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[ex_this_ismydesign36]

Technically I'm just talking at you. I can 'hang-up' if the conversation gets tedious. Different from actually being around you. [ His tone is such to suggest that this is the way he approaches all people, so shouldn't take it personally. ]

You can feel however you want to feel. I tend to forget to private these conversations and people make eavesdropping into a spectator sport around here.

[jmencalisse]

Now you sound like my ex-wife. [His tone suggests no offense taken. If anything he's amused by it.]

So everybody's just hoping for next big secret to drop? There really isn't much to do around here, is there?

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

I've been called worse. [ Here in Norfinbury even. ]

Survival will take up a lot of your time. You'll want to study and try to memorize House's map, and plan your food needs accordingly.

But outside that? It can get pretty dull from lock-down to morning. Watching your fellow captives play out their dramas over the network can be better than TV.

So I've heard.

[jmencalisse]

Maybe it was a compliment.

It is very entertaining. It a very bizarre and fucked up way but hey, strictly speaking that's the reality tv concept in a nutshell.

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

Was it? [ In his experiences, the answer would be 'no'. ]

I'm afraid I will have to take your word for that. I don't watch TV as a rule. Actually I never bothered owning one until I got married and had one for my wife and her son.

[jmencalisse]

Yes.

'As a rule?' You one of those TV is just the degeneration of society kind of guys?

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

No. I'm just really anti-social.

[jmencalisse]

Well, that would do it.

Takes a special kind of anti-social to shy away from TV though. If the screen's too much how do you deal with the real world?

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

Poorly.

[ Kinda walked into that one David. ]

[jmencalisse]

[Well, shit. He sure did.]

Anti-social AND a fucking smartass. That's a fun combo.

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

[ Will chuckled but then sounded sincere when he apologized in the next breath. ]

Apologies. But seriously, I don't think either of us want me going into that level of detail about my life.

I made my home as far away from people as possible, did my best to submerge myself in nature when and where I could, and I made a living out of thinking of ways to kill people.

[jmencalisse]

You know, one of these is not like the other. Who submerges themselves in nature?

[But he's curious now.]

Writer?

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

FBI profiler with the BAU, and instructor on behavior analysis of serial killers at Quantico. Retired now.

[jmencalisse]

Oh, one of the big shots. That explains it.

David Bouchard, Sûreté du Québec.

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

Not really. I was never an agent, just a special investigator they trotted out when they had a particularly bad monster on the loose.

Pleasure to meet you, Bouchard. I'm Will Graham.

[jmencalisse]

Can see how that would make someone want to do the nature hermit thing after a while.

Likewise, Graham.

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

I was never the most sociable of people to begin with. [ He didn't want to make it appear that his job was the only reason for his hermit activities. ]

Unless you have some questions, I should probably let you go.

[jmencalisse]

Yeah. I'm a little tied up with the whole spot the new guy thig but maybe I'll get back to you on that.

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

Yeah, we're a little starved for entertainment around here.

Good luck.

[jmencalisse]

Merci.

See you around, Graham.