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[It seems someone has decided to change his voicemail following graduation. Hes trying so hard to sound professional, business like, but Hanna's usual enthusiasm bleeds through easily.]

You have reached the mailbox of Hanna Cross. If you don't have an appointment, my secretary will follow up with a return message shortly. [a short pause.] meaning me. I'll get back to you, don't worry.

And if this is an emergency what are you doing on the phone? Cardio is your friend. byyyye!

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[Hanna wouldn't call it an adventure, more like independent study gone wrong.

He does hear something outside though, so whether he's still standing there with his copies or walking away, he'll poke his head out, raising an eyebrow at him, and then the report.]

How many of those did you make?

[Thrawn stops walking and turns, his eyebrow raised]

Five.

Who are you giving them to? Just curious.

[Why does he feel like he should invite him in...maybe make a better impression than, what ever that previous conversation was.]

One is for me, one for my warden. One to you, one to your temporary warden now, one to copy and give to your next.

Huh. Who's your Warden, anyways?

[And why do they need a copy if you have one, Thrawn?]

Nico's like two doors down if you didn't know.

Florian Leickenbloom.

I am aware. He requested a digital copy.

Oh dang...huh. I guess that makes sense. Might be good to ask him a few questions at some point... [He's been around a bit right? Might have more Intel on the difference between the Admiral's magic and the Barge itself.]

Makes sense. He's a computer guy, good kid.

I've yet to meet him properly.

If that's all?

Makes sense, he's super shy, doesn't seem to like adults much and you're like, the overbearing authoritative type. [At least that's Hanna's assessment.]

I guess not, unless you want to hang out for a bit. You strike me as a guy who would love Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2. [Maybe. Probably not, but he was kind of in the mood for it anyways.]

[Thrawn turns fully to face Hanna, his voice low, rumbling, and glacially calm]

Is that what you believe?

[Leaning against his door frame, he shrugs, not at all bothered by his tone. Casimiro had been scarier.]

Maybe a little. It sure is the vibe I'm catching, but maybe I've got it wrong.

People tend to show a different face during and in the aftermath of a crisis, so I might be way off base.

You seem like a guy who is interested in order, at the very least.

Chaos tends to result in more dead bodies. Wouldn't you agree?

I dunno, seems like your sorting out chaos resulted in at least one too, though I suppose he got you back. [Publicly. He might be an idiot sometimes but he does actually pay attention to the network and tries to keep decent notes.]

Anyways, I'm not much a fan of this kind of chaos myself. I thought I had figured out some 'facts' and I was wrong. Me and everyone else paid for it.

The only one I can say for certain even is a fact is inmates can't read the Ledger. Which is honestly fucking useless as far as rules go. You got any others to share, help me toe the line?

And imagine what I could have done if I were trying to sow disorder.

Yes.

I was unaware you had any interest in following rules. You also do not seem to make a distinction between what is allowed and what is physically possible.

well, seeing as I never actually killed anyone on purpose, practicing magic is entirely allowed, and physically possible is just, skies the limit when you've got a bunch of crazy magical, otherworldly beings on board.

But rules are important, even if it's just so you know how far they can bend before they spring back into place. If I figure those out, I can at least be informed, and that's important when you're not actually trying to wreck house.

I am not so long here myself. Why not ask someone here who is less new?

So, either you don't know any yet yourself, or you dislike me enough to not share, either is fine by the way, that's entirely up to you.

I'm not above asking any one, and you're definitely not the first person I've asked, and not the last either. But, what I know is that you seem to be very interested in rules and testing limits yourself, I'd be shocked if you haven't figured any of it out yet, seeing as you're obviously very thorough when you get on task.

[Without much to bargain with, flattery works well, right? And it isn't like what he's saying isn't true either, which is the best kind of flattery in his opinion.]

I dislike you, but that would not prohibit me from discussing rules with you.

I admit that the one rule I know for certain is that there are no standards. No cohesiveness within the wardens, and this is from their own mouths. You will be disappointed if you look for reason or reassurance, as the only sense within this chaos is what we make ourselves.

The reason I am testing limits is because I wish this ship to operate at its very best, as it is the only way to return to where I am needed most.

Oh good, I was hoping that was the case. I get pretty honest feedback from people like you, just have to weed out the bias of how little you think of me before its actual good advice.

[unlike before when he was feeling like shit and attempting to field questions his mood is a little more receptive. Probably has something to do with the fact that he isn't intermittently experiencing heart failure. Does wonders for a guy's patients.]

I got that one, though I wouldn't call it a rule, more like a lack of. It practically promotes chaos, which really helps no one.

And just so you know, your idea of very best and everyone else's is going to be different, just like with the lack of cohesiveness with the wardens. How's that going for you, by the way? Recieving a lot of push and not enough momentum to shove back?

Not entirely. There are some remarkably hard-working and intelligent people here, on both inmate and warden sides. I also wish to work with those who may be less prepared, as we are so few here and morale has been, based on reading, historically low except for large, outside threats.

What does 'less prepared' mean to you anyways? [He's getting 'overly competent Mr. Mansley' from Iron Giant vibes though that might shift the more he talks to him.]

And, if you're actually looking to help people out rather than just herding cats, what can I do to help, if you would have me?

Let me answer both of your questions with one of my own.

Have you seen the escape pods here on this ship?

Oh, you mean the lifeboats? Yeah, haven't really taken a peak. I figure it'd be a fucking death sentence to get in one either way if it was necessary.

I don't think anyone has even brought them up before. Are they actually supposed to go somewhere specific or just leave us floating in dimensional space until we starve to death?

An interesting question. One that I don't believe I've seen raised. Nor do I believe we can know for certain, as they're sealed against even wardens.

Did you know that we have between fifteen and twenty more passengers than there are life boats?

So emergency use permitted by Admiral only? Aren't those things supposed to get serviced regularly? I mean, all the disaster shit I've ever seen on the history channel always adds in the detail that the lifeboats weren't properly stocked or maintained.

I'm no survivalist but that should be someone's job, right?

And that honestly doesn't surprise me. You ever heard of the titanic? There's never enough lifeboats.

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