013 - Mile-High Apple

[deadly_ned]

I'm, um.

I'm leaving.

Thomas - my inmate - he's...graduated, he's left the Barge, so I think that's...probably my cue to leave too.

I'm...terrible at goodbyes, and let's be completely honest, I'm quiet enough that most of the Barge doesn't know I'm actually here, so I doubt I need to stay very long.

That sounds terrible.

I'm sorry. Something's come up. I have to go.

[The Piemaker - nervous, clearly hiding something, and agitated - leans over to shut off his communicator. Unbeknownst to him, he'll be back in a matter of days for reasons not clearly stated in this post]

[Private to the Marquis de Carabas]

And now it doesn't matter what you know.

Good luck graduating, you....bad, bad person.

Comments

[composited]

That must be a hell of a woman, waiting for you at home.

[deadly_ned]

Her name is Chuck. And she's...everything, to me. Anything I can do for her, I would. Will.

Have, technically.

[composited]

Well, then, tiger. Go get her. If it was so important.

[ He's absolutely mocking you, Ned. ]

[deadly_ned]

Thank you. I will go get her.

And my name is Ned.

[composited]

Ned.

Ned the pie man.

[ snort ]

[deadly_ned]

I don't really understand what's funny but there's the deep and unsettling suspicious feeling that I'm being mocked.

[composited]

You don't say. Shit, we got a genius on our hands. Good thing you're going home to change your world and bag your girl.

[deadly_ned]

There's no need to be needlessly cruel to someone who did his job and helped someone. Not that I enjoy tooting my own horn but I'm....happy. I'm sorry you're not, but only you can make yourself happy, in the end.

[composited]

I'll be happy when I'm out of here. Like everybody else.

[deadly_ned]

But you didn't like when I helped my inmate get out of here.

[composited]

No. But i'm not required to care for a stranger.

[deadly_ned]

Best of luck in going home.

[composited]

Of course.