Mate, the way Hickey was talking about it, I think he'd let the bear ride him if it asked nicely. He's obsessed. Thinks it's like, some ultimate power he can control and not some fucked up grizzly bear or something.
There is a certain level of crazy bastard I'm willing to tolerate - and you're lucky there is, or I probably wouldn't be your warden - but a fucking bear cult is well beyond the pale.
[...no, that's deflecting and he knows it. There's a moment's quiet as he takes a drink and just sighs.]
If I'm not gonna let him wallow in his self-loathing sacrificial bullshit, by virtue of being one of the only people who can call him out on it properly, he's not gonna let me wallow in mine.
Do you know how hard it is to get that man to say anything good about himself? At least you have some shallow sense of self worth. In that you know you look good in tight t-shirts. He doesn't even have that.
Why is it that I, the literal bad guy here, is the one who has zero self esteem problems?
The fact he's missing two ribs doesn't help the t-shirt thing for him.
Besides, pretty much anything negative about yourself you've probably got locked up in a neat little box. You're not any better than us, you're just less vocal about it.
My...insecurities all center around one thing. Or rather, one person. Three guesses, but you only need one.
Warren took all the other insecurities I felt and forced me to face them day after day after day. Why do you think I'm so good at what I do? Each mission, he made me do something I didn't think I could do, until there didn't seem to be anything I couldn't do anymore.
I don't lose my shit because of self esteem issues, Tim.
One, I never said self esteem. Congrats that your cock's exactly as big as you say it is. Two, I'm happy to report that none of my issues are even remotely related to self esteem.
Anyway, if you want to help him you're gonna want to unlock some of those boxes so he's got something to actually feed on.
Look, Tim. I know you're dying to get in my pants, but talking about my cock isn't going to do it.
[A bit more serious:] And I know that. I'm not really looking forward to that part. But maybe we can kill two birds with one stone. Help Jon and open boxes that you can't open. I'm self aware enough to realize that nothing he rips open is going to be healed.
[His smirk is audible, but when he speaks after Jacobi his tone matches the slightly more intense discussion.]
Alright, well. Is there anything you wanna know about it? Jon's pretty thorough about explaining the whole thing, but I don't know he's ever been the actual subject of one.
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So you know how Blanky wants to be your friend now? The bear ripped his entire fucking leg off.
Hickey said it killed something like half their crew.
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So he hates this thing, right?
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What a lunatic.
Glad you found that out now, buddy.
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And also nearly decked the little twat for slagging off about you.
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Why waste the energy when I can do it myself but harder and better? Also, you're a warden. You shouldn't be starting fights.
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Hey. Speaking of insecurity.
Fucking Jon.
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Fucking Jonathan Sims, Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, London.
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Told him I'd help him out, too. Since you seem to have it covered for the moment.
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I told him about what turned the other me into an avatar. Seems like it was a pretty juicy one since he had the energy to tear into me afterwards.
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[...no, that's deflecting and he knows it. There's a moment's quiet as he takes a drink and just sighs.]
If I'm not gonna let him wallow in his self-loathing sacrificial bullshit, by virtue of being one of the only people who can call him out on it properly, he's not gonna let me wallow in mine.
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Do you know how hard it is to get that man to say anything good about himself? At least you have some shallow sense of self worth. In that you know you look good in tight t-shirts. He doesn't even have that.
Why is it that I, the literal bad guy here, is the one who has zero self esteem problems?
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The fact he's missing two ribs doesn't help the t-shirt thing for him.
Besides, pretty much anything negative about yourself you've probably got locked up in a neat little box. You're not any better than us, you're just less vocal about it.
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My...insecurities all center around one thing. Or rather, one person. Three guesses, but you only need one.
Warren took all the other insecurities I felt and forced me to face them day after day after day. Why do you think I'm so good at what I do? Each mission, he made me do something I didn't think I could do, until there didn't seem to be anything I couldn't do anymore.
I don't lose my shit because of self esteem issues, Tim.
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Anyway, if you want to help him you're gonna want to unlock some of those boxes so he's got something to actually feed on.
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[A bit more serious:] And I know that. I'm not really looking forward to that part. But maybe we can kill two birds with one stone. Help Jon and open boxes that you can't open. I'm self aware enough to realize that nothing he rips open is going to be healed.
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Alright, well. Is there anything you wanna know about it? Jon's pretty thorough about explaining the whole thing, but I don't know he's ever been the actual subject of one.
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I told him that if he tried to dodge, I'd come to you, though.
CW language lmao
[And he puts on a terrible American accent that's totally meant to be Jacobi.]
Statement of Daniel Jacobi, regarding... I dunno, The Listeners being cunts.
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