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[5055034455]

I need someone to give me a rundown of the current political situation in this place.

Preferably someone who's been here for more than a few months, but any info beyond "it sucks" would be appreciated. I'm looking for names, dates, events, etc. Anything pertinent.

Please & thank you.

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[whatsupcroc]

Oh, that's great news! I love lawyers!

( Here. She loves the lawyers here. )

[5055034455]

[please hold while he stares at his tablet like what]

That's a new one.

[whatsupcroc]

But not a bad one, I hope! What kind of lawyer? I mean, what area of law do you practice? There's way more than I ever realized before I talked to Miles but then I looked into it and it turns out there are lawyers for everything it's kind of interesting!

Okay, the reading was more boring, but it was cool to learn.

sob i'm sorry

[5055034455]

Honey, I'm the best criminal defense attorney in the whole Land of Enchantment.

Are you interested in learning more? I've never considered myself much of a teacher, but I'll try anything once.

[...so what was that about Gamora?]

don't be, never be sorry

[whatsupcroc]

( Criminal defense! Like the woman who had helped defend Jesse against those charges. )

Sure, if you want to try? I don't know how good a student I'll make, but like you say, I'll try anything once! Learning usually doesn't hurt that much.

ALWAYS SORRY.

[5055034455]

We could meet at the library for a study date. Or somewhere quieter?

[whatsupcroc]

What's quieter than a library?

[5055034455]

[...she's not getting this, is she.

SQUINTS.]

You're not getting where I'm going with this, are you?

[whatsupcroc]

( Give her a few minutes to puzzle over this When she finally comes back with something, it's accompanied by an untyped laugh of disbelief. )

Were you flirting with me?

[5055034455]

What is this, high school? I don't "flirt."

[whatsupcroc]

It should be in theory -- for me!

[5055034455]

[Saul's just gonna go ahead and leave his tablet where he dropped it for a few minutes.

Eventually:]

Let's file this one under "conversations that never happened."

[whatsupcroc]

You're so silly! I was serious about the law stuff, even if you totally weren't. Or at least the stories part of learning.

[5055034455]

Great. Enthusiasm will get you far in life. Just keep it away from me.

[whatsupcroc]

License to annoy received and appreciated!

[5055034455]

N O

I already have someone to babysit here. License revoked.

[whatsupcroc]

Nope! Sorry, to revoke this license, you'll need to talk to Barnaby Brooks. I'm sorry, but this is a non-revokable transaction. On the up side, I haven't needed a babysitter since I hit my teens, so you're definitely not up for sitter of the year!

[5055034455]

I'm not doing jack to revoke anything, because the license doesn't exist. Where's the paperwork? The signatures? Did you get it notarized?

[whatsupcroc]

See! Now you're doing the lawyer thing!

Though technically I don't have to, for the same reason you can say the license doesn't exist: none of that process exists, either. About the only things that do are rules like don't kill, don't steal, and don't mess with the kids. Also don't be drunk in public and assume you won't get thrown in the drunk tank!

[5055034455]

We're supposedly in the middle of a war and people are still worried about public drunkenness? Wow. Priorities.

[whatsupcroc]

You don't really get it, though. We're not the ones worried about it. The Exiles are, and the Exiles aren't at war. The Initiative is. We're the people they're bribing to help them out.

So yeah, the people who're living lives best they can do worry about the drunks barfing all over their doorsteps.

[5055034455]

Bribing?

You call this bribing?

They recruited the wrong guy. My price is way higher than a shared apartment and 500 whateverthehells a month.

[whatsupcroc]

Being a bad bribe doesn't make it not a bribe at all! I guess you could call it an appeasement. ;)

[5055034455]

We are not appeased.

[whatsupcroc]

Too bad it's not really up for negotiation. :(