He considers this for a moment, then backtracks slightly. "And if you do not care about the contents of your file, do you also not care to ascertain what the Admiral wishes of you in order to graduate and escape this place?"
"I didn't say I didn't care what's in the file, I said I didn't have any interest in giving you fucking 'context'. And from what I've heard, the Admiral doesn't exactly give you a list of what he wants so you can leave this fucking place. That would be useful."
"It would certainly be helpful, though I suspect the information is not provided, at least in part, because the requirements are as varied as the people they apply to, and perhaps difficult to itemize in any useful way." He doesn't imagine that telling someone 'learn to care about others,' or 'learn to take responsibility for your actions' would provide particularly helpful guidance.
He pauses for a moment and pushes his glasses up with his thumb and index finger. "My purpose here is to be of assistance to you in any way possible, so that you may leave this place. Is there some reason you've decided to consider our relationship adversarial?" he ask after a moment, just as mild as before.
“It might be difficult, but people are always telling me that’s no reason not to give them a try. Course I don’t believe them so I’m on the Admiral’s side for this one.”
Fitz shakes his head, expression could almost be mistaken for amused. “I learn from past experience. And your purpose here is to get something you want. ‘Helping’ me, or someone is more of a step for whatever more important thing you have to achieve.” From what he knows, he doesn’t doubt it’s likely a more righteous deal than helping him, but that’s not his point.
"And what if I would be pleased to help you regardless, simply because you need help?" he asks. "As I would be anyone here. In your case, I've simply been provided tools to, I hope, make that help more effective." Though he supposes that will depend on what he finds in the file once he reads it.
Fitz has finished his tea. Luckily, he always travels prepared. You never know when this sort of situation can come up. He pulls out his flask from his pocket, taking a drink. It's one of the politer ways he could respond to that, anyway. And like many situations, despite a brief attempt, he doesn't see any benefit in trying to last it out sober. "Yeah, sure. I love having help. It's my favorite thing."
Shen Wei makes himself breathe slowly, refusing to give in to impatience or frustration. He's not the prisoner here, his presence is a choice, and being short with Fitz Kreiner will not accomplish anything... though he wonders if being patient will either.
"How fortunate, then, that I am so eager to help you." He doesn't even sound sarcastic, though it's a trial.
Fitz would, perhaps too cheerfully, claim that his travels with the Doctor have allowed him to raise his natural talent for being extremely irritating to a whole new level. And he'd already been pretty good at it.
"Extremely." He imbues his tone with deep levels of sarcasm. "It's not how I'd chose to spend my afterlife, but I've picked up little hints that suggest we might have some differences."
Shen Wei doesn't let himself sigh, though he's tempted, and instead refills Fitz Kreiner's teacup, in case he'd like to refrain from consuming alcohol in favor of a more pleasant beverage.
"You said you're not indifferent to the contents of the file. Shall I ask the Admiral to provide a second copy for you to review at your leisure?"
“Sure, I’ll be able to go back over all my greatest hits. Or at least some of the mediocre hits, if the Admiral chooses to focus on boring shit. It’ll be a party.”
He doesn’t know if he wants his ‘file’. Actually, he’s almost certain he doesn’t. But facts have never gotten in the way of flippancy. He looks at the teacup, and takes another pull from his flask.
Well, it was worth a try. He takes another sip of his own tea, still warm through a subtle and almost absent application of his power. "I shall request a copy from the Admiral on your behalf." Because let no one say he isn't completely immune to sarcasm... when he wants to be.
"And we can meet again once I've had the opportunity to make a thorough study of your file." Because no matter what Fitz Kreiner thinks, it is his job and his duty to help him in whatever way he can, whether said help is welcome or not.
Shen Wei rises as well, resisting the urge to roll his eyes or sigh in exasperation.
"Thank you for your time, and please feel free to contact me if you are in need of anything a warden can provide you." It feels almost strange to realize he's been assigned an inmate with no powers whatsoever, so that, at least, is not a concern.
Fitz refrains from a sarcastic response, which would be an act of great willpower if he wasn't more interested in leaving. He settles for a sarcastic salute in the doorway instead. He can't think of anything he might need from Shen Wei, and that's exactly how he likes it.
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Date: 2021-06-09 04:38 am (UTC)He pauses for a moment and pushes his glasses up with his thumb and index finger. "My purpose here is to be of assistance to you in any way possible, so that you may leave this place. Is there some reason you've decided to consider our relationship adversarial?" he ask after a moment, just as mild as before.
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Date: 2021-06-10 06:36 am (UTC)Fitz shakes his head, expression could almost be mistaken for amused. “I learn from past experience. And your purpose here is to get something you want. ‘Helping’ me, or someone is more of a step for whatever more important thing you have to achieve.” From what he knows, he doesn’t doubt it’s likely a more righteous deal than helping him, but that’s not his point.
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Date: 2021-06-27 12:46 am (UTC)"How fortunate, then, that I am so eager to help you." He doesn't even sound sarcastic, though it's a trial.
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Date: 2021-06-27 01:18 am (UTC)"Extremely." He imbues his tone with deep levels of sarcasm. "It's not how I'd chose to spend my afterlife, but I've picked up little hints that suggest we might have some differences."
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Date: 2021-06-30 12:57 am (UTC)"You said you're not indifferent to the contents of the file. Shall I ask the Admiral to provide a second copy for you to review at your leisure?"
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Date: 2021-06-30 01:03 am (UTC)He doesn’t know if he wants his ‘file’. Actually, he’s almost certain he doesn’t. But facts have never gotten in the way of flippancy. He looks at the teacup, and takes another pull from his flask.
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Date: 2021-06-30 05:41 am (UTC)"And we can meet again once I've had the opportunity to make a thorough study of your file." Because no matter what Fitz Kreiner thinks, it is his job and his duty to help him in whatever way he can, whether said help is welcome or not.
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Date: 2021-06-30 12:50 pm (UTC)He stands up, flask disappearing back into his jacket. From ‘meet again’ he’s going to assume this uncomfortable meeting is over.
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Date: 2021-07-01 11:11 pm (UTC)"Thank you for your time, and please feel free to contact me if you are in need of anything a warden can provide you." It feels almost strange to realize he's been assigned an inmate with no powers whatsoever, so that, at least, is not a concern.
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