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Sasho Dreyer: Oh, wow. This place is a lot bigger than I realized, Agent
Parsons.
Reese Parsons: Yeah, everybody says that.
Sasho: I just called you Agent. Are you an agent? What is your full title?
Reese: Department for Exogenic Affairs Special Agent-in-Charge is my full
title. But you can just call me Reese. I’m not saying that to be polite. I
really would prefer it.
Sasho: Very well, Reese. Who installed these cells down here?
Reese: I finally learned what this place was. It was originally designed as
a special courthouse and prison for internal crimes. If I had broken the law
a few years ago, I would have ended up in a place like this, instead of a
regular facility.
Sasho: Why did they abandon it?
Reese: Elections happened; laws changed. Now it doesn’t matter who you are,
or what your crime was. Everyone ends up in the same place. This building
wasn’t zoned for standard prison housing, so they couldn’t use it for that
anymore. Fortunately, it works just fine for us, because no one has passed
any laws regarding aliens.
Sasho: *inspecting the nearest cell* I’m not so sure that these are
perfect..
Reese: What do you mean?
Sasho: How many specimens do you have at the moment?
Reese: Four. The three you were around for, and one who came in before. We
can’t be sure if more are coming. Hell, there could be thousands hidden in
the Amazon rainforest, and we wouldn’t know it. That’s why we need every
cell up to code, and ready. The inspections have already happened; I just
wanted you to see where you’ll be working. Don’t worry, you won’t be alone
down here; but you will be the man in charge.
Sasho: *nodding* That’s not my concern. Nor is in the integrity of the cells
themselves. *removes his shoes, and starts hitting the wall with it* Do you
think the guy on the other side of the wall would be able to hear that?
Reese: Absolutely. These aren’t soundproof.
Sasho: They ought to be. *slips his shoe back on* I’ve guarded at a lot of
different places. I was around for two major escape attempts, and obviously,
one successful escape. I’ll tell you this, the second attempt almost went
all the way through. I’m actually the one who put a stop to it. I was so
proud of myself; that is, until the prisoners were all found murdered two
days later. The official story is that they turned on each other after their
failure, but we all know that other guards did it to protect their
reputations. That’s why I downshifted to a regular law station jail, and
also why I let that group escape. One of the dead prisoners was innocent. He
was totally innocent, and I could have let him go free. I didn’t want that
to happen again.
Reese: I’m sorry to hear that; it’s a tragic story. Thank you for telling
me.
Sasho: I didn’t really need to; it’s not relevant. My point is that they got
so close to getting out because they worked together, and they were able to
do it secretly, because...
Reese: Because their cells were close together, and not soundproof.
Sasho: Yeah. I know it would be an extra expense—
Reese: No, you’re not wrong. We’ll keep these first four really far apart
from each other, but then I’ll look into some upgrades. I’ll expect your
continued input.
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