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[hulkbusted]

Kevin Ford's NV is offline and Mimsy is gone.

I seem to be living alone now.

At the same time, two people I know from home are in the Port. Strange how things work here.

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[beenwaitinglong]

After all, lawyers are supposed to be able to talk their way out of anything.

[He certainly doesn't notice any awkward.] Ah, so a doctor in more sense than one? That's impressive.

I didn't have the patience for anything past law school, much less a doctorate.

[hulkbusted]

Does it really work?

We gravitate to where our strengths lie, right? I like science - laws of nature are less mutable than laws of man.

[beenwaitinglong]

Worked well enough for me when I was a defense attorney. Works well enough now, too.

I've got to give you that one. Science tends to be more stable... yet somehow the interpretation of a hideous, shape-shifting behemoth of a concept appeals to me.

[He has no idea what a bad descriptor that was to use.]

[hulkbusted]

[Uh... Bruce takes a moment to wonder whether that was pointed or accidental before going on.]

It's... usually stable. It's kind of put the test around here. I've been spending a lot more time studying quantum mechanics than I ever expected to.

[beenwaitinglong]

[Sorry, bro. :c]

Hm. Is there a lot of application for that here? Or have you been poking at the Core like everyone else?

[hulkbusted]

I'd like to poke at the Core, but there's that whole problem with it being off limits.

Quantum mechanics helps to describe what we're living here, or at least starts to describe it. It's a discipline that really blurs the lines of hard science and science fiction.

[beenwaitinglong]

Ha...! Lost me at the bakery, amigo. It's all Greek to me.

But I'm glad there are competent people keeping an eye on that kind of thing for the rest of us.

[hulkbusted]

Imagine how my students feel.

I don't feel like I'm getting anywhere, but the more things I have to fill my time, the better.

[beenwaitinglong]

Poor bastards.

I know the feeling. There's nothing worse than sitting idle waiting for things to happen around you. At least prosecution keeps me plenty busy.

[hulkbusted]

There's nothing quite like looking up from setting up a simulation to see a room full of glazed eyes.

What happens to the people you prosecute? What's the justice system really like here? I hear so many things, and no offense, most of them aren't good.

[beenwaitinglong]

The justice system here... it's different than the American one, that's for sure. It's based on Canadian law, but things are a little swayed against Newcomers, and there's the legality of slavery that's difficult to work around without losing my lunch at the very thought.

However, by serving as a prosecutor, I feel as though I can make a difference, even if it's only in the cases I handle. I'm fair to Newcomers and I see to it that trials are run the way they're supposed to be.

Another prosecutor and I sued AGI to strip down a good portion of the slavery laws two years ago. We earned more rights for slaves, outlawed slave abuse and disallowed the children of slaves from being property by association.

Every little bit helps, I suppose.

[hulkbusted]

I couldn't do it. You have my respect for going into that kind of system and keeping your soul, but I couldn't do it.

[And have a momentary mental image of Bruce attempting to keep his temper in court during some of these cases... and failing.]

[beenwaitinglong]

It's an argument as to whether or not my soul is intact. At the very least I'm a little world-weary.

But thank you. I appreciate it.

[hulkbusted]

You're welcome. Maybe we'll meet up sometime outside of a subway.

[beenwaitinglong]

Sounds good to me. I don't get out as much as I ought to.

[hulkbusted]

I'll look for you wherever fine coffee is sold.