[001] Take me to your Cinnabon

[beetleboyblue]

[video clicks on to show a friendly-looking teenager smiling at the camera]

...I have to say, when I signed on for this thing, I kind of expected to see some kind of soulless ship cabin that I'd have to put posters all over or something. Not, you know. My bedroom. Not that I'm complaining or anything! I like having my bedroom, and not having to share a bathroom with Milagro, and...

I'm pretty sure no one needs to know any of this. Sorry.

I'm Jaime Reyes—I'm going to be a warden here. Anyone know what's for dinner tonight?

[video clicks off, then immediately clicks on again, though Jaime is not looking at the camera]

What?  No.  Of course I didn't ask about Cinnabon.

...

Because there is no Cinnabon here.  This isn't a vacation.

...

Sometimes, we have to go places without Cinnabon.  It's one of the sacrifices we make for the greater good.

...

Look, this is not a discussion.  There will be cinnamon rolls if God wills it, okay?

...

It's not fatalistic, it's realistic, and--

[video clicks off again]

Comments

[sixthanimorph.livejournal.com]

Yup. You'd have to ask one of the other wardens for the full story, though. We inmates only get to hear so much.

[beetleboyblue.livejournal.com]

Guess I'll just have to ask around about it. Sounds like... a pretty weird deal to have, if "helping people" is the goal. I don't know. Maybe the Admiral's really just chaotic-neutral, or something.

[sixthanimorph.livejournal.com]

Forget alignment, the Admiral's just plain nuts.

[beetleboyblue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm starting to get that sense.