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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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[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. :(