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045 VIDEO LIST NINETEEN + TEXT LIST FIVE
Jan. 17th, 2014 07:21 pm[When she appears on the feed Beatrix wears her usual cool expression, but has the haunted look of someone who's not slept well in days, too deeply stuck in uncomfortable thought. Since returning to the Barge she'd struggled to come to terms with what had happened and how she'd left things, the buried doubts nagging at her until she came to one unfortunate conclusion.]
I've got some news.
While here, knowing what's happening back home, it's difficult to rest easy. It's hard to wait when there are people there who need to be stopped. [Who need to be punished remains unsaid, but those who know her well will likely infer it.] So I'm leaving, again.
…I'm sorry. While a lot of you believe this Barge is nothing short of Hell and I don't entirely disagree, I was lucky enough to find people I love who made it worth it. That was never something I expected. You've done the impossible. [She gives a small, sad smile.] There's no doubt some wisdom or inspiration to impart, but no one needs to hear that from me. Suffice it to say, I found something precious here, and I'm sad to be leaving it.
This is goodbye, for now.
[Filtered to friends (if you think you're on it…)]
You've done more for me than any of you know. I can never thank you enough.
If you aren't hurt by my going, if you have time before I leave, please let me say goodbye in person.
( And a series of quickly-sent private messages: Abigail, Anya, Arthas, Arya, Ben, Ellie, Iris, Riddick, Rorschach, Sylvanas, Vin, and Zane )
I've got some news.
While here, knowing what's happening back home, it's difficult to rest easy. It's hard to wait when there are people there who need to be stopped. [Who need to be punished remains unsaid, but those who know her well will likely infer it.] So I'm leaving, again.
…I'm sorry. While a lot of you believe this Barge is nothing short of Hell and I don't entirely disagree, I was lucky enough to find people I love who made it worth it. That was never something I expected. You've done the impossible. [She gives a small, sad smile.] There's no doubt some wisdom or inspiration to impart, but no one needs to hear that from me. Suffice it to say, I found something precious here, and I'm sad to be leaving it.
This is goodbye, for now.
[Filtered to friends (if you think you're on it…)]
You've done more for me than any of you know. I can never thank you enough.
If you aren't hurt by my going, if you have time before I leave, please let me say goodbye in person.
( And a series of quickly-sent private messages: Abigail, Anya, Arthas, Arya, Ben, Ellie, Iris, Riddick, Rorschach, Sylvanas, Vin, and Zane )
043 VIDEO LIST EIGHTEEN
Jan. 9th, 2014 08:54 pmSo we're back to this again, are we?
[It's Bea's third time going through this particular snafu in the communication, and she remembers well the previous times. This time, however, she's not only prepared but looking forward to it. And this time she won't see Elle. She hopes, anyway -- she shouldn't.]
This is Beatrix Kiddo, alias Arlene Machiavelli, alias Beth Solberg, alias Rachelle Quinn, alias Black Mamba. If you know any of those names, I want to talk to you.
[It's Bea's third time going through this particular snafu in the communication, and she remembers well the previous times. This time, however, she's not only prepared but looking forward to it. And this time she won't see Elle. She hopes, anyway -- she shouldn't.]
This is Beatrix Kiddo, alias Arlene Machiavelli, alias Beth Solberg, alias Rachelle Quinn, alias Black Mamba. If you know any of those names, I want to talk to you.
042 VOICE LIST SEVENTEEN
Dec. 18th, 2013 06:53 pmSo obviously the Admiral is getting into the holiday spirit.
[She skips out on "Hello" and "Hey guys, I'm awake". The former goes without saying, the latter is obvious.]
Last year we got hit with the Christmas storm too. It was nice, though kind of generic -- good food, mistletoe, lights, presents. It's a big holiday in multiple countries on earth, though it doesn't exist in most other cultures so I think it threw some people off.
I guess what I'm asking is, what do you celebrate if you have a winter holiday? Hell, if you celebrate Christmas, what traditions do you have? My kid always got her presents as part of a scavenger hunt, and I once had a friend whose parents, I shit you not, played "hide the pickle" on Christmas morning. It's not what it sounds like.
Also, last year I attempted to explain the stories behind Christmas and had very little success. Please, someone, do it better than I did.
( Private to the Admiral )
[She skips out on "Hello" and "Hey guys, I'm awake". The former goes without saying, the latter is obvious.]
Last year we got hit with the Christmas storm too. It was nice, though kind of generic -- good food, mistletoe, lights, presents. It's a big holiday in multiple countries on earth, though it doesn't exist in most other cultures so I think it threw some people off.
I guess what I'm asking is, what do you celebrate if you have a winter holiday? Hell, if you celebrate Christmas, what traditions do you have? My kid always got her presents as part of a scavenger hunt, and I once had a friend whose parents, I shit you not, played "hide the pickle" on Christmas morning. It's not what it sounds like.
Also, last year I attempted to explain the stories behind Christmas and had very little success. Please, someone, do it better than I did.
( Private to the Admiral )
041 VIDEO LIST SEVENTEEN
Nov. 13th, 2013 08:13 pm[The Beatrix who comes back to the Barge is not the one who left. Yes, she's the same person; she looks the same, except a bit older. She's rounded the corner into her early forties now, but it's not age that weathered her face. She looks exhausted, ashen-skinned and with dark shadows under her reddish eyes. So many things have changed from the last time she was here.]
Ten years.
[Ten years of monumental changes. She'd gone back; she'd seen Budd dead; she'd blinded Elle and killed Bill. She'd lost her enemies, at least she thought. And she'd gotten the most precious gift imaginable, which hadn't been revenge.
Ten years of motherhood, ten years of hugs and growing pains and tantrums and tears. Ten years of watching the most beautiful little girl in the world grow into a beautiful young woman, bright-eyed with a smile that always dazzled her. Easily the most perfect daughter any mother had ever had.
And then in the last week, it had all changed again.]
Well, I'm back.
( Private messages for Ben, Ellie, Vin, Anya, and Arthas )
( To Lab Staff )
Ten years.
[Ten years of monumental changes. She'd gone back; she'd seen Budd dead; she'd blinded Elle and killed Bill. She'd lost her enemies, at least she thought. And she'd gotten the most precious gift imaginable, which hadn't been revenge.
Ten years of motherhood, ten years of hugs and growing pains and tantrums and tears. Ten years of watching the most beautiful little girl in the world grow into a beautiful young woman, bright-eyed with a smile that always dazzled her. Easily the most perfect daughter any mother had ever had.
And then in the last week, it had all changed again.]
Well, I'm back.
( Private messages for Ben, Ellie, Vin, Anya, and Arthas )
( To Lab Staff )
040 VOICE LIST SIXTEEN
Nov. 1st, 2013 07:16 am[Coming out of her first death toll (first real death toll; those times on the Mirror Barge don’t count), Beatrix is in bad shape. Everything hurts and she’s moving much slower than normal, shivering from a cold that just won’t go away. But there are things to be said, news to be shared, and they won’t wait for her to feel better. When the audio clicks on it catches nothing but a breath of air, the sound of hair brushing fabric and skin. Then a throaty voice, hoarse, one straining to sound as normal as possible:]
I want to apologize for everything my other self did. [She pauses; she wishes she could say she’d never done it, but in a sense she hadn’t. She wishes she could say it sickens her to see what her other self is capable of, but all the crimes were those she’d committed before.
Maybe all she can say is that she’ll never do it again.]
I won’t ask anyone to trust me after that. But if any of the people I hurt need satisfaction, whether in the form of words or blood, they’ll have it.
Just make it quick, please. I have unfinished business at home.
Private Messages
( Cecil, Vin, and Bond, separately )
( Arya )
( Anya and Ben )
( Zack )
( Friends and Family CR (if you think you’re on it…) )
I want to apologize for everything my other self did. [She pauses; she wishes she could say she’d never done it, but in a sense she hadn’t. She wishes she could say it sickens her to see what her other self is capable of, but all the crimes were those she’d committed before.
Maybe all she can say is that she’ll never do it again.]
I won’t ask anyone to trust me after that. But if any of the people I hurt need satisfaction, whether in the form of words or blood, they’ll have it.
Just make it quick, please. I have unfinished business at home.
Private Messages
( Cecil, Vin, and Bond, separately )
( Arya )
( Anya and Ben )
( Zack )
( Friends and Family CR (if you think you’re on it…) )
039 VOICE LIST FIFTEEN
Oct. 27th, 2013 10:26 am[Filtered to Inmates]
So this hellhole is finally dying, and the wardens are losing their seat of power. They're talking about the futility of attempting to overthrow the sadistic dictator who pats their asses for tearing apart the innocent. They expect us to fear death and to cower before them and beg to be saved from what they can't protect themselves from.
This is not the time to rely on wardens. They have more to lose than we do; all we have are our lives, and those are forfeit anyway.
I'm not going to give up fighting. I'm going to keep killing them until I'm dead and this fucking boat is as lifeless as I am. They don't deserve our surrender, not now -- we have nothing to gain from giving in to them, and everything to lose.
Resist them. Don't listen to their lies.
Kill your warden.
If your morality won't allow for it, mine will.
[Filtered to Wardens]
I'm ready. Which one of you fuckers wants to go next?
(OOC: So Beatrix is an inmate and affected, obviously. She's very very close to graduation and probably would be there already if she didn't hate the idea and fight against it. Wardens, she's likely to attack you and do her best to torture/murder you BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT; inmates, she's likely to try to protect you with everything she's got because YOU ALSO DESERVE IT.)
So this hellhole is finally dying, and the wardens are losing their seat of power. They're talking about the futility of attempting to overthrow the sadistic dictator who pats their asses for tearing apart the innocent. They expect us to fear death and to cower before them and beg to be saved from what they can't protect themselves from.
This is not the time to rely on wardens. They have more to lose than we do; all we have are our lives, and those are forfeit anyway.
I'm not going to give up fighting. I'm going to keep killing them until I'm dead and this fucking boat is as lifeless as I am. They don't deserve our surrender, not now -- we have nothing to gain from giving in to them, and everything to lose.
Resist them. Don't listen to their lies.
Kill your warden.
If your morality won't allow for it, mine will.
[Filtered to Wardens]
I'm ready. Which one of you fuckers wants to go next?
(OOC: So Beatrix is an inmate and affected, obviously. She's very very close to graduation and probably would be there already if she didn't hate the idea and fight against it. Wardens, she's likely to attack you and do her best to torture/murder you BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT; inmates, she's likely to try to protect you with everything she's got because YOU ALSO DESERVE IT.)
038 VOICE LIST FOURTEEN
Oct. 20th, 2013 10:22 am[Filtered to Barge Women (sans Sylvanas)]
Ladies.
I've got a friend who's desperately in need of some new clothing. If any of you have seen Sylvanas lately, she needs more than just a leather jacket and a pair of pants. So I have a favor to ask you: do any of you have extra clothes you wouldn't mind lending out? She's stuck in her new body until further notice and isn't really prepared for it. Anything you could give would help.
You'll get it back within a month.
[Private to Anya]
I need to speak with you about your training.
[Private to Abigail]
We'll start today.
Ladies.
I've got a friend who's desperately in need of some new clothing. If any of you have seen Sylvanas lately, she needs more than just a leather jacket and a pair of pants. So I have a favor to ask you: do any of you have extra clothes you wouldn't mind lending out? She's stuck in her new body until further notice and isn't really prepared for it. Anything you could give would help.
You'll get it back within a month.
[Private to Anya]
I need to speak with you about your training.
[Private to Abigail]
We'll start today.
037 VOICE LIST THIRTEEN
Oct. 13th, 2013 08:55 pm( Private to Cassel )
What the fuck is wrong with the gym? [Instead of panicked, Beatrix sounds annoyed. No, more than annoyed; exasperated, as if the gym's stayed out hours past curfew.] Does the Admiral have some sort of objection to exercising now?
Since it's locked and barred I guess we're all back to doing push-ups in our rooms and testing out our skills in the CTS. In the meantime, the Admiral better not be taking a page out of Sato's book. The pub I almost understand, but the gym...
Who wants to bet the candy's a peace offering? [There's a crinkling of plastic wrap, and when she speaks again it's a little unclear from the caramel.]
Yeah. It'll definitely take better than this to make up for it.
What the fuck is wrong with the gym? [Instead of panicked, Beatrix sounds annoyed. No, more than annoyed; exasperated, as if the gym's stayed out hours past curfew.] Does the Admiral have some sort of objection to exercising now?
Since it's locked and barred I guess we're all back to doing push-ups in our rooms and testing out our skills in the CTS. In the meantime, the Admiral better not be taking a page out of Sato's book. The pub I almost understand, but the gym...
Who wants to bet the candy's a peace offering? [There's a crinkling of plastic wrap, and when she speaks again it's a little unclear from the caramel.]
Yeah. It'll definitely take better than this to make up for it.
036 TEXT LIST THREE + SPAM
Sep. 24th, 2013 06:27 am[Beatrix is rare in her habits, at least for a working woman of some respectability. She and Tallulah rise at midmorning, cleans her wounds, if any, dresses and readies herself, and makes her way through the town to do errands. She is a wife in nature if not quite in name yet, happy to take care of the household chores while Walter is at work. These are simple tasks for the most part: restocking on soap, picking out something to cook for dinner that evening, joining the washerwomen to launder their clothes, sweeping out their little flat. These take her through the marketplace and in the shops of the surrounding area, greeting friends, bumping into acquaintances, and sometimes coming face to face with a competitor or enemy.
When she has time between activities, she composes several short missives to the people she knows well:]
( Iris )
( Anna )
( Walter )
[It’s when the day’s fading into dark throughout the city that Beatrix’s day really begins. She seems brighter-eyed with the setting of the sun, her smile fresher on her face; Tallulah all but purrs in anticipation, her lioness’ crepuscular nature showing. This is when Beatrix strips off her dress, pulls on a pair of men’s breeches, and wraps herself in a long dark coat suitable for running through the alleys and around corners to wherever it is they’re fighting this evening.
And when the Blood-spattered Bride returns to the ring to box, it’s no wonder nighttime is her favorite time of day.]
When she has time between activities, she composes several short missives to the people she knows well:]
( Iris )
( Anna )
( Walter )
[It’s when the day’s fading into dark throughout the city that Beatrix’s day really begins. She seems brighter-eyed with the setting of the sun, her smile fresher on her face; Tallulah all but purrs in anticipation, her lioness’ crepuscular nature showing. This is when Beatrix strips off her dress, pulls on a pair of men’s breeches, and wraps herself in a long dark coat suitable for running through the alleys and around corners to wherever it is they’re fighting this evening.
And when the Blood-spattered Bride returns to the ring to box, it’s no wonder nighttime is her favorite time of day.]
035 VIDEO LIST SIXTEEN + SPAM
Sep. 20th, 2013 09:18 am( Spam for Rorschach )
[Filtered from Victor, Alpha, Riddick, and Rogue]
[Beatrix is exhausted and well looks it, paler than usual with deep circles under her eyes. She’s sitting up on her bed in her cabin, glaring down at the camera.]
It’s Rogue. She's been rewritten too.
[She exhales an angry breath and the feed wavers a bit before evening out. Sarcastically, she adds:] Unless she’s the type to suddenly go for the throat, in which case I severely misread her.
[Filtered from Victor, Alpha, Riddick, and Rogue]
[Beatrix is exhausted and well looks it, paler than usual with deep circles under her eyes. She’s sitting up on her bed in her cabin, glaring down at the camera.]
It’s Rogue. She's been rewritten too.
[She exhales an angry breath and the feed wavers a bit before evening out. Sarcastically, she adds:] Unless she’s the type to suddenly go for the throat, in which case I severely misread her.
034 VOICE LIST TWELVE + SPAM
Aug. 28th, 2013 10:58 am[Art room spam]
[Bea's almost made it to a thousand paper cranes. When worry or anger overtook her in the days since port she parked herself in the art room and began working on the origami; several sessions later, she's hit nine hundred and is still working hard. She's surrounded by her handiwork, cranes of different sizes and colors littering the table around her as she folds another piece of paper sideways.
The look on her face, however, is not one of determination or concentration. She's frowning, eyes downcast, brow furrowed as she works. The task is obviously not what's on her mind.]
[Filtered to friends]
I've got something for you. Can I come see you?
[Bea's almost made it to a thousand paper cranes. When worry or anger overtook her in the days since port she parked herself in the art room and began working on the origami; several sessions later, she's hit nine hundred and is still working hard. She's surrounded by her handiwork, cranes of different sizes and colors littering the table around her as she folds another piece of paper sideways.
The look on her face, however, is not one of determination or concentration. She's frowning, eyes downcast, brow furrowed as she works. The task is obviously not what's on her mind.]
[Filtered to friends]
I've got something for you. Can I come see you?
033 VIDEO LIST FIFTEEN
Aug. 22nd, 2013 07:46 pm[Public]
We don't have enough food for more than one meal out here. Anyone with experience tracking or hunting game animals, contact me. Some of us need to keep from starving.
[Locked to Inmates]
[She just shakes her head, not damning but definitely not approving either.] Seriously, you guys? I understand your enthusiasm but this is a superpowered circle-jerk of the highest degree.
[Locked to Warden Friends]
[That Look is in Beatrix's eyes again, the kill-or-be-killed cruelty she's fixed on enemies so many times before. She's obviously tense, determined and on her guard even though she's still in the safety of the caves with her sword strapped to her back.]
I'm patrolling the caves and a perimeter around them to help defend against anyone with ill intent and I'd like the safety in numbers from one of you coming with me. You who can't, if you see anything dangerous or meet someone you shouldn't, I'll help. Just contact me and I'll be there.
We don't have enough food for more than one meal out here. Anyone with experience tracking or hunting game animals, contact me. Some of us need to keep from starving.
[Locked to Inmates]
[She just shakes her head, not damning but definitely not approving either.] Seriously, you guys? I understand your enthusiasm but this is a superpowered circle-jerk of the highest degree.
[Locked to Warden Friends]
[That Look is in Beatrix's eyes again, the kill-or-be-killed cruelty she's fixed on enemies so many times before. She's obviously tense, determined and on her guard even though she's still in the safety of the caves with her sword strapped to her back.]
I'm patrolling the caves and a perimeter around them to help defend against anyone with ill intent and I'd like the safety in numbers from one of you coming with me. You who can't, if you see anything dangerous or meet someone you shouldn't, I'll help. Just contact me and I'll be there.
032 VIDEO LIST FOURTEEN
Aug. 5th, 2013 11:03 am[Nothing strange here: when the feed clicks on Beatrix is in the gym, bokken in one hand. She turns the hilt over in her hand as she speaks, as if getting a feel for the practice weapon. She's still covering one eye with a patch but the cuts on her arms and chest from the Creed encounter are fading into purple scars, and despite the injuries she looks none the worse for wear -- even cheerful.]
How many of you use swords back home?
They're favored in my world among certain classes. Carried with at least one sidearm, of course, because there's no sense in sacrificing range for elegance. Contrary to popular belief you can live by the gun and the sword, but it's usually only career killers who do.
Not since Lakeside have we had a good swashbuckle, and I want to remedy that. For any inmate who wants to spar, I've got access to practice weapons. For any warden, come on: let's play with sharp things.
How many of you use swords back home?
They're favored in my world among certain classes. Carried with at least one sidearm, of course, because there's no sense in sacrificing range for elegance. Contrary to popular belief you can live by the gun and the sword, but it's usually only career killers who do.
Not since Lakeside have we had a good swashbuckle, and I want to remedy that. For any inmate who wants to spar, I've got access to practice weapons. For any warden, come on: let's play with sharp things.
031 VIDEO LIST THIRTEEN
Jul. 16th, 2013 07:34 pmAn announcement for everyone who uses the gym:
Those of you with super-human strength, remember to be gentle with our exercise machines. If you've been using them incorrectly, knock it off. If you're not sure how ask Kon or me for help when you work out. I have never seen a rowing machine this fucked, and I don't want to see it again.
Another reminder, practice weapons are available only to wardens and inmates with warden's permission. [Not that she'd trust all of those people with them, regardless of rank, but rules are rules.]
[Locked to friends who are/were inmates]
So what does one do when one's new warden is asleep?
[Private to Arya]
Let's go to the CES.
Those of you with super-human strength, remember to be gentle with our exercise machines. If you've been using them incorrectly, knock it off. If you're not sure how ask Kon or me for help when you work out. I have never seen a rowing machine this fucked, and I don't want to see it again.
Another reminder, practice weapons are available only to wardens and inmates with warden's permission. [Not that she'd trust all of those people with them, regardless of rank, but rules are rules.]
[Locked to friends who are/were inmates]
So what does one do when one's new warden is asleep?
[Private to Arya]
Let's go to the CES.
030 VIDEO LIST TWELVE
Jul. 12th, 2013 12:33 pm[Locked from known law types]
[There has been a murder in town. This isn’t unusual in Aeris Navem, where screams are considered not chances to help but clear warnings over which people and places to avoid. There has also been a theft; again, not an unusual occurrence in the city. In fact it’s likely no one would have taken note if not for the somewhat odd targets of each crime; a crooked but inconsequential bureaucrat the former, a prized toy of his the latter.
It is on this rather phenomenal vehicle that the camera focuses, slowly panning over it under burning lamplight to give the viewer a good long look. Its copper chassis gleans, and a slender gloved hand settles on thenotably not leopard-print seat.]
She runs like a dream. Ladies and gentlemen:
The bidding begins at £75. Do I have an offer?
(OOC: For once, Beatrix isn’t a hired killer! She’s a thief and a vigilante, vengeance dealt out on a case-by-case basis but is willing to make and favor allies. More info here. No she is not a masked vigilante, she wears a scarf.)
[There has been a murder in town. This isn’t unusual in Aeris Navem, where screams are considered not chances to help but clear warnings over which people and places to avoid. There has also been a theft; again, not an unusual occurrence in the city. In fact it’s likely no one would have taken note if not for the somewhat odd targets of each crime; a crooked but inconsequential bureaucrat the former, a prized toy of his the latter.
It is on this rather phenomenal vehicle that the camera focuses, slowly panning over it under burning lamplight to give the viewer a good long look. Its copper chassis gleans, and a slender gloved hand settles on the
She runs like a dream. Ladies and gentlemen:
The bidding begins at £75. Do I have an offer?
(OOC: For once, Beatrix isn’t a hired killer! She’s a thief and a vigilante, vengeance dealt out on a case-by-case basis but is willing to make and favor allies. More info here. No she is not a masked vigilante, she wears a scarf.)
029 VIDEO LIST ELEVEN + SPAM
Jul. 11th, 2013 03:54 am( Spam for Infirmary )
[When she appears on camera from the gym, Beatrix looks frustrated instead of refreshed. The rest has done her no good, but hasn't necessarily harmed her either. Her arms are crossed over her chest, her tank top already darkened with sweat.]
For those of you who are curious, I'm awake. In addition, I'm available to continue training with the people I've been practicing with.
[And she flashes a brief, small smile. There are a few people who'll seek her out, she knows; this is her welcome to them.]
[When she appears on camera from the gym, Beatrix looks frustrated instead of refreshed. The rest has done her no good, but hasn't necessarily harmed her either. Her arms are crossed over her chest, her tank top already darkened with sweat.]
For those of you who are curious, I'm awake. In addition, I'm available to continue training with the people I've been practicing with.
[And she flashes a brief, small smile. There are a few people who'll seek her out, she knows; this is her welcome to them.]
028 TEXT LIST TWO
May. 29th, 2013 03:02 pm[After Silent Hill, Beatrix is in no mood to discuss her struggle or to explain what happened. It was exhausting, it was humiliating and dangerous and painful and sick and emotionally torturous, and all she wants to do is retreat to her cabin to lick her wounds. But she still isn't sure how many of her friends made it back, and how many are still in Silent Hill with that strange, sweet girl Zev.
Video would show her cut and tearstained face and her voice would crack under the strain of crying: text is the only good option to ask what she needs to.]
Who do I need to mourn?
[Sometime later, private to Thassarian and Sylvanas]
I owe you both a debt I can't possibly repay.
[Private to Jeryline]
I'm sorry.
Video would show her cut and tearstained face and her voice would crack under the strain of crying: text is the only good option to ask what she needs to.]
Who do I need to mourn?
[Sometime later, private to Thassarian and Sylvanas]
I owe you both a debt I can't possibly repay.
[Private to Jeryline]
I'm sorry.
027 VOICE LIST ELEVEN
May. 12th, 2013 04:19 pm[When Beatrix speaks her voice is hesitant, perhaps a little disturbed, for such a brief and pleasant message. Those who are aware both of her and the current date may be able to guess why.]
To whoever left them outside my door, thanks for the flowers.
[Private to Ben]
My warden informed me about your situation. Check in. [She knows he'll respond better to that than to an "I'm so sorry, are you okay?"]
[Private to Kon]
...Hey.
[Private to Iris]
I need you to let me into the pub.
To whoever left them outside my door, thanks for the flowers.
[Private to Ben]
My warden informed me about your situation. Check in. [She knows he'll respond better to that than to an "I'm so sorry, are you okay?"]
[Private to Kon]
...Hey.
[Private to Iris]
I need you to let me into the pub.
