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[inthenickoftime]

Hello, City.


Did I hear someone call for the police?

[Slides on Aviator glasses.]

Comments

[bestprofessional]

Someone's calling for the police?

[B)]

[inthenickoftime]

The City seems like about as lawless as they come.

I can't imagine the amount of paperwork required for a Skrull Invasion.

[bestprofessional]

I'm sure they're doing the best they can with what they've got, yeah?

[He laughs.] I don't think regular Yard training covers basic procedure for shapeshifters, no.

[inthenickoftime]

Not exactly.

Though they must be breaking at least a dozen privacy and identity theft laws a minute.

[bestprofessional]

If you think they're bad you don't want to know what all the rest of those supervillains can do. They'd need a book of paperwork each, at least.

[inthenickoftime]

A week of paperwork for every supervillain case?

It's astounding they ever have any boots on the ground.

[bestprofessional]

Yeah. It's a real crying shame that they just drop everything to do one madman's writeup. [Sarcasm. Aka: are you kidding? Keeping people safe > paperwork.]

Of course, they've got to catch them first. And then hold on to them. Now, I've never tried it myself, but I can't imagine it'd be easy as your average Friday night hooligan.

[inthenickoftime]

[YEAH HE KNOWS LESTRADE. The paperwork comes afterward, jeez.]

Hey. Due Process.

It certainly looks like a handful, but then you should have seen Samford.


[Before he cleaned it up. Aaaaawww yeeeeeah.]

[bestprofessional]

Samford? [Greg didn't know there were supervillians in England too.]

[gofortheoptics]

We've actually got a relatively reliable force, thanks.

Always room for more, though.

[inthenickoftime]

I'm sure they need it, from the look of the place.

[gofortheoptics]

It's more active than it's been in a while, what can I say.

[inthenickoftime]

So are you with the police service, or just a fan?

[gofortheoptics]

I'm a consultant, actually.

[inthenickoftime]

[oh the irony of this statement from this mun..]

And since when did the police take consultants?

[gofortheoptics]

Since they didn't keep any decrpytion specialists on-staff, I would imagine.

[inthenickoftime]

Decryption. Right. [Well that makes... sense.

nope, wait.]

Not generally under the purview of the police service. Wouldn't that be an intelligence matter?

[gofortheoptics]

Maybe, but that's only if you trust the City's non-import authorities.

[snidepiper]

Only if you can arrest muns for not sleeping.

[inthenickoftime]

Not a law on the books for it, unfortunately.

Pretty sure arresting mine might cause a few more issues than I would like anyway.

[snidepiper]

You have the books memorized? [totally curious bro]

[inthenickoftime]

It's an officer's duty to understand and be aware of the full extent of the law.

[He's even got the official vocab guidelines memorized, bro.]

[snidepiper]

....so you're Robocop.

[inthenickoftime]

[Flat look.]

I've managed to avoid watching that one, so far.....

[snidepiper]

Okay. Spoilers: Detroit cop is killed and resurrected as a cyborg, to protect and defend innocent people. Basically. And a hidden clause to not interfere with corruption, which he breaks.

I've got the The Criterion Collection DVD edition, if you've got the popcorn.

[inthenickoftime]

I guarantee you, I'm not a resurrected cyborg police officer. [Though hell yes is he going to interfere with corruption.]

[But damn, do you remind him of someone.

Slightly hesitantly:]

... Yeah, alright. But it's bring your own beer.

[snidepiper]

I'm just saying, if you ever need halloween plans.

[aww that hesitation... Piper tones down the dickishness noticeably in response]

Only if I get to bring yours too.

[insufferablysmug]

They do that a lot.

[inthenickoftime]

Well, looks like I'll have to put the sirens on.

[insufferablysmug]

Have fun with that.

I love you for this

[justanothercop]

[The accent sounds English but what's the deal with the sunglasses?]

I don't think so. Least not what I've heard.

[onethickskull]

Yeeeeah, 'course they did. In fact, they said you could make yerself useful and go after all them vigilantes runnin' around the place.

Can't have a peaceful city if we got people takin' the law into their own hands, now can we?

[No offense officer, but you just don't seem all that bright to Hammerhead, so he's gonna see what he can get outta this.]

[aggressiveapathy]

The raccoons escaped in the office. Oh my god I think they laid eggs in the coffee machine. Don't tell anyone! Come help.

[newbvampire]

Well we could certainly use the help especially now. Doesn't help it seems like we're always understaffed.

[a_relative_hero]

We could probably use all the help we could get. There was some...trouble inside the department itself recently.

[lesenfantsterribles]

I don't think anyone's calling for you.