♻ 019 | audio

[tucky]

[filtered to Letty]

Can I talk to you?

[filtered to Roderick]

Can you come and see me? I'm in 603.

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[tucky]

I think you do, too.

Are you gonna keep wanting to do this, Roderick?

[characterdefect]

Yes.

[An instant response.]

I've always wanted to.

[tucky]

Are you gonna keep listening to those wants?

[characterdefect]

When I have the opportunity to. Yes.

[tucky]

[Tiffany turns her head to bury her face against her knees. She has absolutely no idea what she's supposed to be doing here.]

[characterdefect]

[He cocks his head at her, speaks softly.]

Hey, now. I didn't want to upset you.

[tucky]

[She reaches out a hand and rests it on his arm - very gently, like it's barely there at all.]

I just don't know what to do.

[characterdefect]

Some things aren't in your power to change.

[tucky]

I don't wanna think that when we're talking about the lives of people I care about.

[characterdefect]

Whether you want to think it or not, that's how it is.

[tucky]

Maybe you could find something else that gives you those feelings.

[characterdefect]

Like what're you thinking?

[He's skeptical.]

[tucky]

I have no idea. No idea at all.

[characterdefect]

Well, I'm sorry. That just isn't going to work for me.

. . . Maybe you ought to talk to Horatio.

[tucky]

He's your warden, right?

[characterdefect]

Yeah. He's all right.

[tucky]

Do you still think I am?

[characterdefect]

You think I'd even considering changing for somebody who wasn't?

[tucky]

Thought you said you weren't considering it.

[characterdefect]

I'm considering considering it.

. . . I'm considering not totally ignoring you, is what I'm considering.

[tucky]

[She tries to smile. Her mouth twitches, anyway.]

Okay.

[characterdefect]

[A quick, hesitant smile. Whatever high he felt that didn't fade when Lloyd beat the shit out of him is fading now.]

You gonna be okay?

[tucky]

No.

Being a warden's not like I thought it would be.

[characterdefect]

What did you think it'd be?

[tucky]

Easier. I thought graduating would mean I'd know what to do.