♻ 007 | audio

[tucky]

I need to go to Zero. Right now.

[There's the sound of hurried footsteps in the background; she's on her way to the stairs.]

I didn't do nothing and I don't plan to, but I have gotten confirmation that the demons and dark creatures here are after me. I ain't crazy or imagining things, and I ain't looking for signs and messages when there aren't any-- I got told straight out by Doctor Facilier that I pissed 'em off and I'm a goner. I don't know if any place is safe for me now, but I heard Zero's better than most.

[She takes a moment to catch her breath; she's still half-running.]

Please let me down. I wouldn't ask if it weren't an emergency; more important than life or death. It's not my body that's at stake, it's my immortal soul.

[She turns off the public feed and records a series of private messages, partially intended to be goodbye notes if things go badly. She knows people come back from the dead-- but she doesn't know if they come back from having their souls corrupted by creatures from hell.]

[filtered to Cambridge]

I'm gonna have to miss therapy for a while, I think. Unless you can come down to do it.

I know lots of people don't like you, and maybe some of 'em have good reasons; I don't know. But you were good to me and I think a lot about the things you said.

[filtered to Dillon]

You were the first person here who was as nice to me as you were, and that will always be real special to me. For as long as I live, I will never forget that you saw all I was but still liked me anyway. You were right about all the ugly stuff in me, but I been trying to be a little better, and that's because of you.

[filtered to Dillon and Simon]

I need your help-- please. Please. I don't know what to do. Is there a way to get rid of them? Can we cleanse the ship?

[filtered to Iris]

Can you come and visit me sometimes? I think I might be down there for a very long time, and I'm gonna miss you. More than anyone, maybe. If something happens to me, I want you to know that some of the people here have been nicer to me than anyone's ever been, and you were a real big part of that. And I didn't end up hating the Barge, even with all the terrible things.

[filtered to Mason]

In case I don't see you again for a while, or in case they get to me, I hope you don't forget what I said about you being good and being worth a lot-- 'cause I meant every word. You are the best inmate here and one of the best people too, and I won't forget all you did for me.

[filtered to Merlin]

I'm sorry. I tried. I didn't go after 'em again, but they found me anyway. I wanted to do right by you, I really did, but I don't know what's gonna happen now.

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[mercurialize]

[He just laughs]

All right. That's fair.

Barge is small though, eventually he'll run out of people to piss off.

[tucky]

So what's your point?

[mercurialize]

Point is, everyone will stop believing his shit and without anything better to do and a lot of people no longer believing anything he says? He'll probably find a different hobby.

Or just be here forever as the infamous asshole. I'd call it a 50/50.

[tucky]

... You think that'll really happen? He'll just get bored?

[mercurialize]

Well, like I said, 50/50.

But I'm gonna assume thanks to your outburst that a lot more people are aware of him now. It'll be harder to pull one over on them.

[tucky]

Well, that's good. It's like I did a public service, then.

[mercurialize]

[Shrug.]

In a way, yeah.

[tucky]

So I don't regret this at all.

[mercurialize]

What's done is done. No real point in regretting it now, anyways.

[tucky]

What, you mean ever?

[mercurialize]

Uhh... no. But for something like this? Pretty sure it's not worth regret.

[tucky]

Okay, good, 'cause I wasn't feeling a lot of it anyway. Just a little bit.

[mercurialize]

Right.

Well, glad you got that sorted out, miss Doggett.

[tucky]

Yeah.

[filtered]

And about that other stuff you mentioned-- the stealing-- I talked to my warden and the other guy's warden. I was real responsible.

[Filtered]

[mercurialize]

Good. And I'm assuming no one really got into trouble, huh?

[Filtered]

[tucky]

I hope not, 'cause she told me he wouldn't.

[Filtered]

[mercurialize]

So what you're saying is that really wasn't so bad, right? Admitting to a mistake and being honest about it.

[Filtered]

[tucky]

But it would've been even better if I hadn't had to admit it at all.

[Filtered]

[mercurialize]

You saw other people dying in your dreams, right? Keeping secrets isn't exactly easy around here. You really want people to find out something like that during a flood and making their own assumptions of what was done? That happens and I'm pretty sure your chances of getting the opportunity to explain yourself are going to be a lot slimmer.

[Filtered]

[tucky]

I didn't see other people dying. I felt myself dying. It was other people's memories.

Does that mean he's probably going to find out someday that I told on him when I was drunk?

[Filtered]

[mercurialize]

Yeah, memories. That's my point. Things like that happen here, a lot. Make sense?

And that's... possible. Maybe not likely, but I wouldn't put it passed the Barge on a bad day. It wouldn't be from anything I said though, I can at least try and promise you that.

[Filtered]

[tucky]

It makes sense. I don't like it at all, but it does.

... And good. It's important, not snitching against the people you like.

[She has historically not been above snitching against people she doesn't like, though.]

[Filtered]

[mercurialize]

[He laughs]

I don't think the Barge cares whether you like it or not.

[Filtered]

[tucky]

Doesn't the Admiral care?

[Filtered]

[mercurialize]

I guess, in a way. But you have to remember that this is a prison of a sort. The most luxurious prison I've ever seen, but still a prison.