In that regard, Fraser's dark side and Frost aren't all that different.
Even though they're each capable of different kinds of extremes, and come
with different types of consequences, they both need to find ways to fold
that part of themselves into their psyche. Asking for something like this
feels like a way to indulge the desire to be selfish in a way that doesn't
actually hurt anyone, and might even help, in the end. It's safe, but it's
still a step forward, and builds up the muscle of his ego, so that choices
that seem hard now will be much easier to make in the future. Hopefully,
anyway.
"Oh?" she asks, curious. "You know, I never would have suspected that that
would even be a problem in the first place. What'd you figure out?"
"Oh, I can't take any credit," he demurs. "He and Ms. Wildthyme were the ones who alerted me to the problem in the first place, and he was the one who found the solution, for which I'm certainly very grateful."
"In fact," he muses, "I'm not actually sure what he did -- but he assured me that Diefenbaker won't have any problem being around him, and that's what's most important." Because the way Iris had talked about having to manage her dogs had sounded awful, and degrading in a way he couldn't imagine subjecting Dief to.
"I've also thought about installing a wolf door in my cabin, so he can come and go as he please. He used to use the fire escape in my old apartment, but, well--" He nods pointedly to the windows, which are now definitely not a viable exit.
Caitlin glances over to the windows, nodding in agreement. She's able to
actually go out on her balcony if she wants, and she expects that the fire
escape might also be within the protective bubble of the ship, but it
certainly doesn't go anywhere, so it defeats the purpose. "I wonder
if you could fold that request in with the original one, to get him here in
the first place," she muses. "The Admiral might even be able to put a
filter on it so other people don't try to sneak in -- unless you want them
too, of course, but if there's already a concern with someone else on
board, it might be better to be safe than sorry in this case."
"Oh, I'm not especially worried about that," he says. "It would be wolf-sized, after all, and I rarely lock my cabin as it is." You've seen his cabin, Caitlin. What would even be the point?
Then again, he knows that already leaves room for one particular miniature scoundrel, so he lightly adds: "And, of course, Diefenbaker himself is often all the security I need." He's not a vengeful or violent person in any way, shape, or form (he hopes) but even he has to admit that it would be pretty funny if Bill Cipher tried to sneak in and ended up becoming a temporary chew toy.
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Date: 2019-04-09 03:14 pm (UTC)In that regard, Fraser's dark side and Frost aren't all that different. Even though they're each capable of different kinds of extremes, and come with different types of consequences, they both need to find ways to fold that part of themselves into their psyche. Asking for something like this feels like a way to indulge the desire to be selfish in a way that doesn't actually hurt anyone, and might even help, in the end. It's safe, but it's still a step forward, and builds up the muscle of his ego, so that choices that seem hard now will be much easier to make in the future. Hopefully, anyway.
"Oh?" she asks, curious. "You know, I never would have suspected that that would even be a problem in the first place. What'd you figure out?"
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Date: 2019-04-10 01:18 am (UTC)"In fact," he muses, "I'm not actually sure what he did -- but he assured me that Diefenbaker won't have any problem being around him, and that's what's most important." Because the way Iris had talked about having to manage her dogs had sounded awful, and degrading in a way he couldn't imagine subjecting Dief to.
"I've also thought about installing a wolf door in my cabin, so he can come and go as he please. He used to use the fire escape in my old apartment, but, well--" He nods pointedly to the windows, which are now definitely not a viable exit.
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Date: 2019-04-10 01:27 am (UTC)Caitlin glances over to the windows, nodding in agreement. She's able to actually go out on her balcony if she wants, and she expects that the fire escape might also be within the protective bubble of the ship, but it certainly doesn't go anywhere, so it defeats the purpose. "I wonder if you could fold that request in with the original one, to get him here in the first place," she muses. "The Admiral might even be able to put a filter on it so other people don't try to sneak in -- unless you want them too, of course, but if there's already a concern with someone else on board, it might be better to be safe than sorry in this case."
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Date: 2019-04-10 03:43 am (UTC)Then again, he knows that already leaves room for one particular miniature scoundrel, so he lightly adds: "And, of course, Diefenbaker himself is often all the security I need." He's not a vengeful or violent person in any way, shape, or form
(he hopes)but even he has to admit that it would be pretty funny if Bill Cipher tried to sneak in and ended up becoming a temporary chew toy.