Danny Archer

Then find another punishment.

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Some wardens do. But Zero is punishment enough in the opinion of some wardens.

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And what are we meant to do for those wardens, huh? Sit around and ignore their incompetence? If this were the military, they'd be dead by now. Just because it isn't doesn't mean I'm willing to turn a blind eye.

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It's our calling to manage ourselves. Not yours. You need to worry about your own warden and your own redemption. We have to work within the restrictions given us by the Admiral.

What would you have done?

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Sounds like a good excuse, huh? Someone's got to question dem government or else we would still have the Soviet Union, huh?

-PRIVATE-

I would have killed him once for every time he killed someone else, or chained him up for a day per body instead. Maybe taken his left hand if the others wouldn't have worked. Men speak in violence, human or otherwise.

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This isn't a country. It isn't a government. We're the staff. Think of it like a large company.

private

Then we would be as bad as he was. Remember, monsieur, I was one killed by him, and I would not wish that upon anyone.

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Companies don't hire criminals like this place. It's a jail, bru, and not a very good one.

-PRIVATE

He made the first move; chose his path. How else would you go about stopping him?

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You aren't staff. We are.

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There are very few humane ways to restrain a vampire.

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Then do something about the attacks or I will.

-PRIVATE-

Then don't be humane. He killed people. Mass murder, huh? You really think a week in a cell changes anything? What he did wasn't humane.. I don't see why you feel the need to be.

It's probably why you wardens redeem so few inmates.

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Something was done. Any new incidents are handled by the appropriate wardens.

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A week in a cell would actually be a good punishment for a person like the vampire in question. He wanted attention.

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I thought we agreed Level Zero isn't "something." Last three attacks I heard of, the worst done was a few days in Level Zero. I'm not making threats here, just warnings.

-PRIVATE-

They get attention in Level Zero. Lock them in a closet without their journals for a few days and maybe I'll believe it.

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Level Zero is a brig. It has more affect on some inmates over others, and it's difficult to know how an individual will react to that situation until exposed to it. After Armand's crimes, he was detained in Zero until something could be done; he disappeared off the barge before I had the chance to ascertain what an appropriate punishment would be for him.

Your warnings are not new; they have been acknowledged and considered before, but as every pairing is extremely individualized, it is impossible to establish a general punishment beyond that which is already in place.

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You were the failed warden then, ja?

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We were assigned after his crimes were committed.

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And you put him in Level Zero until he left.

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He was already in level zero by the time we were assigned. Your need to place blame is unnecessary.

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Trying to get answers, not place blame. Seems that's what the wardens like doing. I was hoping you could tell me more about what might have helped stop him so we can use it on the others.

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Very well. As I said, however, the pairing process is strongly individualized; it would seem that one vampire here is not like another. There have been vampire wardens.

I did not have the chance to learn much from Armand before he vanished.

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Still feed off human blood, far as I'm aware.

Any idea who his last warden was, huh?

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My people are vegetarians. It took time for me to acclimate to humanity's carnivorous tendencies.

I believe a Mister Bourne, but I am not certain.

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I could become a vegetarian if I wanted to and survive just fine. Vampires can't.

Thanks.

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You must learn to objectify other cultures so that you know when it is appropriate to interfere, and when it is not. The crimes Armand committed were wrong, and deserved punishment; that does not mean every vampire is guilty simply for being what they are.

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I've gotten pretty good at objectifying cultures when I need to, all right?

-PRIVATE-

Vampires are guilty for being what they are. Until they can live on something other than humans, I'm not going to change my mind about that.

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This facade is unnecessary. They are as they are, and should not be held responsible for the necessities for their survival. The Admiral provides them with sustenance, and it is not necessary for them to completely drain a body of blood in order to survive.

Vampires have served as wardens, and they have graduated. Your bias is creating further problems.

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