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Tweak says, "sure. fine. whatever."

Dirk Strider (smuppeteer) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2012-12-21 20:05:00

Entry tags:

dick grayson (all-star), dirk strider, helix wamtani, jane crocker, kitty pryde (aoa), sheryl nome, shirley fenette, tony stark

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I've been convicted of a murder that I didn't commit. And I literally mean an actual murder I didn't commit -- it's not something back home that I'm just too chickenshit to fess up to.

And the thing is, Veridical stuck this D/s collar on me, so at first I thought it was just making up some excuse to avoid admitting it was jealous that I'm already in a relationship. But then it turned out I'm not the only one being punished.

So who all out there has to deal with this bullshit today?

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	lethimeatrats 2012-12-27 02:23 am UTC (link)
	Sounds like you got a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sucks to be you. Maybe you should catch whoever did it and then they can't blame you for it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-27 02:26 am UTC (link)
	I'm not interested in playing detective. I suspect whoever really did it is also being punished, and that's good enough. Being forced to wear a collar and paint shit is a fair trade-off for what I get out of it, anyway. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-27 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Talk about keeping it positive. What are you getting out of being punished? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-27 02:34 am UTC (link)
	I've learned something interesting. [ He's leaving it at that. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-27 02:42 am UTC (link)
	Huh. Information's gotta be good for that. Backhanded kind of luck, but if it works for ya, enjoy it. This kind of stuff happen to you a lot? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-27 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Information is power. Getting punished? Yeah, it's a regular occurrence for me. Generally it's for stuff I actually did, though, so this is new. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-27 02:53 am UTC (link)
	[He laughs.] The justice system is all about punishing people for things they didn't do. And letting off the real bad guys unless you find something they can't weasel out of. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-27 02:54 am UTC (link)
	I wouldn't really know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-27 02:56 am UTC (link)
	I thought you said you're used to get into trouble. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-27 02:58 am UTC (link)
	I meant around here. Before I got dragged into this wacky carnival of transdimensional justice I'd never had any contact with a judicial system. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-27 03:02 am UTC (link)
	What, seriously? Didn't that have like...laws where you come from? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-27 03:05 am UTC (link)
	Nope. Post-apocalyptic wasteland. [ Well, Derse had laws, but he was pretty good about keeping a low profile there. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-28 01:42 am UTC (link)
	Man, that sounds rough. I live in Gotham and it's not even that bad there. Hasn't gotten to Apocalyptic levels yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-28 01:52 am UTC (link)
	[ ............ ] Well, every world probably sucks in its own unique way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-28 01:56 am UTC (link)
	You've got that right. [He shrugs.] And we're young, we put up with that kind suck better than adults. [Completely serious here. Adults fall in with the depravity so much faster than young people do, he thinks.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-28 02:59 am UTC (link)
	That's another thing I wouldn't really know, so I'll just take your word for it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-28 04:58 am UTC (link)
	You've never been around adults before either? Did you live in a box? [Serious question even if he completely lacks tact while asking it.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-28 05:11 am UTC (link)
	There were no adults. Or anyone, really, besides me and one other person. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-29 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know if that would be awesome or too boring for me to think about. What'd you do if there were only two of you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-30 05:08 am UTC (link)
	Not a lot. Watched movies. Read books. She did genetic engineering, I built robots. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-31 01:49 pm UTC (link)
	[Genetic...what? The things kids get up to if you leave them alone too long.] "She"? Your sister? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2012-12-31 01:52 pm UTC (link)
	My friend. The one other human who was alive. We're not related. ...it's a really long story. Maybe I'll write a pamphlet on it someday, since people keep trying to socialize by asking where I'm from and it turns into this federal issue. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2012-12-31 02:07 pm UTC (link)
	It sounds kind of crazy, but most places do around here. Makes me wonder where the wardens are finding people. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-01-01 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Strange situations probably breed more criminals than average suburban whitebread life. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lethimeatrats 2013-01-01 03:58 am UTC (link)
	Haha, yeah, Gotham is the least "suburby" place I can think of. It's not so bad though once I you get used to it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)