[ that's not exactly not a compliment. he's rather good at making things sound the way that he wants them to sound. he doesn't really find it necessary to get into a shot-for-shot analysis of where exactly what piece of information lead to what, or what part of what was bunk. this wasn't exactly the time for pedantry. ]
To defend her from some healthy journalistic pressure, nonetheless.
[ he's not exactly offended or sweating, but more openly curious. this is oddly telling, and there are some dots that he wouldn't mind connecting. ]
[No worries that he takes it as a compliment. He doesn't. He played most of the word-twisting games with Hannibal Lecter, if he's followed in his footsteps in anyway, it's not a compliment. Shot-for-shot analysis...well, he is a teacher. And his memory is so out of this world it's been brought up in court. Easy for him, his usual. And he's not replying to it, nope. He has nothing to say about twisting words.]
No. I would never work to prevent something healthy happening to Freddie Lounds. What she's done and the continued response is unhealthy. When people eventually dismissed the cries from the boy about the wolf, a flock was made into meal. What's healthy about setting it up so others get devoured instead of taking the opportunity and using that to everyone's advantage?
[Baltimore's views of "healthy" are twisted, too, though. Really, really twisted. And yeah, he's aware that some versions of the boy crying wolf end up with the boy getting eaten but that's getting omitted, thanks. As much as he appreciates the way everyone is eager to get on the same level with Freddie, he's not a fan of continued cannibalism wherever they may go.
Using people. Much better. Using people is healthy = dots connected!
He follows everything on any post Freddie Lounds makes no matter what it is and doesn't care to hide it. There's you again, Loki!]
The rest is easy. SIGH, come on now, why was the boy dismissed? If you'd like to hold a debate about the legitimacy of her tabloids, then we can go for coffee (on your $$$, btw). If she so wishes to post content without checking her anon sources and run off with her uncanny ability to turn everything into shock journalism, then she's up for critique, no matter how many "maybe"s and "possibly"s you'd like to throw in there to make her sound better. [ he's very self-aware of his own patterns in making some things sound more pleasing than the actually are—or more damning, for that matter. he won't deny it's part of what makes him dangerous. ]
I've been the downfall of many, but in this case I'm not the reason she'll fail, Will Graham.
[Don't do it. Don't do it, Loki, it'll just be nothing but twisting every aspect of an analogy in a more articulate version "no u" "no U!!!!" Or that's what Will's feeling at the moment, anyway. Where is the replacement Hannibal Lecter wait shit no that's a bad line of thought no no no he just got better from the last one.]
There is more room to debate how nothing that happened is actually critique than there is to debate the legitimacy of her tabloids, but I'm supposed to stay away from coffee for the time being. [no u twist words] I keep saying that there is no stopping her, no crash and burn. Honestly speaking, there is no downfall or failing of Freddie Lounds that does not stem from her death. It's good to know at least one here won't go that far.
I wouldn't say there aren't still those WILLING. [ Kara. ] I've had rather heated convos talking people out of it. YW. As for me? I don't really care, but there's no legitimizing the game of telephone in journalism.
TY. I've had a few of those conversations recently, too. If it comes up again, feel free shoot them off my way. [Conversations being a loose description, ones that didn't happen here, and as for why he'd be willing to play some sort of buffer? Uh because then he can send Freddie a text at the same time to go huddle up with the dinosaur or something duh come on Baltimore gonna take care of its own.] If you're still willing to share, sure.
[Baltimore also gonna put itself "in debt" to people they probably shouldn't when they know it. Like what's the wuorst that can happen to any of them at this point come on it's gotta be great booze. Totally worth it.]
["Enough to make all my organs rot like I drank pure battery acid, please and thanks."
No.]
As much as a mortal can stand in one sitting?
[Kara talks about goat mead and everything is wrapped up in gods if there is a god behind the wheel of the boozemobile it's likely a different, more elite kind of booze. The sort that one doesn't down in an evening if one is mortal and only wake up with a headache and unhappy stomach. Like maybe he couldn't even down half the same amount as he usually does without blacking out. Like maybe after the Achilles and Patroclus mumbo jumbo dinner from hell he shouldn't go talking to gods about their liquor ambrosia. Maybe not.
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[ that's not exactly not a compliment. he's rather good at making things sound the way that he wants them to sound. he doesn't really find it necessary to get into a shot-for-shot analysis of where exactly what piece of information lead to what, or what part of what was bunk. this wasn't exactly the time for pedantry. ]
To defend her from some healthy journalistic pressure, nonetheless.
[ he's not exactly offended or sweating, but more openly curious. this is oddly telling, and there are some dots that he wouldn't mind connecting. ]
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No. I would never work to prevent something healthy happening to Freddie Lounds. What she's done and the continued response is unhealthy.
When people eventually dismissed the cries from the boy about the wolf, a flock was made into meal.
What's healthy about setting it up so others get devoured instead of taking the opportunity and using that to everyone's advantage?
[Baltimore's views of "healthy" are twisted, too, though. Really, really twisted. And yeah, he's aware that some versions of the boy crying wolf end up with the boy getting eaten but that's getting omitted, thanks. As much as he appreciates the way everyone is eager to get on the same level with Freddie, he's not a fan of continued cannibalism wherever they may go.
Using people. Much better. Using people is healthy = dots connected!
He follows everything on any post Freddie Lounds makes no matter what it is and doesn't care to hide it. There's you again, Loki!]
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The rest is easy. SIGH, come on now, why was the boy dismissed? If you'd like to hold a debate about the legitimacy of her tabloids, then we can go for coffee (on your $$$, btw). If she so wishes to post content without checking her anon sources and run off with her uncanny ability to turn everything into shock journalism, then she's up for critique, no matter how many "maybe"s and "possibly"s you'd like to throw in there to make her sound better. [ he's very self-aware of his own patterns in making some things sound more pleasing than the actually are—or more damning, for that matter. he won't deny it's part of what makes him dangerous. ]
I've been the downfall of many, but in this case I'm not the reason she'll fail, Will Graham.
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There is more room to debate how nothing that happened is actually critique than there is to debate the legitimacy of her tabloids, but I'm supposed to stay away from coffee for the time being. [no u twist words] I keep saying that there is no stopping her, no crash and burn. Honestly speaking, there is no downfall or failing of Freddie Lounds that does not stem from her death. It's good to know at least one here won't go that far.
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Did you still want that booze?
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TY. I've had a few of those conversations recently, too. If it comes up again, feel free shoot them off my way. [Conversations being a loose description, ones that didn't happen here, and as for why he'd be willing to play some sort of buffer? Uh because then he can send Freddie a text at the same time to go huddle up with the dinosaur or something duh come on Baltimore gonna take care of its own.] If you're still willing to share, sure.
[Baltimore also gonna put itself "in debt" to people they probably shouldn't when they know it. Like what's the w
uorst that can happen to any of them at this point come on it's gotta be great booze. Totally worth it.]no subject
[ and that much was definitely true. people not suffering was decently and unintentionally high on his priorities list. ]
No personal offense taken. After all, sharing is caring- as long as there's the right amount of coin involved.
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Just gotta figure out what it is.]
And what's your right amount of coin?
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No.]
As much as a mortal can stand in one sitting?
[Kara talks about goat mead and everything is wrapped up in gods if there is a god behind the wheel of the boozemobile it's likely a different, more elite kind of booze. The sort that one doesn't down in an evening if one is mortal and only wake up with a headache and unhappy stomach. Like maybe he couldn't even down half the same amount as he usually does without blacking out. Like maybe after the Achilles and Patroclus mumbo jumbo dinner from hell he shouldn't go talking to gods about their liquor ambrosia. Maybe not.
But god booze tho.]