pluggedintheoverlord

"Hey, this is Joker. Leave a message and I might get back to you. Unless you're trying to sell me something or I really just don't feel like talking to you-- in that case, take a hint and quit calling me."

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From:

onetrackminds

[Palpatine? What? That gets a brief but confused frown out of him, before he decides to ignore him.]

I wanted to apologise.

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

[Get used to it, Anders, you're probably going to be hearing a lot of weird nicknames from Joker.]

What for? You're gonna have to be a little more specific.

From:

onetrackminds

[oh, it's going to be like that, is it? Oh well, ignoring that question.]

I also wanted to reassure you that I won't harm you or anyone else here without reason.

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

Is this about that one time that you went all glowy and your voice dropped like you'd just hit puberty? Because yeah, you need to explain that one a little better. Last time I saw someone do that, it was being possessed by an asshole space cuttlefish and Shepard had to shoot it in the face.

Hoping we don't have to go that route here.

From:

onetrackminds

I'm not possessed by an asshole space cuttlefish, either.

[Whatever that even is. He is possessed, though, so dodging that.]

Who's Shepard?

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

You haven't seen Shepard around yet? Tall, perpetually pissed off expression, can't grow anything more than a five o'clock shadow to save his life? Says 'I should go' a lot? Ring any bells?

From:

onetrackminds

I might have seen him talking to Mordin.

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

Yeah, he's our fearless leader or something. Try not to do the glowy thing around him, he probably wouldn't take it too well.

And by that I mean you might end up with a gun in your face.

From:

onetrackminds

Justice wouldn't respond well to that.

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

And I'm still not entirely convinced you're not being possessed by a really ironic reaper.

From:

onetrackminds

He's a spirit, not a reaper.

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

And I'm an asari matriarch.

From:

onetrackminds

A what?

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

Ask Mordin.

What I'm saying is that you're gonna have to come up with something a little better than that.

From:

onetrackminds

If you'd like an explanation, I can offer one. Although I'd prefer not doing so in the middle of the clinic.

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

Yeah, because it totally sounds like a great idea to go off alone with the guy who gets possessed by Judge Dredd.

From:

onetrackminds

Over here, then.

[he indicates the nearest corner, where they're still visible all around.]

Unless you'd prefer asking someone to join us, for your own safety?

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

Nah, in plain sight'll do.

[Besides, the doc probably had about a million cameras all around, so if Judge Dredd did make an appearance, it'd be on tape.]

From:

onetrackminds

If you're sure.

[just going to walk over there, then.]

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

[He followed a few feet behind him, keeping a little distance between himself and crazypants over there.]

So. What's this perfectly reasonable explanation you've got? This oughtta be good.

From:

onetrackminds

[you're really good at making him not want to explain anything, Joker.]

So far you haven't accepted a word of what I've been trying to tell you.

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

So far, you haven't actually given me an explanation for anything.

[Hey, you're the one who wanted to explain things to him, Anders. You started it.]

From:

onetrackminds

[That's because he didn't know Joker.]

Demons and spirits both exist; demons embody the worst of us, while spirits embody the best of us. Justice is one such spirit. He and I share a body.

That is the explanation.

From:

pluggedintheoverlord

[He sure didn't.]

Okay, let's just say that I believe you about the spirits and demons thing.

But aside from saying 'spirits good demons bad', what's the difference? I mean, you've basically just told me you're possessed by a demon, but it's okay because it's a slightly different flavor of demon. Not exactly comforting, y'know?

From:

onetrackminds

[And see, that's just the problem: Anders can no longer insist that Justice is in any way a benevolent spirit, that there is no chance he will go out of control. But that's not what he wants to say here.]

Justice does not wish to cause further chaos, or to harm innocent people. He seeks what his name suggests. You're in no danger from him now.