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[abrightboy]

"I do give her gestures of trust, but they're between me and her, not you and me," Malcolm tells him. "And if you don't want to work in counselling, you can literally choose to work in any other department. I hear they need help in the kitchens."

[kingsroads]

"I did not say that I didn't like working here. You, Kiryu, and Sheehan are all interesting men and I enjoy your company greatly. I simply wish that I could be more useful—though again, this conversation is not about me!"

Damn, it's hard to not talk about yourself. Strange frowns for a moment, letting out a flustered little sigh before,

"At least tell me you understand what I've been trying to tell you with regards to Kikimora and her magic. There are very few people who can understand just how stifling this feeling is. How the absence could drive you to extremes more than the presence would."

[abrightboy]

"I do understand," Malcolm tells him. "Like I said. And I don't take her mental health lightly. But I'll only be discussing her options with her directly."

[kingsroads]

Damn. Strange knew that the likelihood he could convince Malcolm to help lift that restriction on Kikimora's magic was next to nothing. But he can't help but feel like he just had an entire conversation where nothing changed.

"Just...promise me you'll actually do that. You'll actually discuss her options, leaving nothing on the table, telling her precisely what she needs. I don't think you wardens realize just how damned easy it is to loathe this place, especially with minimal direction."

[abrightboy]

“Kikimora and I speak regularly,” Malcolm tells him. “She’s my second inmate. Did you know that?”

[kingsroads]

"I knew she was your inmate, but not your second one." And because he's curious, "Who was your first?"

[abrightboy]

“Neal Caffrey,” Malcolm tells him. “And I gave him my deal. And I’ll give Kikimora my deal when she graduates. Because I only came here to help people. I only want to help Kikimora.”

[kingsroads]

"You were Caffrey's warden?"

What's a diplomatic way of phrasing this...

"Well. It seems like the Admiral is not the sort to assign the same type of inmate to a warden."

[abrightboy]

“You don’t know everything about Neal, but they are definitely very different people. But they were both assigned well. And I will help her,” Malcolm assures him.