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[ Kidman ]: -- Welcome! Please stay in character while in chat, (use parenthesis for Out Of Character messages). Also remember, this is the Internet, DO NOT give out personal information.
[ Chase ]: I'm almost surprised.
[ Kidman ]: Perfect!
[ Kidman ]: I... need to speak to you.
[ Chase ]: ...
[ Chase ]: Me?
[ Kidman ]: Yes...regarding Master's safety.
[ Kidman ]: is wearing Carmen's hat for courage.
[ Chase ]: ponders the repercussions of this.
[ Chase ]: What makes you think she isn't safe?
[ Kidman ]: This is... very important that you not let this slip.
[ Kidman ]: Lee.
[ Kidman ]: hands Chase a cassette from a wire tap.
[ Kidman ]: http://www.theseventhstarprojects.com/Leetext.rtf
[ Chase ]: studies the tape.
[ Chase ]: Let this slip to who, exactly?
[ Kidman ]: Anyone.
[ Kidman ]: This is for you alone.
[ Chase ]: exhales.
[ Chase ]: You know that this is something Lee's been telling people already... and it's your Lady who thinks this isn't serious.
[ Chase ]: (by telling people, I meant in-chat)
[ Kidman ]: Carmen is aware. I'm not sure how concerned she is, quite possibly because she has put her trust in you.
[ Chase ]: Not that I want to disappoint her, but is she sure she's putting her trust on the right person.
[ Kidman ]: I believe so.
[ Chase ]: If anything, I think she trusted herself more to somehow beat Lee on this.
[ Chase ]: (Lee and I actually have a journal entry we never finished, probably a good time to get that done.)
[ Kidman ]: (would be good to see)
[ Kidman ]: I also thought you might be interested in his plans for you.
[ Chase ]: All I can really do is keep him away from her -- professionally, but I can't always keep tabs on him.
[ Chase ]: His plans for me aren't as solid.
[ Chase ]: Besides, he doesn't know what I know.
[ Kidman ]: Good.
[ Kidman ]: You know, you are held in quite high regard...on our side.
[ Chase ]: (Too bad Chat In-Charcter knowledge doesn't always traslate to RP In-Character... heh, stories would go much faster.)
[ Kidman ]: (When will that start, anyhow?)
[ Chase ]: (hopefully, that's where journal entries come in.)
[ Chase ]: (Carmen's birthday March 1)
[ Kidman ]: (Tomorrow.)
[ Chase ]: nods at Kidman's words
[ Chase ]: Nice to know, we respect your leader too.
[ Chase ]: (Tomorrow, yeah)
[ Kidman ]: smiles.
[ Kidman ]: We are a non-violent group, as she wishes.
[ Chase ]: And that's a feat in itself.
[ Kidman ]: I am not as certain of some on your side... particularly Euge.
[ Kidman ]: I am very concerned about him as well.
[ Chase ]: *chuckles* I wouldn't worry too much.
[ Chase ]: Euge likes to put up an act, he won't purposely hurt anyone unless absolutely necessary.
[ Kidman ]: Why not? What he's been saying....
[ Kidman ]: Oh.
[ Kidman ]: You are...sure?
[ Chase ]: There's a mutual respect for her too.
[ Kidman ]: He said he had a surprise for us, and would not refute that it involved violence.
[ Chase ]: Violence in your terms cover the destruction of only humans or also inanimate objects?
[ Kidman ]: Living things.
[ Chase ]: Then that narrows it.
[ Chase ]: We're broader in our terms.
[ Kidman ]: relaxes a bit
[ Chase ]: Also, as an employee of ACME, we can't talk to you about much.
[ Kidman ]: So more just blowing things up, then?
[ Kidman ]: I understand.
[ Kidman ]: I'm not a thief.
[ Kidman ]: I'm a gaurd.
[ Chase ]: A guard?
[ Kidman ]: The safety of the others is my only concern.
[ Chase ]: looks at Kidman thoroughly.
[ Kidman ]: As best I can be.
[ Chase ]: Are you her guard?
[ Kidman ]: shrinks back instinctivily, despite herself.
[ Kidman ]: Offically no. It's my own path.
[ Chase ]: moves back, understanding.
[ Chase ]: Right, because she wouldn't make a little girl her guard.
[ Kidman ]: As you said, you have public support. Master and the others...
[ Chase ]: Just seems... skewed.
[ Kidman ]: looks a bit sad.
[ Kidman ]: Yes... I know.
[ Kidman ]: Would be much better if I was stronger, yes?
[ Chase ]: Your master has her own public support, the so-called 'fans' of her work.
[ Kidman ]: Bigger...
[ Kidman ]: Master plays a public service, you know.
[ Chase ]: You could always make up for it... in terms of skills.
[ Kidman ]: Skills...
[ Kidman ]: looks even more morose.
[ Chase ]: Or heart.
[ Chase ]: But bravery won't save her if you're limited by other things.
[ Kidman ]: fights the urge to cry.
[ Chase ]: That's probably why you came to me.
[ Kidman ]: I know that!
[ Kidman ]: Yes...
[ Kidman ]: I'm scared of you, what you can do.
[ Chase ]: shifts his stance.
[ Kidman ]: But...
[ Chase ]: Don't cry, all right? It's okay.
[ Chase ]: You did good.
[ Kidman ]: That does not mean you will do so...
[ Kidman ]: There's no room for my fear now.
[ Kidman ]: I'm not crying...
[ Chase ]: Right, yeah, but... your eyes are red.
[ Kidman ]: shakes herself off.
[ Chase ]: is uncomfortable with tears.
[ Chase ]: Better?
[ Kidman ]: It's like being in the passenger seat of a car...
[ Kidman ]: Yes, yes, I'll be fine.
[ Chase ]: You're right to pick your battles, though.
[ Kidman ]: The weight...if gets to me.
[ Chase ]: Find your biggest threats first.
[ Kidman ]: (it)
[ Kidman ]: For me, it would be Euge's influence on you.
[ Chase ]: *chuckles*
[ Chase ]: "influcence"?
[ Chase ]: You've been learning a lot, haven't you?
[ Kidman ]: I assume most of what I say...
[ Kidman ]: You have a gray heart. The shade seems to depend on the shades closest by.
[ Chase ]: Other times I might find that offensive, but today, I'm here to listen.
[ Chase ]: I've heard that more than once... about "influence".
[ Kidman ]: However, I can be quite gullible when it comes to masks. I don't know Euge's true nature.
[ Chase ]: Most of it is from the lady herself.
[ Kidman ]: Perhaps that is where I picked it up.
[ Kidman ]: Perhaps it is an unrealized fear...
[ Chase ]: She has some real trust issues.
[ Chase ]: And, 'unrealized' is the word... if she has any fears, she doesn't know them.
[ Kidman ]: If you caught Master, how long would you have her imprisoned?
[ Chase ]: That depends on the court ruling.
[ Chase ]: She's pending charges for a lot of crimes
[ Chase ]: Some of them already reached their statute of limitation...
[ Kidman ]: smiles softly.
[ Kidman ]: *but it soon fades*
[ Kidman ]: They could lock her away forever...
[ Chase ]: They will.
[ Chase ]: If all her crimes are accounted for, it could result in multiple life sentences.
[ Chase ]: Theft of more than $50,000 USD already constitute for life imprisonment.
[ Kidman ]: Then why do murders get less?
[ Chase ]: I guess sometimes, life is worth less than property.
[ Chase ]: The ACME board would want full sentence. The won't back down.
[ Chase ]: Especially after she took the tower.
[ Kidman ]: balls hands into fists and looks at the floor.
[ Kidman ]: While rapists and child molesters go free...
[ Chase ]: But I don't think you have to worry about Carmen.
[ Kidman ]: Is that justice?
[ Kidman ]: ...
[ Kidman ]: Why not?
[Neutral Grounds]: Ivy has entered at 10:32 am
[Neutral Grounds]: Scarlet has entered at 10:32 am
[ Chase ]: Nice, a double entry.
[ Scarlet ]: Good... day, everyone.
[ Chase ]: Sit down, ladies.
[ Ivy ]: Hello Scarlet, Chase, Kidman.
[ Chase ]: Kidman and I were just discussing the complexities of blind justice.
[ Ivy ]: Ha, we did enter at the same time.
[ Scarlet ]: Mm, it must be our hair. ( ;) )
[ Kidman ]: Oh, hullo...
[ Kidman ]: shifts uncomfortably
[ Ivy ]: A natural connection that red heads have? Very possible.
[ Scarlet ]: Ah, Miss Kidman. Mr. Darsha did indeed bring in more orange juice while we were gone. Do you want a glass?
[ Scarlet ]: Do you know why justice is blind?
[ Chase ]: Natanya Oranges, they have to be.
[ Kidman ]: I...no...not at the moment, thank you.
[ Chase ]: His father owns an orange grove.
[ Chase ]: In the middle of the desert, not bad for hydro technology... right?
[ Scarlet ]: Very well, does anyone wish for a glass? Mr. Darsha brings in the best juice, I must say. The twins love it - especially Anja.
[ Scarlet ]: Not bad. That technology would be much needed as the climate shifts and agricultural fields move...
[ Chase ]: When Israel first formed, they needed to feed a lot of peole, with very little farmland.
[ Chase ]: They had to invent all sorts of quick ways to survive.
[ Scarlet ]: And their land is quite arid.
[ Ivy ]: I'll take a glass.
[ Chase ]: Exactly
[ Ivy ]: You've all sold it so well
[ Chase ]: A lot of ingenuity comes from need.
[ Chase ]: Yeah, I'll take a glass, why not?
[ Scarlet ]: pours out a glass for Ivy.
[ Scarlet ]: That is true...
[ Ivy ]: takes a sip.
[ Ivy ]: Thanks Scarlet.
[ Scarlet ]: pours another glass for Chase.
[ Ivy ]: (I mean Sophie.)
[ Chase ]: *to Kidman* You sure you don't want a glass?
[ Scarlet ]: My pleasure.
[ Kidman ]: tugs at the brim of her hat....
[ Kidman ]: Maybe later...
[ Chase ]: You want something to eat instead?
[ Kidman ]: I'm sorry. I...just don't feel well at the moment, is all.
[Neutral Grounds]: Carmen has entered at 10:42 am
[ Ivy ]: My, is that your new Carmen-hat?
[ Scarlet ]: Hm... I have a feeling you might feel better now, Miss Kidman.
[ Carmen ]: My hat?
[ Carmen ]: Ah, yes.
[ Kidman ]: Carmen...
[ Scarlet ]: Good day, Miss Sandiego.
[ Carmen ]: She wears it well, n'est pas?
[ Ivy ]: Hello Carmen.
[ Kidman ]: solemnly sits near Carmen, lost in thought.
[ Chase ]: *chuckles* not a bad look.
[ Carmen ]: Mm, I hope ACME hasn't drained you today.
[ Chase ]: "drained"? not vampires here.
[ Kidman ]: The justice system doesn't make sense....
[ Chase ]: Right, we're still on that topic.
[ Kidman ]: How can you serve such an arbitary system that affects so much?
[ Chase ]: Because it serves the masses.
[ Chase ]: Everybody needs rules and regulations.
[ Carmen ]: Mm, and those who don't agree are 'out laws' by default.
[ Chase ]: Right.
[ Carmen ]: Which, retrospectively, is why I'm here, and Chase... is there.
[ Kidman ]: But the punishments don't make sense.
[ Ivy ]: How do the punishments not make sense?
[ Carmen ]: Is there really a reason to argue?
[ Kidman ]: There's no logic to it. How can you have a law system, a system that is supposed to supply a logical grid of conduct, without logic?
[ Carmen ]: The law system conflicts with itself within nearly every single governing body.
[ Kidman ]: Master would be put in prison forever, but child molesters get out of prison all the time.
[ Chase ]: That's true, only if you adhere to laws in the States.
[ Carmen ]: Mm, and that would only depend upon which state.
[ Kidman ]: Is it more sensible elsewhere?
[ Chase ]: Not really, stealing a window in Russia gets ou 7 years... killing a man with a corpse is 2 years... without is 3.
[ Kidman ]: *sighs*
[ Carmen ]: Oh, that's been reduced, murder is only 18 months now.
[ Chase ]: Right, Moscow.
[ Kidman ]: I don't know how any of you can try to arrest Carmen in good conscience.
[ Chase ]: We're doing our jobs.
[ Kidman ]: Following orders.
[ Chase ]: Carmen might be your law, lucky for you, you have the same beliefs she does.
[ Chase ]: We follow a set of laws too.
[ Kidman ]: I joined Master for that reason.
[ Kidman ]: I'm not lucky.
[ Carmen ]: Chase isn't very good at following orders conscience-free.
[ Chase ]: ...
[ Kidman ]: By your logic, you work for ACME because you have the same ideals, ie: you agree Carmen should be in prision forever and while child molesters get out.
[ Chase ]: It's not all black and white..
[ Kidman->Carmen ]: http://www.theseventhstarprojects.com/chase2.htm
[ Kidman->Carmen ]: Here, Master.
[ Kidman->Carmen ]: For what use you can make of it.
[ Kidman ]: I'm just saying...even though you know Master won't recieve a fair punishment, you continue to hunt her anyway.
[ Chase ]: There are a lot of people who recieve worse than her.
[ Chase ]: I'm also hunting a group of human traffickers, a few drug lords, and some king pins of organized crime...
[ Kidman ]: Worse than life? Where , in TX?
[ Scarlet ]: By your logic, Miss Kidman, we should not catch felons because the system is unfair.
[ Scarlet ]: Now, would that not be unfair for the non-felons then?
[ Kidman ]: No. What I mean is, perhaps the system needs to be changed.
[ Scarlet ]: How do propose we go about that then?
[ Scarlet ]: (*do you)
[ Chase ]: We can't change the system, it'll take forever... more than one lifetime.
[ Chase ]: What we can do is work with what we have now, and make it better later.
[ Kidman ]: ...
[ Kidman ]: Just keep it in mind, then...
[ Kidman ]: That arresting Carmen does not really equal justice.