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[soulcontracts]

Even - or perhaps especially - in the wake of a fallen god, I find the utter lack of law enforcement in this city fascinating. How far have the limits been pushed, I wonder?

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[extraordinarie]

[ i'm sorry, excuse you sir, but what. ]

That'd depend on your definition of law enforcement.

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[soulcontracts]

Pardon me: I hadn't realized there were multiple.

[unsparing]

Far enough by the looks of how far down shit is going.

[soulcontracts]

I highly doubt most of what happens here is a result of poorly enforced law.

[ffuckoff]

Oh, c'mon, don't give these people ideas. There's already an entire house dedicated to murderers and assholes.

[soulcontracts]

I happen to be a member of said house.

[ Yeah it's impossible to actually offend him. ]

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[palebee]

More interesting maybe is that they haven't been pushed further. It suggests a degree of self-interest to maintaining order.

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[soulcontracts]

Or a lack of creativity.

[ Johannes isn't an anarchist. Social order is actually convenient, and law necessary. But he's bored. ]

[in_loveless_memory]

Why, volunteering as a test subject?

[soulcontracts]

Not at all. What a strange inference.

[necrowmantic]

I know! I bet I could wipe out whole swaths of natives and no one would care.

[soulcontracts]

Oh, I'm sure quite a few would care.

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[averagemedium]

Look, if this is you thinking about getting yourself tossed back in, I am not helping you twice. I'm just saying.

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[soulcontracts]

Yes, you would.

[proudofwhatiam]

One hopes you aren't plotting to push them further, Mr. Cabal.

[soulcontracts]

I did my boundary pushing right after I arrived. There is no pressing need to repeat the experience.

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[freewoman]

No man's laws are mine 'less I choose'em.

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[soulcontracts]

[ Dryly: ]

Picking and choosing the laws that apply to you? How dreadful. What a menace to society you must be.

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[albuquerque]

Is that a question of concern or collusion?

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[soulcontracts]

In the nearly sincere interest of full disclosure: neither.

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[standsonhigh]

It's a land ruled by Gods, they don't need law enforcement. If anyone does anything truly horrible or dire, I'm sure they'll probably just get turned into a toad or a tree. Or just get wiped off the Earth. Lets not give shiny badges to morons and pretend they have a moral authority.

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[soulcontracts]

True. But I doubt they would be too highly bothered by petty crime, which is more of what I refer to directly. I'm surprised there have been so few calls for total anarchy.

[samantha_grey]

[Samantha was still dealing with the aftermath of Odin's sleep in her head. It had changed plans considerably, and she was beginning to really think that they might need to seriously step up the game.

This conversation felt... almost late, and yet he had a point as she saw several people respond.]

There's been attempts, but they don't have any real authority. The natives who came back to their senses were all the children and grandchildren of those who actually ran this place, and their memories are so shot to hell that really organizing will take time. They'll probably do that after the apocalypse is done... if they're alive.

For now? Mob justice and vigilantes seem to be the order of the day if a person goes too far in others' minds. Most of what you might call petty crimes aren't even looked at other than theft. There's the forensics group. You're talking to their head, Kate. They try to investigate, but without a prison or a way ot punish, it's... iffy at best.

[soulcontracts]

It's a futile attempt.

[ If Johannes appreciated things, he would appreciate the thoroughness of Sam's answer. As it stands, it simply becomes obvious that he knew the answer to this question before he bothered asking it. ]

Any traveler-organized group suffers from the same problem that the natives do. Structure disintegrates almost immediately given the rate at which people come and go from the realm.

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[granddevil]

Gods need law enforcement?

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[chinsup]

Are you contemplating an experiment or are you bidding for election?

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[cryingontheinside]

If there are any limits at all.