013 :: So Damn Pretty (Should Be Against the Law) [voice]

[undeadsidekick]

[There's non-descript ambient city noise in the background. Jason's outside, and it's obviously a pretty public place, but other than that, there are no specific cues as to what part of town he's in.]

Hey Network!

Who has two thumbs and an official warrant out for his arrest?

... This guy.

[There's a few more seconds of people talking around him, the sounds of a typical Saturday night, and then the feed cuts. At least you were spared the hideous 80s music this time.]

Comments

(voice.)

[carbonite]

Tell me you're going to actually leave the country.

[undeadsidekick]

I'm still weighing my options. It's actually not anything super new to me.

[carbonite]

And yet you still keep comin' back?

[undeadsidekick]

To the US, or to a life of crime? Please specify so that I can retort appropriately.

[carbonite]

... The US. (why would anyone willingly leave crime?)

[undeadsidekick]

Oh. Foreign languages aren't my thing. [Which is kind of a lie, but whatever it's convenient.]

[carbonite]

And jail is?

[undeadsidekick]

It's starting to seem like a temporary setback.

Who was the last Import to go to real jail, anyway? I don't mean the loony bin. I mean actual jail.

[carbonite]

Do you really want to be the first person that they actually arrest?

[undeadsidekick]

I'm not going to be the first person they actually arrest. I've been beaten to that by a handful of people, including the guy they're after me for shooting.

What I'm saying is that it's extremely unlikely I'll actually end up doing any time. The mayor will step in to pardon me, or I'll get sent to the minimum security loony bin with that robot.

[carbonite]

You're a terrible criminal, I hope you know that.

[undeadsidekick]

Because I realize the system is rigged?

[carbonite]

This place takes the fun outta everything.

[undeadsidekick]

That's not unique to this place.

[carbonite]

You got me there. It would be easier if you could just leave the system, though.

[undeadsidekick]

Really? You think so?

While we're at it, what exactly constitutes a not terrible criminal?

[carbonite]

One that constitutes not having a warrant out for his arrest. (cool dudes get bounties on their head.)

[undeadsidekick]

Any attention is good attention.

[carbonite]

That is a terrible point of view.

[undeadsidekick]

Welcome to America. You seem to be new here.

[carbonite]

Hey, I've been trying to leave since I got here.

[undeadsidekick]

You and literally everyone else who frequents this liability they call a network.

[carbonite]

Oh,this should be good. How is it a liability.

[undeadsidekick]

Everything's hackable.

Seriously, you've gotta be new here.

[carbonite]

Hey, don't lump me in with those morons that would actually send information through a nonsecure connection.