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[indentcision]

[ The lighting isn't good, but it's clear enough that Harvey Dent is recognizable in the frame. Who else could that be, really? He looks surly, but on his good side his mouth almost seems to be smirking. ]

Do you want to know one of the reasons I'm glad I quit being a lawyer?

Human nature. Has its good sides and its bad sides, but they aren't even. Because good and bad people alike always pretend like they're innocent. People seize upon weakness to drag out skeletons that have been hidden under the porch, but sometimes they were already buried.

[ He sneers. ]

I hope whoever tried to call the law on me without evidence remembers that every story has two sides. My record's clean and so are my hands.

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[indentcision]

Legally speaking, "innocent until proven guilty" is a valid defense almost anywhere.

perma that

[aggressiveapathy]

Yeah. And in that magical land tattoos are a personal choice. But it's kinda early in the year for government sponsored witch hunts, I guess.

[indentcision]

That's what I thought. No society's completely lawless.

I never said I was a saint, but I'm also no scapegoat.

[aggressiveapathy]

Don't get too comfy. Maybe that's how they do Halloween here. American Idol style import sacrifice.

[indentcision]

Halloween in February?

Or maybe Valentine's Day. Either way, I'm not about to be the first example.

[aggressiveapathy]

Halloween whenever. Not like we're going anywhere. We're all members of the forever club.

[indentcision]

Forever is a long time. Still too early to claim this qualifies.

[aggressiveapathy]

This weirdo world or another. We're still all stuck on the tour bus.

[But then a thought occurs]

So what job did the stick you with instead? That's got people calling the cops.

[indentcision]

[ He chuckles a little halfheartedly. ]

I'm an assistant professor. But I think it's the enemy that I know and not my students that are the problem here. Someone's trying to use my past against me.

[aggressiveapathy]

[Two. Two Gothamites running the colleges, and April helping to supervise them at night. Dear god.]

They really hate kids here, I guess. Maybe the past would be a selling point.

[indentcision]

[ The perfect storm. ]

I don't hate kids. Only the bratty ones. [ A pause. ] So I think my approach will be tough but fair.