[open] Fourth Wall 1

[theearth]

Who: EVERYONE including visitors
What: This is the first general post for the fourth wall. This post is for network posts/conversations, logs and every other possible interaction, and visitors can top-level.
When: 2nd of January
Where: Everywhere inside the five echo boundaries.
Warnings: Please warn in the subject line of your threads if anything comes up!

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Special things happening today: A sudden surge in Vermini and Vermedi activity! Some of them are aggressive towards the numbered and will attack, but some seem rather interested in herding or baiting people with numbers towards other people with numbers... They clearly want as many numbered as possible to be together or at least not be alone today.

Comments

[misa_amane]

Yeah! I'm sure something better will come along for you.

[She sighs, leaning back.]

The police are okay, but the justice system stinks. Maybe it's different here, but back in Japan it's really awful. You can definitely do more good on your own.

[dead_black_eyes]

You're a really kind person. Thank you for saying that.

[He sounds genuinely grateful for the sentiment, even if he's not thrilled to dwell on the failure that literally almost killed him. A lot's changed in the last year, and he's made his peace with things he thought he never would.]

The justice system is really flawed here, too. You're not wrong. Sometimes the law actually gets in the way of what's right, even if what's right is obvious and staring everyone in the faces with no room for ambiguity.

[misa_amane]

I'm just saying the truth!

[But it makes her smile anyway. Flattery will get you everywhere.]

Definitely! Even if someone's totally guilty, stupid lawyers are too worried about their reputation to prosecute unless they have a confession on a silver platter! I'm surprised anyone stays in jail at all.

[dead_black_eyes]

[Flattery has a way of softening people, some more than others. Admittedly, the bristly and often misunderstood Lazarus isn't the subject of it very frequently.]

The truth isn't easy for a lot of people to hear. I know that the Numbered have been under a lot of heat for "vigilantism," and maybe I've contributed to some of that. Regardless, I can assure you that my intentions have always been pure. I protect the people who rely on me, and there isn't much I'm not willing to do to achieve that end.

[misa_amane]

That doesn't sound bad to me. Maybe something like that could be corrupted, but if it's good people just trying to protect each other then... someone has to, right?