entry forty three: police based epiphanies.

[pleasesmirk]

Let me make something perfectly clear, because at least one of you hasn't got the message here. I have accepted that what I did to Iago was wrong, and I apologised for it. I made it clear I wanted nothing else to do with anyone involved beyond the necessary. So those of you who insist on ranting and raving at me and telling me things I already know

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[cantrunfromme]

I do love a good game of Risk.

{He has no idea what the game is}

[pleasesmirk]

Oh, yes? Any good?

[cantrunfromme]

Oh.

Very good, as I am with most things.

[pleasesmirk]

Ever managed to hold Russia?

[rani_ushas]

What exactly is Risk?

[pleasesmirk]

It's a strategy game. Military strategy, mainly, and you attempt to take over the world. That's the basic premise. The Doctor introduced me to it, it's a Roundworld game.

[rani_ushas]

Ah. A warfare simulation game.

I bet he cheats

And you enjoy this game?

[pleasesmirk]

Yes, I do. Quite a lot.

[heavenonthemind]

When did you apologize?

[pleasesmirk]

At the end of last month. To Iago, and I made sure you could see it.

[heavenonthemind]

I was in the CES.

And were you sincere?

[pleasesmirk]

Oh. Then I presume you can go back and read.

I was entirely sincere, yes.

[Police Filter]

[anoldmandies]

It depends. You're not gonna plug a guy for petty theft or because he looked at your girlfriend sideways and you're not gonna try to talk nice to some guy who just shot up half the Barge and might do the other half if you so much as say "boo" at him. I'd say intimidation's supposed to come with the Badge, but I'm from a place where that's bullshit and no one cares about your fucking Badges here anyway.

Re: [Police Filter]

[pleasesmirk]

Here's the thing. I'm used to... there were conspiracies to overthrow the government of my city everywhere. Everywhere. The fact that I took some methods wll into my, and the Particular's hands seems negligable when you take into account the fact I prevented the Patrician's assassiation several times. I'd argue the ends justify the means, but apparently that isn't the case.

So how else would you have gone about that?

Re: [Police Filter]

[anoldmandies]

I don't know what to tell you. Good intentions and a dime'll buy you a cup of coffee and that's about it in some places. Some things are worth gettin' your morality bent out of shape for. Some things don't amount to a goddamn hill of beans in the face of 90% of everyone who'll point their fingers as soon as you put a toe over the line. Hell, sometimes the damn system's so fucking corrupt that doing the right thing is the wrong thing in the eyes of the world.

It's all relative. I can tell you what I'd do, but that doesn't mean I've got the right answer.

Re: [Police Filter]

[pleasesmirk]

Then why am I here at all? I protected my city from conspiracies and assassination plots - insurrection at some points - isn't that worht getting my 'morality bent out of shape' for?

Police Filter

[lost_undercover]

I don't know that I'm really the type you want to follow. Maybe you should try Sergeant Howie.

Police Filter

[pleasesmirk]

I know you're an inmate, but unless you're in for using specialist methods of interrogation, you might still know what you're doing. The Roundworld seems to have a different way of doing things.

Police Filter

[lost_undercover]

Yeah, okay. Sometime if they ask for my help, I'll be sure to let you know.

Re: Police Filter

[pleasesmirk]

They don't tend to trust me on such things, but you... well, they might.