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[Good morning, Heropa. Greeting you today is a man with a bright smile and an even brighter shirt — aqua, with a tie that seems to match only in theory — and a look in his eye that twinkles with confidence and certainty. Yes, here is a man who is not at all questioning this place and its motives; here is a man who is totally okay with the situation in which he's found himself; here is a man who is a very good, very convincing faker.]

Greetings and salutations, fellow ImPorts! Allow me to introduce myself: Saul Goodman, attorney at law and soon-to-be judge. I want you all to be able to think of me as a resource — as someone whose purpose here is to assist where and when I can, at least as far as legal issues are concerned. For consultation purposes only, though; I won't... uh, really have the time to open my own practice here, unfortunately.

[And that does seem like something that upsets him, but he allows that emotion in for all of two seconds before dismissing it and focusing back on sounding genuine and honest. Which he is, to some degree. It's just... kind of rare, is all. But this is what happens when you don't want to upset your kidnappers: You do what you think you have to.]

Anyway, I'm gonna have to spend some time catching up on what's actually going on in this place, legally and politically speaking. There are other lawyers and legal professional-types around, right? We should chat. Oh, and for all you daytime TV-watchers —

[THERE THEY ARE. THE FINGERGUNS.]

Get used to seeing this face.

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I suppose you have a point. There is something to be said for constantly progressing, both mentally and physically. I have to say, your outlook is considerably more positive than most I've seen lately.

[It's almost refreshing actually. He could use something to amuse him.]

In answer to your other question, I believe there is no shortage of those in the legal profession here. It seems you're among good company, Mr Goodman.

You know, I've been accused of a lot of things in my time, but being an optimist isn't one of them.

[He seems pleased.]

Anyway, I'm glad to hear it. Familiarity's good — unless, of course, the legal system here isn't anything like the one I know.

Really? Interesting. You strike me as the kind of man who takes things with a positive tint. Though I can't say I know you well enough to be certain.

I don't know much about the legal system but I imagine there are some difference, given the circumstances and the obvious assets we're given. A new set of rules for a new kind of society.

I like to think of myself as a realist. Anyway, yeah, that was my guess. The superpowers thing...

[He trails off, sighing quietly.]

I have no idea how those would be handled in court.

I can't imagine it'll be too much of an issue. At the very least, I can assure you the insanity plea will still hold.

[No matter how humans evolved, they were still crazy and often unable to help themselves. Especially here.]

It might be advisable to see if there's any information available online or in the library about how powers will effect cases? It might mean your legal knowledge only required a tweaking.

[That seems like a strange thing to point out, but — he has a point. At least there are still crazy people!

...wait.]

Yeah, that's an idea. I mean, as long as the basic principles and whatnot still exist. I'm a fast learner.

[Hey, if there was one thing Hannibal knew, it was crazy. Both personally and professionally.]

Then you shouldn't find yourself in much of a struggle to catch up then. It's really just a matter of knowing where it differs. And the rules of vigilantism would be very important as well, it seems to be a hot button topic here.

Of course.

[Vigilantism, ugh.]

Have you seen any vigilantes in action since you showed up here?

Personally, I haven't had much experience with them. I've heard of them and I'm aware it's apparently a problem.

[He just hoped they didn't don capes and tights to do it.]

I'm not shocked, really. Most people, when given that kind of power, naturally gravitate towards helping. Or occasionally hindering.

[Blame comics, blame the movies, blame Saul's nature, but he doubts that.]

So what's the supervillain situation?

A handful of people that I'm aware of have suspect motives but on a whole, I've seen no one ostentatiously villainous. Which I think is a rather good thing.

[The last thing he wanted to deal with was some idiot in a villain costume proclaiming anarchy or their wanting to conquer.]

No one? You're not telling me this is some killer-free utopia, are you?

[Saul knows that's not what Hannibal meant.]

I very much doubt that given that I've heard of several murders since I arrived. One, I believe, involved someone taking the severed hands of his victims.

[He'll just let you enjoy that rather charming mental image.]

But I would argue that's less about being villainous and more about insanity. People here are dangerous, it's hard to predict what they'll do. But to label them villains is a little more tricky than that.

[That's not a mental image Saul wanted, but he did this to himself. Masking the disgust in his voice, he says:] I guess. I come from a world where villains are either real life terrorists or quirky fictional characters, so...

[Far too general a statement, Saul thinks. He's heard of a few villains in his time who don't fit so neatly into either of those categories.

Then again, given recent events, this isn't really a conversation he really wants to have. But here they are.]

I always found the term villain somewhat too broad. I'm not even sure how you'd define one, given how many we'd called villainous consider themselves righteous or heroic even. Morality can be a blurred and tricky subject.

[Often villains were either deluded men or those that people just couldn't understand. Sometimes the crueller methods were the most effective, even if no one really wanted to do them.]

Boy, you're tellin' me.

[Saul knows morality can be — and often is — a blurred and tricky subject, which he thinks is a mild way of putting it.

He hums, sounding thoughtful.]

What do you do here?

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