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[hippie_ninja]

I think it's better if everyone knows. You have a unique set of circumstances.

Can I talk to him? To Roy?

[creeksidealtarboy]

[Aaron shifts a little uncomfortably.]

I don't- don't know how to do it. I can't- can't control it.

[hippie_ninja]

I thought it might be difficult. But maybe with hypnosis? We could try it?

[creeksidealtarboy]

[He sighs.]

I don't wanna - wanna hurt no one anymore.

I just wanna read - read my books and do my time.

[hippie_ninja]

I know. And I want to help you do that.

Roy has never hurt me. I'm not worried. I just want to know what happened with Dorian, okay? It's important. Not just for you but for the rest of the ship.

[creeksidealtarboy]

[Aaron huffs. That's something he does remember, but it's hard to talk about.

He doesn't even have to lie about this. There's an edge to his voice as he explains. Genuine anger and annoyance.]

He was - was drunk at the party. He - he tried to flirt with me and I told him to - to leave me alone. He - he wouldn't. He touched my hair and - and I lost time.

It's always the - the alcohol. Don't even know if he - he remembers.

[hippie_ninja]

[and there it is, the first person on board Jesus doesn't like]

He sexually harassed you. He wouldn't take no for an answer. You weren't wrong to protect yourself, Aaron.

[creeksidealtarboy]

No.

[He laughs, suddenly taken aback.]

No, it ain't - ain't like that. He didn't- didn't do it again. He - he left me alone.

[hippie_ninja]

I meant that first time.

This time, what happened?

[creeksidealtarboy]

Walked into him on - on accident.

He said I was - was lying about before and - and then -

[He shrugs uncomfortably.]

[hippie_ninja]

What did he think you were lying about?

[creeksidealtarboy]

Not - not remembering.

[He laughs to himself.]

I don't- don't believe it sometimes.

[hippie_ninja]

You might remember as you do more work here. Maybe you won't; I don't know.

[creeksidealtarboy]

[He shakes his head.]

Don't - don't wanna remember how I hurt people.

[hippie_ninja]

Dorian shouldn't have touched you that first time.

Roy is a part of you that protects you. We're just going to find better ways of doing that.

[creeksidealtarboy]

[He nods.]

I guess.

[He frowns.]

It's gonna - gonna get worse here, I think.

[hippie_ninja]

Yeah. It will. [That's the nature of this place, from all he's seen and read and watched.] But if you stick with it, then it'll get better.

[creeksidealtarboy]

[He wraps his arms around himself.]

Will you - you take me back to the Enclosure again someday?

[hippie_ninja]

Of course. [He gives him a little smile] Where do you want to go, Aaron?

[creeksidealtarboy]

Dunno.

I just - just wanna go see more art.

[hippie_ninja]

"We still have the whole Smithsonian to visit," he says, smiling earnestly now. Museums are fun but it was admittedly more fun with Aaron's enthusiasm there. "And then the Louvre and who knows? Every little town's got some museum to visit, too. Well. Maybe most of those are tractor museums, but...that interests me now."

[creeksidealtarboy]

"I been to - to a tractor museum," he laughs. "Don't wanna go - go back. The Louvre I like."

[hippie_ninja]

"Let's go then. Tomorrow after dinner, okay?" He knows now how to program it in, it'd be easy.

[creeksidealtarboy]

"Maybe," he says a bit shyly. "Dunno if I should - should go out too much."

[hippie_ninja]

"It's just with me, and it's to the Enclosure." He shrugs. "I'm a Warden. If anyone complains about you not being under house arrest, we can tell them it's a professional thing."