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[boughtabookstore]

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she has like three trillion regrets

[boughtabookstore]

"Usually" is one thing, but he has as of right now hurt two people badly.

Charges being dropped applies to a situation in which the law was not previously aware of the crime and the charges were brought by an outside party. Should an officer of the law witness a crime or receive hard evidence of one, it is their obligation to ensure that justice is done. In that case there are no charges to be dropped - the crime is known and must be addressed.

Jesse attacked the second person in front of me.

yeah...yeah.

[lazyinlove]

who was it?

[boughtabookstore]

[ well, it's all over the network already. ]

Tempest.

[lazyinlove]

wait she was the second person? who was the first?

[boughtabookstore]

[ also on the network and she'd said it was all right to discuss it, but Roslyn doesn't like disclosing victim's names. ]

One of the mutineers before they were incarcerated.

[lazyinlove]

[He'll figure it out eventually, he's just a little slow on the uptake sometimes. Obviously.]

so it's ok for you to lock them up and throw away the key but if someone else steps in and disarms them (that's the word you want when you say attack by the way) it's a crime?

[boughtabookstore]

I'm hardly throwing away any keys. They've been in jail under three weeks. There's no established method for release, which is why it is taking me longer to organize than I would prefer, but it shouldn't be much longer.

Disarming is removing somebody's weapon. What he removed from them was a vital part of their being. I've seen both of them since, and from those interactions I would compare what he did with mutilation, not disarming. And regardless - he had no authority to do that, particularly to Tempest given that she was already in custody and had been for days with no attempt to harm anyone.

[lazyinlove]

fine so that one was douchey but they worked it out. I'm not saying he's a boyscout I'm just trying to understand what's going on and everyone is being cagey and weird about it. I'm not gonna hurt j and I'm not gonna hurt anyone else. I don't even have powers like that. if you're not cleared to answer this stuff is there someone who is?

[boughtabookstore]

The facts of the matter have been given clearly multiple times now - I've stated them to you, they were spoken over the network. I believe I have answered the questions you've asked - what do you feel hasn't been answered to your satisfaction?

[lazyinlove]

everyone says something different. and you didn't give me a name. and why are the two people whose powers he happened to take like 99% more attached to their weapon than anyone else here? it's called a weapon so how can people get it and consider it part of themselves to the point where things get this crazy about it? no one's explained any of that they just say they can see it. I'm calling bullshit until someone at least says what they see.

[boughtabookstore]

I dislike spreading victims' names further.

I think I understand where some of your confusion is coming from, though. He didn't take their Initiative-given weapon - they were both born with and had had for their entire lives the abilities he removed from them.

If you wish to visit them and they allow you to, you can ask them for yourself how it makes them feel. Both have discussed it on the network.

[lazyinlove]

he can do that?

spreading their names further than the network? okay well that's

[He's looking for disingenuous, but can't come up with it. When the SAT word lists go around he tries his best to ignore them.]

weird but thanks for telling me where to look I guess.

[boughtabookstore]

He can, from what I understand, remove any powers anybody has.

If they've chosen to put their names forward somewhere, that is their choice. But I don't feel an obligation to spread their names further.

[lazyinlove]

you're big on the cutty bs got it. I won't bug you again but I promised I'd ask. it sucks if he lied but I'm giving him the benefit thing until I know for sure. he's a dick but he's the only one of you who ever gave a shit about me so I'd believe him first.

[boughtabookstore]

I understand your loyalty, but unfortunately I cannot release him faster.

May I ask what it is that you needed him for?

[lazyinlove]

[Just a sec, that's hard to answer. This text is delayed.]

our friend died.

[boughtabookstore]

I'm sorry for your loss. I wasn't aware there had been a death on the base.

[lazyinlove]

guess you don't know everything

[Sorry, Ros. That's not really directed at you. There's just no one he can actually be angry at for this.]

[boughtabookstore]

Nobody does, really. Beyond my job my knowledge of the base is rather limited.

You're welcome to visit him and talk if he's all right with that, and should you need anything material that he was providing, let me know and I'll see what can be done.

[lazyinlove]

why would you do that?

[boughtabookstore]

Is there a reason I shouldn't?

[lazyinlove]

you told me to ask someone else like ten minutes ago remember?

[boughtabookstore]

I told you to ask the community, of which I'm a part.

If you've been unable to find help elsewhere, I would prefer you know that you do have at least one avenue. I'm quite busy, but I know a lot of people.

[lazyinlove]

just work on fixing this ok?

[Nobody will want a random surprise teenager anyhow. She can't help him with that. But maybe she can help Jesse somehow.]

[boughtabookstore]

I'll do what I can.