[quote]"Never heard you referred to as 'Randy' before," Marina declared..[/quote]

Randolph perked up a bit at the sound of Marina. She is perhaps the only one Randolph actually cares about beyond what use they could be to him. She is the only one, as far as Randolph is aware at least, with a past somewhat mirroring his own. 

Randolph remembers his first taste of flesh. A long long long time ago when technological advances was figuring out how to better besiege a castle. The last time he felt human and the first time he was surrounded by death. There was something about the rot, something about himself, some primal instinct that led to that first taste. And with it he was reborn in a sense. The shackles, as he saw it at least, began to fracture at that moment and a Nascent Ghoul was created. 

For a time, he was confused. The grains and fruits of the land were foul, meat of chicken and cow was…unsatisfying. He grew sickly and malnourished. The only thing that nourished him was human flesh, or at least of anything sufficiently humanoid as he would later learn. Slowly he would learn to reassociate what was food and what was not, shattering his former morals and sensibilities. It was a long and difficult road to where he is now, but thankfully he had another Ghoul to mentor and guide him through the process.

In Marina, Randolph sees someone who has taken the first steps on a journey to transcend her human limitations. Someone who still bears shackles, some metaphorical, but at least one literal shackle with that cruel device attached to her. In Randolph’s mind, it is a vile device that shackles her from her true self much like Randolph was once shackled by his humanity. Randolph decided, when finding about Marina and her…condition, that he will assist her in realizing her true self. To have her shackles rendered literally and metaphorically. Like how Randolph was once guided, he will guide her through her path to the best of his ability. It is the responsibility of the old to teach the young after all. Though it already has paid some dividends, he had an excuse to tear a snack out of some guy that was harassing her. Claiming he was ‘stopping a fight before it starts’ along with restraining from killing the guy unlike what other inmates would do gave just enough plausible deniability that he did not get in much trouble too.

[color=blueviolet] “I’ve had many names over my life, only some of them because I changed my identity. Beats being called something vague like ‘Monster’ or ‘What-the-fuck-is-that’” [/color]

[quote]...“ When we get to the elevator we’re gonna release the other inmates that helped us with my plan. “By then we should have enough force to pass the whimps guards upstairs; Does anyone got any questions?” [/quote]

[color=blueviolet] “Seems like a decent plan, but I’m not convinced.” [/color] Randolph announced. [color=blueviolet] “I will outlast this prison, that much is certain to me. Maybe if your… Riot bears fruit I will provide assistance, but if it fizzles out then I would rather not risk retribution. If I must suffer this prison, I would like to keep what modicum of comfort I have.” [/color] A slight falsehood. Randolph had a different plan in mind. He could use the opportunity to try and slink away on his own. Or at least in a much smaller group. 

He remembers seeing, while pacing around parts of the facility a section of wall that was damaged but never properly fixed. Randolph reasons he can, with some time, break enough of the wall to burrow a tunnel through the Earth. The riot, even if a failure, seems likely to keep the guards busy enough and for long enough to allow for his own escape.

If Abigail's plan does not work, his might. and if his does not pan out, Abby's might. If neither works, Randolph might be able to avoid punishment, or at least what punishment is given for starting a riot. In his experience, Randolph finds it best to have plans with plans.

[color=blueviolet] ‘…Though I should invite Marina. It would give me a chance to impart some advice…’ [/color] Randolph thought. Plus, it would help to have someone stronger, least when she adopts her more beastly guise. He will need to be discreet though, if everyone finds out and wants to join his plan, the Riot will be less of a distraction. Not to mention how cramped the tunnel will get. 

[@KaiserElectric]

[color=blueviolet] “Hey Marina… meet me outside my cell when the ‘distraction’ starts. I need to tell you something…” [/color] Randolph whispered to her, before he turned to leave the cafeteria. He would linger around a bit longer in case any relevant details would arise.