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day 310, small hours of the morning

[thewarningafter]

Did the Blue Fairy come in the night and grant you a conscience?

[Suspicious!!]

[holmesice]

Yes. Wonderful, isn't it?

[His tone. It's dry.]

[thewarningafter]

Oh, so you're not going to relapse into sociopathic behavior once I accept your apology? For...what, a week? Two weeks? I'll admit, I don't know the prognosis on conscience transplants.

[holmesice]

I've heard they get very good, permanent results.

[thewarningafter]

What is this? Why are you doing this? Who put you up to it?

[holmesice]

You think that I can't do something like this out of my own accord?

[thewarningafter]

I think you wouldn't. Where's the benefit to you? That's the criterion, isn't it?

[holmesice]

I do have the occasional streak of altruism.

[thewarningafter]

For baby brother, yes, I've heard all about it.

Make it public. Maybe then I'll believe you.

[holmesice]

Why should I agree to do such a thing on a 'maybe'?

[thewarningafter]

Because apologies aren't about absolution; they're about showing you're actually sorry.