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[beyond was dead, and now he's not.

it's a perplexing position for anyone to find themselves in, of course, but even more so when there's something fundamental about that person that's gone missing - something that should be there, but isn't. beyond has found he is missing such a thing, and has decided to take advantage of the technology of this new place in order to work out his thoughts regarding this dilemma.]

"In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity."

[his voice is quiet, raspy, almost unnaturally even in tone. he pauses, then picks up with one of many questions currently on his mind, addressing anyone within earshot.]

What shapes your sense of identity?

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I rob people and I take their money.

You're a criminal, then. [welcome to the club.]

I'm an inmate. What were you expecting?

I have no expectations. I don't know you.

No, you don't.

Inmate or warden?

You just said you are an inmate.

[he answers with a deliberate misinterpretation of the question - a disarming strategy that has long served him well.]

[Oh, no; Cold has been hanging with other criminals too long to deal with that nonsense]

You know that's not what I was asking. Cute evasion, though.

I'll assume you're an inmate until proven otherwise. Seems safer.

What sort of proof do you require?

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That you're a warden and not an inmate?

Transparency might be a good place to start. Certain things a warden has that an inmate doesn't works too.

What sort of transparency would you like, specifically?

How about showing me your face?

[it's not as if it matters much, who sees his face here - beyond is dead. he may still have secrets, but his face needn't be one of them. he's not a detective anymore.

(not that he ever really was.)

so he turns the camera on, aimed at his face from arm outstretched. underneath a mop of disheveled black hair is a pale face fixed in a flat expression, with wide, dark eyes. meet beyond.]

Is this transparent enough for you?

[He examines Beyond's face, taking in the eyes, the paleness, the hair. Clearly someone who didn't get outdoors much]

Like I said, it's a start.

Nice to meet you.

I would say the same, except I don't think I caught your name.

[in point of fact, beyond is certain he hasn't been told. but hey, transparency, right? he keeps both expression and tone completely flat, unwavering.]

[He hesitates - briefly - before giving a smile and his nerdy code name]

Captain Cold.

Nice to meet you, Captain. [as if beyond is in any position to judge when it comes to weirdness of names.]

Nice to meet you, Beyond.

[y yes he does stalk open conversations]

Interesting first post. Most people want to know where they are, how they got here. What happened to them.

I suppose I must not be like most people.

[biggest understatement.]

Why do you rob people?

Unless that's what most people say.

Because I'm good at it. Because it's challenging, and I like doing it.

[a slight arch of his eyebrow here, but nothing more.]

If most people are concerned about where they are, how they got here, and what happened to them, they wouldn't be questioned on why they're doing something other than what most people do.

[i.e., your argument is invalid.]

All right, I admit it. You're not most people. Which is why I find you interesting, for the moment.

Why are you here?

Why are any of us here?

Don't play that with me.

Why are you here?

I have reasons. None of which I care to disclose at this juncture.

It's all right to say "I don't know" or "I don't want to answer."

I just don't like it when you try to avoid the question entirely.

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