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[dog_eat_dog]

I never had a temp warden but on this end all I hear are complaints too.

[vaccination]

It's just fucking stressful for everyone. And if someone gets a shitty warden, they're not gonna trust the good one they do end up getting.

[dog_eat_dog]

Yup. The more temps they go through, the more damaged they get.

[A scoff. Things haven’t been stellar with Arthur lately, and that’s on her, but...]

I’m glad I went right into a permanent pairing because otherwise I’d go crazy.

[vaccination]

[As a kid that got passed around, she can only agree with Tess.]

Yeah. I planted the seed with B, so hopefully I'll actually be on the road to not having random fuckers every month.

[dog_eat_dog]

Shame you can't just ask the warden to make it a done-deal instead of fucking around playing dress-up and hear all about a bunch of grown men having teenage girl romance problems.

[vaccination]

Instead, I get to play "what try-hard do I get this month" and try not to fling myself into space.

[dog_eat_dog]

Don’t fling yourself into space, just throw the dick in Zero.

[vaccination]

Oh, and become the Zero Warden they all think I am?

[Not that Ellie really cares what anyone thinks!!!]

[dog_eat_dog]

Some inmates might like it, actually. It's a piss-off when wardens act like their authority is just some sort of formality –– you have it, use it, or we'll walk all over you.

[vaccination]

Talking from experience?

[dog_eat_dog]

[A glance at Ellie. How much does the kid know about the bullshit she gets up to?]

Is that a surprise?

[vaccination]

[She just assumes.]

I'm just saying. You're the inmate, not me.

[dog_eat_dog]

I'd be butting heads with Arthur whether I was an inmate or not.

[vaccination]

[Ellie rubs her nose.]

You tend to just butt heads with people in general. You don't discriminate.

[dog_eat_dog]

It’s a good way to weed out people who can’t handle me.

[vaccination]

Which is... most of the population, probably.

[dog_eat_dog]

Don’t I know it. You can’t say you’re any different, either.

[vaccination]

From what, most of the population or you?

[dog_eat_dog]

You can’t say that you don’t butt heads with people.

[vaccination]

Only with the assholes. There are a lot of those.

[dog_eat_dog]

And? I’m not going around picking fights for no reason.

[vaccination]

Is this you admitting you pick fights, then?

[dog_eat_dog]

I don’t think I need to admit that.

[vaccination]

Which is essentially admitting you're a pain in the ass. Most of the time.

[Ellie makes herself smile at that :) ]

[dog_eat_dog]

Most of the time? Jeez, kid. Real uncharitable.