<strong>Prisoner Kate Bartlett<br/>Cellblock CD08</strong><br/><br/>Kate decided to let the comment regarding the 'unwashed masses' pass with little more than an "each to their own" as Amelia continued talking. Kate would have been lying if she didn't have some sympathy with Amelia's point of view and she had often found herself a little exasperated at how stupid some people could be. Once or twice, her friends had accused her of becoming an academic snob and she didn't worry too much if there was a touch of truth in their comment.<br/><br/>"What am I going to do?" She hesitated but it wasn't really that she needed to think about the answer. "Right now... Nothing! Well, as much of 'nothing' as Im allowed to do. I need to get my bearings a little, find my feet as it were. I don't generally like to jump headlong into things unless Im fairly certain as to where Im going to land. And the staff here didn't put me in this place... well maybe one of them might have had something to do with it but I think its more likely that he just happens to be related to the person who did. And as much as I hate to admit it, Im not even sure yet if there is anything I can do. No appeal. No communication with the outside world. No chance of escape. That doesn't leave many options."<br/><br/>Kate smiled, laughed a little at Amelia's last question. Was it that Amelia was offering her some kind of protection or was it her objection, perhaps on religious grounds in light of her description of herself earlier, to adultery. Kate tended towards the latter rather than the former. Although first appearances would clearly lead one to question whether she could protect even herself let alone anyone else against the likes of Popov or Dodd, if they knew she had committed seventeen murders, any reasonable person would have to quickly reconsider their conclusions. But Kate was a realist. No-one was going to offer 'protection' to a complete stranger in a place like this. At the very least, you were going to find out who you could trust, who you could rely on, take some time to identify those people you might be willing to put yourself in harm's way for. No. Logic said this was an objection to adultery.<br/><br/>"If your analysis is correct then unfortunately my marital status is not going help. Im single. But to be fair, and whilst Id rather it wasn't the case, I don't think my being married would be something that would stop them. We "are the property of Gen-Tech" remember - at least as far as their concerned! They're going to have to do a lot to convince me of that fact." Kate paused for a moment and looked across to the other cell. "What do you think our chances are of getting access to the library... and more importantly what the hell do you think we're going to have to do first?"