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Adrian Veidt (35minutesago) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2009-03-10 16:36:00

Entry tags:

john carter, ozymandias

That was the first good night's sleep I've gotten in weeks. It does absolute wonders.

Your kidneys have finished the maturation process and are ready for transplant. From here on, the process is no different than a normal transplant, save that you do not need to worry about rejection. I have medical personnel that can perform the transplant, or I can have the kidneys airlifted to County, if you'd prefer to have familiarity with your surgeons.

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	Mr Veidt chicagoboy 2009-03-10 04:49 pm UTC (link)
	I've been away a few years. Your people have done this much, they can finish it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Dr. Carter 35minutesago 2009-03-10 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	...It is a sad commentary on the world we are living in that I have to ask if you meant that as a figure of speech or a literal statement. Of course. We can perform the transplant as early as tomorrow, if you would like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Mr Veidt chicagoboy 2009-03-10 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	It was literal. Aside from hopping the universe train, I spent several years working in Africa, and there's almost no one left at my hospital that I would know. Tomorrow wouldn't be soon enough. Just tell me where and when to be there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Dr. Carter 35minutesago 2009-03-10 07:06 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, no, I thought you meant you'd spent several years away since the last time we spoke. I imagine something like that would be possible in this world. Excellent. 11:30am? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Mr Veidt chicagoboy 2009-03-10 07:09 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, right. That's possibly possible, here. I think. 11:30. I will be there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Dr. Carter 35minutesago 2009-03-10 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	Very possible. Though things like that are rarely linked with pleasant interludes. I assure you my staff is very capable. You are in good hands, Dr. Carter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Mr Veidt chicagoboy 2009-03-10 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	I'm counting on that, Mr Veidt. I'll see you first thing tomorrow. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Dr. Carter 35minutesago 2009-03-10 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	I'll see you tomorrow. Sleep well. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 12:28 pm UTC (link)
	What else is a wonder is how you can sleep at all. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	35minutesago 2009-03-12 12:35 pm UTC (link)
	Blake. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 12:36 pm UTC (link)
	Veidt. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	35minutesago 2009-03-12 12:54 pm UTC (link)
	Is there something in particular you wanted? I can't imagine you simply wanted to say hello. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 12:56 pm UTC (link)
	But maybe I did. Seems like it's been a lifetime since I've seen you, after all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	35minutesago 2009-03-12 01:02 pm UTC (link)
	Very clever. I'm a bit busy now, Blake. If there is something you actually wanted to discuss, I would be happy to do so. Otherwise I have more important things to do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 01:03 pm UTC (link)
	Oh yeah? I thought you'd like that. I know how it goes-places to go, people to kill. Don't let me keep you, Veidt. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	35minutesago 2009-03-12 01:09 pm UTC (link)
	It made me grin, yes. People to heal, actually. You must be confusing my schedule with yours. What is it today, reporters or pregnant women? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 01:18 pm UTC (link)
	Neither. I was thinking sociopath brainiacs, actually. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	35minutesago 2009-03-12 01:20 pm UTC (link)
	You're welcome to try. You'd do well to remember how it turned out last time we fought. I've no particular desire to kill anyone, but I will defend myself should it become necessary. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 01:25 pm UTC (link)
	That was a fair one, too, what with me in my bathrobe in the middle of the night. And for a man with no desire to kill anyone, you sure do a lot of it. Self punishment? I always knew you were a masochist, Veidt. Go and heal your sick, and hope that you don't turn your back on the shadows at the wrong time. I'll leave you be for now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	35minutesago 2009-03-12 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	Masochism? That was remorse. I know you've no concept of the word, but I strongly suggest you look it up. It might just do you some good. You don't frighten me, Blake. If I am to die for what I have done, it will be no less than what I deserve. I've accepted that, but I do not fear it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 01:35 pm UTC (link)
	Oh yeah? Then I could be pathetic, like you. We'll see about that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	35minutesago 2009-03-12 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	I prefer to think of it as being a human being. Something I'm sure a deranged nihilist would know nothing about. Do whatever you'd like, Blake. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 01:41 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think you quite get the idea of what being human is, Veidt. Someday you will, and you'll find out you never dirtied your hands with it. I will. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	35minutesago 2009-03-12 01:49 pm UTC (link)
	Based on the example you've set? Being human is no different than being an animal. I choose to believe humanity can be more than that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 01:54 pm UTC (link)
	Then you choose to be a fucking idiot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

35minutesago
2009-03-12 02:08 pm UTC (link)

It is exactly that sort of mindset that put our world on its steady course towards doomsday.

The true irony here, Blake? All those years ago, when you burned Gardner's map, you were right. Society had had fallen too far for a group of people in garish costumes to save it. Only two things could have saved it: Jon, and humanity itself. Jon wouldn't, so humanity had to. And they did, by the way.

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	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 02:11 pm UTC (link)
	And I'm sure you are pleased as punch that you got to be the one who nudged them on along, Veidt. Humanity nothing-they survived like cockroaches after a blast, that's all. I'm sure the dead sing your praises in Hell. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	35minutesago 2009-03-12 02:26 pm UTC (link)
	No one else would. I've never claimed it was a good deed, only a necessary one. They not only survived, they thrived. The alien may have been a fake, but it gave them a threat to unite against. I'm prepared to answer for my sins, Blake. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gothispunchline 2009-03-12 02:27 pm UTC (link)
	I'm glad you're ready, then, Veidt. (Reply to this) (Parent)