it wouldn’t have been personal.

From:

ukan

Just wait until you see someone hit on Will. Or kiss him.

From:

abrightboy

I think there would only be a problem if Will was kissing them.

From:

ukan

Yeah, you think that now. Wait until he comes back smelling like them, even if he didn't kiss back, didn't touch back. It sets off an instinct. Wolf jealousy is a killer.

To be clear I wasn't--and am not--mad at Alec for it.

Edited Date: 13 Dec 2023 02:59 (UTC)

From:

abrightboy

Well, I’m a weirdo and Will’s a weirdo so… we’re less at risk. [Though Will had two relationships in his world; he does better than Malcolm.]

From:

ukan

What, you don't think anyone would want Will's weird?

From:

abrightboy

It’s not that so much. He’s very attractive. I just think if someone touches him without permission, they best prepare to be snapped like a pretzel stick and turned into weird flesh art by Will before they ever need worry about me.

From:

ukan

Depends. Will's crafty. Alec knows more about how to kill a person than Jeffrey Dahmer but he let Norton kiss him to prove to Norton he couldn't be seduced. It still bothered me that Norton did it because--well, instincts are what they are.

Weird flesh art is a fun mental image. He has experience with it?

From:

abrightboy

He’s a profiler that specializes in serial murder, too. Like me.

From:

ukan

Yeah I'm familiar with serial killers, too.... But flesh art isn't a typical aspect of it where I'm from.

From:

abrightboy

It was a main feature of one of his most high-profile cases.

From:

ukan

Mm. And it made an impact?

From:

abrightboy

Everything makes an impact. The way he interacts with the world is unique.

From:

ukan

And it's taken a toll.

From:

abrightboy

Everything takes a toll. Well. Almost everything. When we were on that space station I got him this helmet that gives a person a sort of portable sensory deprivation experience. For when people get too overwhelming. He says it helps.