7, Video

[darwinatrix]

This is Major-General Olivier Armstrong. If you can ignore the bevy of Imports wasting our time with their age-changing frivolity, I have an announcement to make.

It's no secret that whatever their other feelings towards us, the natives of this world recognize that we Imports pose a threat to them. For how could we not? We have powers they can scarcely conceive of, let alone match. Even a single Import could outclass a regiment or more of this nation's army.

Therefore, I am hereby announcing the formation of RISE: the Rogue Import Suppression Enforcers. We Imports shall police and judge our own, apprehending those among us who would prey on the most vulnerable of this nation's native population and passing sentence as necessary.

Those among you who wish to lend your aid to the RISE mission are welcome. I await your questions.

Comments

[slightlyoffchilt]

I hereby offer my psychiatric knowledge to the aid of RISE -- specifically, of course, for the purpose of judgement and sentencing. Often those of our number who commit violence are... Disturbed, and thus require specific treatments.

[darwinatrix]

Naturally. That's far from my area of expertise. My job is to subdue the rogue elements, first and foremost.

Voice; forward dated to after she's back to normal.

[bindsthedead]

Major General- I apologize for responding to this message late.

I agree though- we need to protect the people of this world from Imports who try to hurt them. My own particular talents lie with magic- of several varieties, although I can fight reasonably well with a sword.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Let me give you my personal number, in case you'd like to contact me privately about any confidential requirements. Otherwise, what ought I do to register with RISE?

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[outlawrain]

...I can get behind this. I've... got an ability that could become useful in it.

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[aviate]

It's a good idea and I'd offer my services, I'm American military in my 'civilian' ID and an intergalactic peacekeeper in this, but how do you plan on vetting recruits? Standard background checks aren't possible here.

Getting the wrong people would kill this initiative before it gets off the ground.

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[nightcrawl]

What sort of expectations come with RISE? I'm interested, but I'm not sure how qualified I am.

forward dated to after age plot shenanigans.

[braided_icarus]

I might try help out. I assume by apprehending them you mean take them to the police to lock up and sentence?

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[earnedmystripes]

[Now that he has the attention-span of an adult again and can actually think out a response to this:]

I'm totally down with the part about apprehending criminals, but I'm not so sure about doing the judging and sentencing ourselves. Even if the system they've got in place isn't that great, we shouldn't really be considering ourselves above it.

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[chiroptophobic]

[ Bruce is tiny, but this is important. ]

Policing I can support. Passing judgement ourselves is completely unacceptable. This world has its own laws and its own systems, its own judges and juries; it's not our place to do anything but deliver wrongdoers to the proper authorities.

[restingstitchface]

[Passing sentence? Watching once-powerful men shiver in a cold sweat? How can he refuse such a lovely position of power? The things he could study if this went live.]

I offer my psychiatric expertise alongside my colleague's. For the same purposes; legal and medical.

Our differences in approach will be sure to match a greater number of the criminal whole, so to speak.

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[hubris]

Military in my home dimension. I have other qualifications I can list privately.

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[whathawksdo]

Apprehending and passing judgement? Is that something they're going to allow? You know, the usual shadowy, menacing government figures and such.

[darwinatrix]

You've already done it. I don't believe in red tape.

Voice

[darwinatrix]

[Magic. Bah.] Very well. Describe your magic to me.

Voice

[darwinatrix]

I intend to recruit adults, not little boys playing at being grown.

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[darwinatrix]

I've proven myself to the government of this nation enough that I intend to requisition our files. Beyond that, I'm a good judge of character.

That does require talking to someone who's not hiding their identity.

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[outlawrain]

Heh, then good news for you, I turn eighteen in eight days.

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[darwinatrix]

The expectations are that you will follow instructions, work as a team as necessary, and limit collateral damage when apprehending a suspect. If you're not interested in the physical work, I can find room for you somewhere else.

[darwinatrix]

I intend to construct a site of our own for temporary holding. Ultimately, the law system of this nation will have the final say; we'll control what happens before that.

[darwinatrix]

Military units have courts-martial; this is akin to that. Any judgment will work within the framework of this nation's existing legal system, but we have the right to police our own kind.

[darwinatrix]

I've read extensively on the legal system of this nation, in which a person is entitled to trial before a jury of his peers. His peers, naturally, would be his fellow Imports.

I intend to work within the legal framework and laws of this nation, and to allow final say to come from its civilian courts. But as armies have courts-martial, we must be given the right to police our own.

[darwinatrix]

These "differences"... elaborate.

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[darwinatrix]

By all means, proceed. What kind of military?

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[darwinatrix]

I believe my actions in dealing with various crises have earned me a modicum of trust from this nation's government.

Any final judgment will be working within the framework of their laws.