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Right. I'll be in zero for the next week, if anyone needs me.

[Private to Dick]

Can you come grab my Item?

[Private to the Seventh Doctor]

[After seeing the Doctor's post.] ...Everything okay?

[Private to Cissie]

I just wanted to-- [Aaand that's when he realizes something's up. :c The rest is added once he finds out what's up.] And you're asleep. Which makes this easier and a lot more cowardly, I guess. I should just wait, but I need to get this out, even if I'm talking to myself. I'm talking to myself, great.

I'm sorry. I know a said - did a lot of tings last week that I never should have. You're not messed up. I didn't mean to even remotely imply that, and - I should have just written something.

I don't think I could ever think that of you, Cissie. You're the better person between us. I don't think I could have done what you did, back in Young Justice. I didn't do what you did.

I'll - just say this again when you're awake. Talking to yourself is the first sign, isn-- [Ahahaha he feels like a tool, so. Cutting himself off.]

[Private to Martha]

Hey. I was kind of a jerk to you - not kind of, I was a jerk. And that on top of not talking for a while. I'm really sorry, Martha. I shouldn't have been talking it out on you; you were just trying to help.

...Next week, want to watch a movie? Two AM or otherwise. I feel like it's been a while.

[Private to Stephanie]

[AAHAHAHAH AWKWARD. SO AWKWARD. But Tim is trying really hard to get this out without dealing with the mistletoe kiss on the way back tot he barge.]

I, uh. I'm sorry for blowing you off, last week. I meant to come back to my room when I left, I just.

...I'm sorry. For being a jerk.

[Santa :|]

Uh, okay. Dear Santa.

I heard most people got what they asked for last year, so I guess - why not. I could use a few good presents to go with these apologies.

For Shego - A necklace. Maybe diamonds? To make up for the hippy crap I got her at port.

For Cissie - A picture of everyone from Young Justice. Just - all of us together. Something to remind her that we were happy doing stupid stuff. ~~And to show her I haven't forgotten either.~~

For Martha - New movies. Anything she hasn't been able to see since being here. And room to put them all. And a book of fairy tales. Some classics, but some really rare ones, too - maybe from other planets.

For the Seventh Doctor - A new sweater. With question marks. And maybe another umbrella.

For Steph - Uh. Just. God, I don't know - ~~a brick in a bag~~ no, never mi-- wait. Okay, yeah. A brick, and a pillow. And a note that says, 'next time you want to hit me, feel free to use the pillow. Please.'

For Dick - His 'Discowing' costume. And a note saying something along the lines that I'm happy our timeframes aren't that different.

For Nygma - Another green bowler hat.

For Molly, Iroh, and Vince - Glinda's wand for Molly, a pancake maker for Iroh (bonus points if it's...Hello Kitty, or something), and a book on rehabilitation for Vince. One that can't be burned, or torn up. Maybe he'll actually read it.

For Slade - Maybe just - some word that Rose is okay. And Joey. ~~I wouldn't mind hearing, either.~~

For Sylar - Graduation? Or just - I don't know. Some sign, anything, that changing isn't bad. That he can be a good person without, I don't know, losing his identity. Without being mundane.

For Tom - A pad of paper, the kind with 'To-Do List' across the top of every sheet.

For Kirk - Some - what did they use to drink? Venusian brandy? Yeah, some of that. And an action figure of himself, I'm sure they must have been made.

((OOC: So as they came aboard, Tim and Steph got caught under some mistletoe. Shego saw. :c sob.))

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I have. [And may have been mildly disapproving because gdit Sylar you will not be able to make breakfast for a week now.] I...hope you are not offended that your breakfast was the last duty of my shift today.

[Pft mildly disapproving. Tim is disappoint. But he shakes his head, smiling.] No, not at all. I'd feel kind of bad if I wasn't. [Besides, then Iroh couldn't stay to talk. :c]

[Iroh smiles softly at that.] Do you mind if I stay a moment? I will need a moment to rest these old bones before making the journey back upstairs. [Lies. He just wants Tim to feel at ease about accepting an offer of someone else's time and company.]

[Tim is not sure he believes that at all, sir. :| So Iroh gets a very brief, very small weird look, but then he's smiling, and nods.] I don't mind at all. [He gestures to the tray.] Do you want anything? Have you eaten?

[He's going to disregard the small weird look and just be pleased they understand each other.]

I have. Thank you. [He folds his hands together in his lap.] If I may so so, you are taking this very well. I doubt that every Warden here would be so prepared to atone for their misdeeds.

[That just gets a shrug, and he ducks his head a little under the pretext that scrambled egg whites are extremely interesting.] I did something wrong. Most people wouldn't have the chance to atone for that, in the real world.

[Iroh gives a soft, sad smile.] That would depend on the nature of that 'real world', I think - but wherever they were, most people would not so easily submit themselves to their punishment. [Just take the compliment geez.]

[No, compliments are hard. :c] Maybe. At least I can tell myself I'm doing something to make up for it, this way.

If there truly is a balance that our actions can address, I would suggest that your next good deed is what will 'make up' for what you have done. But to let it be seen that we as Wardens will hold ourselves to the standard we expect of Inmates, and not simply disregard our mistakes...I think that you made a good decision for the Barge as a community.

[Sorry Iroh, he's been ~~conditioned~~ trained to be hard on himself.] If I made a good decisions, I wouldn't have to be down here in the first place.

You made a mistake, yes, in allowing your heart to rule your head. Nobody is innocent of that. But the occasional mistake is not unforgivable, if you can only allow yourself to reflect on the feelings which drove you to it, and learn from them.

Hopefully I've got that covered. [He'll just. Stab at his eggs for a bit. :c What anger issues he doesn't have anger issues except for the fact that he does.]

[Iroh's just going to watch this and almost smile because goddamn it's like having to watch Zuko come to terms with something slightly emotionally challenging.] Hopefully. Because it serves nothing to feel only anger and resentment.

I know. I don't, I just - it's easier. I guess. [Tim's heart to hearts are consistently awkward, and he can't really mention that he doesn't have the outlet of beating up skinheads here.]

Yes, it is. It feels natural, even righteous, to meet hatred with hatred and violence with violence. I have known those feelings myself. But when you fight fire with fire...

[He sighs, softly.]

Everything burns.

[Tim looks up at that, just watching Iroh for a moment. Then he smiles wryly.]

Guess you'd know better than most.

[He gives a soft laugh.] Perhaps, perhaps. May I ask how your lady friend is taking your imprisonment? [He would take a wild guess at 'not well'.]

[That...got a little frown, because he thought he'd have heard something from her by now. But it was still early. He was probably just. Over thinking it. Like Dick said he would.] I don't know. We didn't talk about it a whole lot, but it's just a week. As things go...it's not that bad.

Worse punishments could certainly have been demanded of you. [He shifts, rising to his feet carefully.]

They tried, [Tim said dryly, though once Iroh got up he set aside his tray so he could stand, too.]

I admit I noticed as much. Between ourselves, I thought you were quite right to tell - Eames, was it? - that his suggestion would not bear weight. Had your companion been another Warden, I do not think the subject would even have been raised. [This brief remark covers the complete dismay Iroh feels over the idea of messing around with an Inmate's emotional wellbeing for the sake of punishing a Warden. What the hell, guy.]

[He nodded, running a hand over the back of his head.] Yeah. He said after that it wasn't something he'd agree to, just that he was offering an option, but...[Shrug. What the hell guy indeed.]

I guess that's why I'm here, though. If I was an inmate, I'd have been thrown in zero, too.

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