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Another newbie. Nicky says I should give her a fair try. Odd. She doesn't normally go for blondes. Prefers them pale with dark hair, 'vivid contrast'. Well, what do I know? I've mostly been with men in my life.

This one looked green when I first saw her. Terrified of what would happen. A bit like me back then, when I was new.

But I learnt how to survive. There are no free passes in here. I wasn't about to give her one. Everyone else learned- she does too. No one else is going to play nice, why should I? She'll need yo figure that out soon. Otherwise she won't last a week, forget longer.

I did hand her a yogurt. 'A gift'.

I should have said: 'A gift, for now. Next time I'll make you do something for me.'

And she will. No free passes. None of us would survive if we were nice to everyone we took pity on in here.

That's not how the rules work. And she will learn that. I might just have to push her in that direction a little, but it will do her good in the future, make her stronger. Another 'gift'.

Thanks for reading. :)