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WCDT 4171-4175 (6 to 10 Jan 2020)
awkwardness:
They pissed off the wrong person.
She's a former cop, who knows how to investigate and find what she needs to prove something. These asshats are so sure of themselves that they do the least amount possible and are done with it while neglecting their jobs. She's likely to not only find the money for better bodies, she's likely to cause someone to end up getting exposed for manipulating the system and neglecting their jobs...
But hey- what do I know. It's not like I've been before state police officers who know the system inside and out better than the people manipulating it to do the least for the most...
Mordhaus:
The problem is that he doesn't realize the connections Roko has. He is literally blowing off someone who is friends with something (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3412) who could destroy his life, the life of his family, his friends, and even their families as an example.
I'm just surprised that Roko hasn't involved them prior to this point, although I assume she wanted to try the normal channels first.
pendrake:
1. @BenRG...
--- Quote from: BenRG on 08 Jan 2020, 23:18 ---One obvious question is: Why did he even agree to a meeting?
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[Bureaucrat Guy]: I didn't "make" time. I have a schedule. It tells me when I have time available. That's what it's for.
Roko (probably) made her appointment through other channels/people, and she got Bureaucrat Guy as a result. He (likely) had no choice in the matter of having the meeting, which in-turn probably contributed to his utter disdain for the matter and dismissing Roko as quickly & efficiently as he could.
2. On a separate but parallel track... Another hindering factor to May's case is that, from my understanding of the QC-verse, is that humanoid chassis are generally considered LUXURY items, in addition to being prohibitively expensive. The exceptions being those whose chassis are specifcally required for work/purpose; otherwise Anthro PCs technically do not "need" a physical body for their digital intelligences. So that would also reinforce why the Correctional System is even less inclined to provide for released convicts like May.
Drunken Old Man:
--- Quote from: Mordhaus on 09 Jan 2020, 00:00 ---The problem is that he doesn't realize the connections Roko has. He is literally blowing off someone who is friends with something (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3412) who could destroy his life, the life of his family, his friends, and even their families as an example.
I'm just surprised that Roko hasn't involved them prior to this point, although I assume she wanted to try the normal channels first.
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Siccing Spooky on someone who is just doing his job (badly, perhaps, but still doing it) is absolutely loathsome.
Potato Farmer:
--- Quote ---Ms. Basilisk, I have nothing particular against you or your client, but...
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What a delightful way of sounding like a halfway reasonable person when what you're actually saying is 'I treat everyone with disdain'.
The guy might be right that he doesn't have the power to help but it's clear that even if he did he wouldn't bother unless he wasn't given much of a choice.
I hope Roko finds a more successful approach but it's probably better to just leave this guy alone. As a rule I don't believe people should be rewarded for poor behaviour (and this guy sounds like being left alone is exactly what he wants) but it doesn't seem like forcing him to take his job more seriously is going to be beneficial for anyone.
EDIT: Also Roko has made it clear that she doesn't want to rely on Yay Newfriend to solve everything. She wants to believe that with effort and will the average person can get results even if it doesn't have to be easy. Which is an admirable mindset although a pragmatist would argue that once it becomes apparent that the game is either broken or rigged you don't have to play by the rules any more.
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