I've been here nearly a year and a half, and never known anyone to go through something like that twice in such a short time. Maybe I've just been blind to it though and it just hasn't been someone that I care about.
[ And it's a sad, but honest truth that it may just be that. It might be that he hasn't paid attention, ignored those kind of videos and, especially during those six months with his ex, ignored everything else.
He shifts then, nervous energy he can't even hide and has stopped trying. ]
Do you have any idea how badly I want to take people apart for this? I don't even think it has anything to do with what I am. I'm just sick of watching people I care about being hurt.
[ He sighs, slumping as he sits back on the couch, shaking his head. ]
I understand the impulse, but we cannot hurt the ones actually responsible, and trying would only hurt those we care about.
[ Ragnor does not particularly care about what would happen to him. But he has Magnus, and he wouldn't want him to be held responsible for Ragnor's recklessness. ]
As far as I know, no amount of legal jargon can prevent what happened.
[ He keeps thinking about contingencies and keeps failing to come up with any. ]
You might be able to stop Nick from being punished by anyone other than you, but that is all, as far as I'm aware.
[ He says it softly, accepting that though it doesn't make it hurt any less. He can't hide that, and with Ragnor he wouldn't. He hadn't seen a reason to hide things from him at all. ]
I know that too. They want us to believe those contracts matter but in the end, they really don't. Not to them. Only in so much as they matter to us.
But at least this time, best I can tell, he wasn't being punished. Just used.
[ He was just part of the means of punishing another. ]
I do wonder if adding specifics to a contract would do anything. I asked Magnus to add that I have to be present for any citations involving him, but it hasn't yet been tested. Hopefully it won't be.
[ He doesn't actually remember what else they put in his contract. Ragnor was drunk at the time, and he trusted Magnus to handle it. ]
That's a good addition. I'll talk to them about it. It might not do much if they drag Nick in like they did, since that wasn't his citation. Every bit we can try and be there for one another might help though.
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[ There's nothing he can say to make this better or easier, so he's not even trying. ]
I am keeping an eye on him, and he's agreed to keep in touch. I expect he'll need a few days. And then he'll need you.
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[ And it's a sad, but honest truth that it may just be that. It might be that he hasn't paid attention, ignored those kind of videos and, especially during those six months with his ex, ignored everything else.
He shifts then, nervous energy he can't even hide and has stopped trying. ]
Do you have any idea how badly I want to take people apart for this? I don't even think it has anything to do with what I am. I'm just sick of watching people I care about being hurt.
[ He sighs, slumping as he sits back on the couch, shaking his head. ]
And not like it's going to stop either.
[ Not here. Not before here. ]
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[ Ragnor does not particularly care about what would happen to him. But he has Magnus, and he wouldn't want him to be held responsible for Ragnor's recklessness. ]
As far as I know, no amount of legal jargon can prevent what happened.
[ He keeps thinking about contingencies and keeps failing to come up with any. ]
You might be able to stop Nick from being punished by anyone other than you, but that is all, as far as I'm aware.
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[ He says it softly, accepting that though it doesn't make it hurt any less. He can't hide that, and with Ragnor he wouldn't. He hadn't seen a reason to hide things from him at all. ]
I know that too. They want us to believe those contracts matter but in the end, they really don't. Not to them. Only in so much as they matter to us.
But at least this time, best I can tell, he wasn't being punished. Just used.
[ He was just part of the means of punishing another. ]
Which that they don't give us any say in.
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[ He doesn't actually remember what else they put in his contract. Ragnor was drunk at the time, and he trusted Magnus to handle it. ]
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Thank you for that.
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[ Which is something Ragnor can handle. He's old and he's done it before, but younger people and idealists can't roll with the punches as easily. ]
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[ He shakes his head just thinking about that. ]
I wasn't protecting anyone and I wasn't being protected. I want to give Nick more than that.