Espio o5: Espio is back. Somehow.

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[ooc: kinda backdated to just before Espio gets himself re-enrolled and whatnot.]

[One small pink lizard approaches the Garden entrance, looking just a little bit worse for wear. Once he passes the gate, he immediately locates a low wall and flops onto it. Yes, he's completely worn out.]

Finally!

[Back in the Garden! After a couple of weeks tracking it down, since it's gone and moved - at least it wasn't at sea! Espio's just glad it was less trouble than it could have been - it was sheer fortune that he heard about it being in Dollet, and invisibility was so helpful when stowing away on public (and some not-so-public) transport.

The chameleon stretches, happy to have a chance to sit down. Still, there's a small noise as his stomach rumbles.]

Maybe I should go to the cafeteria first...

[He doesn't move, though.]

Comments

[fierybluebird]

No. None at all. [Deadpan, but said a little too quickly.]

Well, of course it can. It's Justice, eh? [Says the word justice a little differently, much more pronounced and sounding like the clanging of a jail cell.]

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

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With a side of protecting the innocent.

[fierybluebird]

Sure. Because that's what justice is all about.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

[]

It's the main thing, at any rate. The primary purpose of having laws is to protect people and their rights.

[fierybluebird]

[Chuckles.]

Man, are you optimistic, eh? So does Justice really succeed at that in your world, or are you just ready to whole-heartedly believe in the cause.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Sure it does. Just don't make some dumb mistake like confusing "justice" with "law" and you're fine!

[fierybluebird]

All right, that's different then.

In my world law is considered absolute justice, with no second-guessing it.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Oh, right. I get it.

Law's just a set of rules that claim to be justice, to me. Not all of them actually are. Part of the reason I'm more of a "vigilante" I suppose...

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Well. Somewhat. I fit into the general "crime fighter" category as far as home goes, but it's not like we're hired or paid for this.

[fierybluebird]

[Shrugs.]

Different worlds, eh. I guess that means you're not a marine, but it beats me what that would make you. Maybe a little more like Jinbei, but I suppose that depends on how you feel about criminals at all.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

Marine? No.

I go by the "are they a threat" rule. If they cause harm and destruction and mayhem, you bet I'm gonna take 'em down.

[fierybluebird]

Well, one could argue that the police and law-enforcers themselves do that.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

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Perhaps. But typically, they don't kidnap old men for mind control purposes, cause nuclear explosions in heavily populated areas, attempt to infect an entire city with a potent and deadly virus, cackle and scream stuff about how the'll destroy this and that and the other...

[fierybluebird]

[Beams ear to ear.] Well actually, now that you mention it, I'm pretty sure lots of those are right out the World Government handbook.

Except nuclear explosions. Unless those are like a buster call, in which case I take it back and just about all of those are.