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Dexter Morgan (hastohappen) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-10-15 19:57:00

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artemis crock, brian moser, dexter morgan, eric northman, lacus clyne, martha jones, piter de vries, sarah manning

day 241 » video
[ So this is what it comes down to. Either this is, somehow, what it claims to be, or - more likely - he's finally hit his psychotic break, the moment that his psyche finally dismantles from within and disengages from reality entirely. With how his entire life has been crafted around fitting in, escaping notice, surviving without being caught, it would make sense that his breakdown would revolve around finally being taken down as what he is. And what poetic justice there was to be found in the location of this bizarre facility.

It doesn't really matter what this is. Real or not, the way to get through this is the same as getting through anything else. Fit in, learn everything that I can, earn the trust of others. If there's a way out of this, I'll find it, but I'm not going to find it by lashing out. Stay with the code. Survive, and get back to what's important. What terrible timing, just when my counterpart and I were getting back to our game.

As the video turns on, he affects a friendly enough tone, though he doesn't go for anything overly happy because nobody should sound chipper about being in prison. Levity does help normal people, though - dry levity. ]

Interesting place you've set up here. It does read a bit more as vacation spot than a prison, but I guess that's not something I should be complaining about in my position. Though the jumpsuit I could honestly do without. I think it makes me look jaundiced - skin tone, you know.

[ He purses his lips and gives a small shrug with that, gesturing at his face.

I always had wondered how I'd look in one. At least I have that answer now. All the more reason to hang onto the code, I think. ]

So, I'm curious. Is everyone here treated to such a creative interpretation of their actions?

[ Enough of my charges were a reach that it seems like there could a theme to it, and it'd be a good start to get a feel for the place, how well I can keep up appearances... and maybe just how many playmates I have down here. It's oddly fitting, left at the bottom of an ocean. From another perspective, I might even appreciate the irony. ]

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	video; hastohappen 2013-10-17 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	[ Of course, for his part, Dexter has no idea who he's talking to. So he keeps up his friendly enough face, pursing his lips slightly and raising his brows as he gives a slow, absorbing nod. ] Just showed up. Though, technically, I think we need one more to establish a pattern. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-17 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	[All in good time, Dexter.] Technically, but I'm willing to take a leap of faith on it. Assuming this is actually happening. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-17 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	Doubting the reality of our situation? [ A reflection of my own thoughts - is that support for a breakdown, or just an indication that he's taking the same pragmatic viewpoint? And, from the inside, how would I even be able to tell which it is? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-17 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	Twenty thousand leagues under the sea in a fishbowl-- can you blame me? I mean I love having a view of the ocean, but. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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hastohappen
2013-10-19 07:46 pm UTC (link)

I think I'd have more of an issue with anyone who didn't question it.

[ And he glances up, nodding to the dome overhead. ]

I always have liked the ocean. Personally, I prefer the view from above. I like my water open and predominantly below me.

[ After all, who knows what the darkest depths can hide, what gruesome truths can be seen only in the heaviest darkness. I've left more than enough of my own, literally and otherwise. ]

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	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-19 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	At least beachfront property is probably cheaper here... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-19 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	If there is such a thing, technically speaking. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-19 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	Not the silver linings type, huh? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-19 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	[ He gives a shrug with a small, hapless smile. ] I already had an ocean view. [ And enough hidden in my apartment to take me straight to a lethal injection. I wonder if they're searching it yet - it's only a matter of time. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-19 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	Luc-ky. [He drawls the second syllable a bit, clearly at least half-joking, though really an ocean view would be nice. Harder to hide his back room, though. Just casual chatter from someone exactly as lost and confused and innocent as you, Dexter.] Where're you from? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-20 01:03 am UTC (link)
	[ The smirk is a hint that Dexter may have been joking, despite how deadpan he can be. ] Miami. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-20 01:04 am UTC (link)
	No way. We're neighbors. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-20 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Huh. What are the odds of that? [ All too good, if this is all in my own mind. The evidence mounts. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-20 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	I have no idea. Small world, I guess. Worlds? Anyway. Rudy Cooper. It's nice to meet you, I guess, circumstances aside. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-21 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	Something tells me it's the latter. Maybe the girl with horns. [ Having not been involved in Tony Tucci's recovery after the hospital became involved, and not yet made subject to Deb's enthused gushing (it awaits him, needless to say), the name doesn't jump out at him. ] Dexter Morgan and, uh... likewise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-21 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	...Seriously? [His eyes widen, perceptibly, and there's a note of laughter in his voice. Hysterical laughter. It's a small multiverse laughter. The kind of laugh Dexter himself might laugh now, given the question of his sanity, were he the sort to laugh. It's incredulous. He's good at faking it.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-21 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	[ For his part, Dexter stays completely straight-faced, with a furrow of his brow indicating the bewilderment which has stricken him. I'm not sure if the evidence is mounting that I've cracked or that he's cracked. ] Last I checked. [ The obvious question, ] Why? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-21 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	With the sister in homicide? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-21 07:31 pm UTC (link)
	[ Well that gets a slight deer in the headlights look. ] Deb? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-21 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. This is a little awkward. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-21 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	I can't help but feel like I'm missing some context here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-21 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	I know her. [IN THE BIBLICAL SENSE.] We've sort of been going out. I dropped her off the other night-- big house, giant rainstorm? I didn't ask what went down, that kinda stuff-- well, you know. Gives me the creeps. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-21 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	[ So this would be the next guy I'm supposed to enjoy an uncomfortable lunch with. ] It's definitely not for everyone. Though Deb's driven, to put it mildly. I guess you must be the reason she didn't argue about being sent away from the scene. [ Pursed lips. ] You're right, by the way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; cold_dry_pieces 2013-10-21 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	Eesh. Well, these wouldn't be my meeting-the-family circumstances of choice, but I guess it could be worse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video; hastohappen 2013-10-21 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	You've done worse than wind up at the bottom of an ocean, imprisoned by robot overlords? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)