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lesliemonster[ooc: this is forward dated to some nebulous time frame after people start to figure out what is going on with the sickness. So please feel free to ignore it/have it reach your character after they've figured out The Deal. Log post to follow!]
Hello, everyone. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Leslie Knope. Warden and co-captain of the Barge Book Club.
I'm contacting you today to both solicit for and offer assistance. You may have already figured out for yourselves the root of the sickness going around the barge, and the cure.
Now, some of you may have your reasons for lying. That's not really any of my business. [Unless your name is Omar, Omar.] I'm just interested in offering up a listening ear for whomever needs it. I can promise you that whatever I hear, so long as it does not directly threaten the life of another passenger aboard this ship, will remain confidential. I will enact similar promises from any other individuals that volunteer to listen. You may speak to whichever volunteer you feel most comfortable with.
And also, I will have a lot of comfortable pillows to sit on, hot chocolate, and popcorn. So there's that. Look for us set up on the deck in two hours.
[Filtered to Wardens.]
I would appreciate any help you would be willing to offer, but only from those that can truly promise not to repeat a word of what they hear. I know there's no binding legal contract here, so all the participants have to trust is your word.
I feel that certain inmates might be more apt to trust Wardens who have already graduated from this program, so any volunteers on that front would be very appreciated.
Hello, everyone. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Leslie Knope. Warden and co-captain of the Barge Book Club.
I'm contacting you today to both solicit for and offer assistance. You may have already figured out for yourselves the root of the sickness going around the barge, and the cure.
Now, some of you may have your reasons for lying. That's not really any of my business. [Unless your name is Omar, Omar.] I'm just interested in offering up a listening ear for whomever needs it. I can promise you that whatever I hear, so long as it does not directly threaten the life of another passenger aboard this ship, will remain confidential. I will enact similar promises from any other individuals that volunteer to listen. You may speak to whichever volunteer you feel most comfortable with.
And also, I will have a lot of comfortable pillows to sit on, hot chocolate, and popcorn. So there's that. Look for us set up on the deck in two hours.
[Filtered to Wardens.]
I would appreciate any help you would be willing to offer, but only from those that can truly promise not to repeat a word of what they hear. I know there's no binding legal contract here, so all the participants have to trust is your word.
I feel that certain inmates might be more apt to trust Wardens who have already graduated from this program, so any volunteers on that front would be very appreciated.
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:09 am (UTC)[Filter]
Date: 2012-09-08 04:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-08 04:22 am (UTC)You do, if we were back home and subject to the court system. But that's not really the case here.
It's a bit of a double edged sword, I admit. No confidentiality laws protect either party -- you just have to trust that whomever you speak to will keep their word.
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:24 am (UTC)[But under the safety of the filter, Leslie seems a bit unsure. People on this ship have some pretty life ruining things that they could be holding in.]
That's all I need. Will you be there?
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:27 am (UTC)But yes, if you need faces. I'll try to make mine friendly.
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:28 am (UTC)filter
Date: 2012-09-08 04:29 am (UTC)[Filter]
Date: 2012-09-08 04:30 am (UTC)Plus, it sounds like lies of omission are causing harm too. So not talking could be making things worse for some. [How do YOU FEEL, Angua?]
I would appreciate it.
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:32 am (UTC)...you honestly can't repeat what you hear, Omar. Or use it as any sort of leverage. At all.
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:36 am (UTC)But, uh. And I say this as someone who finds you very lovely as a person. They also know your boyfriend has a very open proclivity towards murder.
Can I trust you not to repeat anything you hear to him?
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:42 am (UTC)I don't tell him anything.
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:43 am (UTC)More filterjacking
Date: 2012-09-08 04:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-08 04:45 am (UTC)[Narvin would volunteer to be a listener, but he's pretty sure no one would trust him with their secrets. Ever. And he, in turn, is hesitant to trust anyone with his secrets.]
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:47 am (UTC)[Filter]
Date: 2012-09-08 04:47 am (UTC)Filter
Date: 2012-09-08 04:50 am (UTC)And, um. [Fffff this is awkward.] Would there ever be a situation where he would try and force information out of you?
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:52 am (UTC)And gendered insults are gross and make you look like an idiot.
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:52 am (UTC)I won't. Y'all knows I can keep a secret.
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:52 am (UTC)[She ain't mad.]
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:55 am (UTC)Oh, that's right -- you want me to call you a scumbag asshole instead, right? [Although seriously, what is this "gendered insult" insanity anyway, he's called 99% of the men on the Barge a bitch at one point or another, including the Admiral.]
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:59 am (UTC)[WHOO BOY. She stops, shaking her head. Holds up a finger, and then ducks her head under her desk. There is the distinct noise of vomiting. You're welcome for that Narvin. She only speaks again after she's swished around some mouthwash.]
Okay, everyone noticed. I'm a terrible liar. Unless we're playing Scattergories. I cheat at that game often.
But of course you have no reason to trust my word. No one has any reason to trust anyone. It's completely at the discretion of the people telling secrets. I'm just trying to get as large a listener base as is possible, so that somewhere in there is a choice people might actually make.
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Date: 2012-09-08 04:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-08 05:00 am (UTC)[ The issue is why the hell do she and Jesse think the same person is rad? ]
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Date: 2012-09-08 05:02 am (UTC)I know you can. But you keep the secrets you want to keep, as befits your own code that I wish sounded less awesome when you say it.
I'm sorry, but that's not the sort of listener that we need today.