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[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.

[vaccination]

I don't hear you arguing.

[dog_eat_dog]

What do you want me to say, exactly?

[vaccination]

Nothing!

[Tess has said enough.]

We're just having a conversation.

[dog_eat_dog]

That we are.

[A beat.]

It’s a pretty fine line to walk, being a warden who doesn’t put up with shit and one who acts like a jackass because it’s an option. You’ll figure it out eventually.

[vaccination]

I've made it clear with all my temps that I'm not here to swing my warden dick around or whatever. I'm here for my deal, and they probably don't wanna be an inmate forever, so. Win-win.

[Now to just get a permanent match.]

[dog_eat_dog]

[“Swing my warden dick around.” Oh my god, Ellie.]

Not forever, but a lot of them sure think it’s pointless.

[vaccination]

I've figured getting them to realize it's not pointless is the first step.

[dog_eat_dog]

Yeah? Any luck there?

[vaccination]

Not much. B's the only one that's been even close to considering believing the shit I say.

[dog_eat_dog]

You’ve got a long way to go, then.

[vaccination]

I know, I know. Ugh. [She scrubs her face as she leans back.] I thought this shit would be easier.

[dog_eat_dog]

You thought it'd be easier to get a hardened lifelong criminal or head case to change their ways?