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"It's all part of the plan -- starting from the outside and working back toward the scene of the murder."
Conversation · Kim Kitsuragi
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"It's not my job to evaluate your methodology, officer. I'm just going through the facts. As for the interviews..."
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He looks at you with an unreadable expression. "The autopsy may reveal additional portents. As for the interviews..."
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He sighs. "We're both doing our best under the circumstances. Just... don't drink tonight, please. As for the interviews..."
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"I would say our initial inspection was very thorough -- and we have solid leads to follow up on."
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"Our inspection could have been more thorough -- as it always can -- but we have some leads we can follow up on."
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"Our inspection left something to be desired and didn't produce enough solid leads, though."
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"They're quite limited, actually -- the power officers of the Revachol Citizens Militia exercise most frequently is imposing fines of up to 1000 reál for offences, in accordance with an interdepartmental schedule."
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- "They're quite limited, actually -- the power officers of the Revachol Citizens Militia exercise most frequently is imposing fines of up to 1000 reál for offences, in accordance with an interdepartmental schedule."
- "The RCM's primary role is to ensure safety. We're not really supposed to play any part in the economic structure of Revachol."
- "Officers of the RCM have been known to take bribes of less than the prescribed fine amount." He frowns. "It undermines trust in the RCM."
"We can arrest people, of course, but, rather than bringing someone in directly, it's preferable to serve a Station Call slip. It prevents confusion and overcrowding."
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"You can't. Those who don't show up become fugitives though, and have fewer legal rights when they are eventually caught. It's about power projection. Thus far they seem to mostly show up."
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When power calls you, you come. But power itself is a fragile trick of perception.
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"As you may have gathered from the fact that we are expected to carry a record of our kills -- like the one in your watermarks -- we're permitted to use whatever force is necessary. And strongly admonished not to abuse that power."
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"You have to supply compelling evidence for why it was necessary to use lethal force. In these cases -- your partner is usually your witness."
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"Not a good position to be in, by the way. Internal Affairs handles these cases thoroughly -- by cross-examining you for inconsistencies. It is hard to cover for anyone. Which is for the best."
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"We don't convict. We arrest and send them to Coalition Government courts -- in Couron and La Delta. The prosecution works off our testimonies. And records -- which is why it's paramount to keep them." He taps on his coat pocket -- where he keep his notes.
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He has internalized it well. It's just that. A fact. A self-contained, past event.
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There is a slight physical revulsion in him while saying that, but he's worked through it in the intervening years.
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"And it's the Coalition Government that makes all these rules?" (Continue.)
"And who makes all these rules? The Coalition Government?" (Continue.)
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"And the Moralintern more broadly, but yes." His gaze is absently fixed on a window below that just went dark.
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"Yes. The international community's mission in Revachol -- and the Moralintern more broadly."
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"The RCM was formed by the Coalition Government to restore order in the International Zone after the Revolution. So we did. Now we attempt to maintain that order, no more, no less." His gaze is absently fixed on a window below that just went dark.
"Or... perhaps it is better to say we were allowed to form. It's a point of contention whether the citizens of Revachol or the Coalition Government founded the RCM."
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"Be sentimental, if you like. Either way -- the Moralintern leases us the right to keep the peace in this city. And they will take it away if we misuse it."
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- "Be sentimental, if you like. Either way -- the Moralintern leases us the right to keep the peace in this city. And they will take it away if we misuse it."
- "It's probably more honest, yes. Either way, the Moralintern leases us the right to keep the peace in this city. And they will take it away if we misuse it."
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"It's probably more honest, yes. Either way, the Moralintern leases us the right to keep the peace in this city. And they will take it away if we misuse it."
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Of course you've killed people. It's somewhere down there, melting in all the drink...
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"Perhaps. But Precinct 41 is known for... a higher-than-average rate of kills." He raises his eyebrows.
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He's not judging you. He's respectfully acknowledging the difficulty of working in your precinct.
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- "They're quite limited, actually -- the power officers of the Revachol Citizens Militia exercise most frequently is imposing fines of up to 1000 reál for offences, in accordance with an interdepartmental schedule."
- "The RCM's primary role is to ensure safety. We're not really supposed to play any part in the economic structure of Revachol."
- "Officers of the RCM have been known to take bribes of less than the prescribed fine amount." He frowns. "It undermines trust in the RCM."
"Yes, although indirectly, as citizens can always request records from their local station."
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"Officers of the RCM have been known to take bribes of less than the prescribed fine amount." He frowns. "It undermines trust in the RCM."
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- "They're quite limited, actually -- the power officers of the Revachol Citizens Militia exercise most frequently is imposing fines of up to 1000 reál for offences, in accordance with an interdepartmental schedule."
- "The RCM's primary role is to ensure safety. We're not really supposed to play any part in the economic structure of Revachol."
- "Officers of the RCM have been known to take bribes of less than the prescribed fine amount." He frowns. "It undermines trust in the RCM."
"The RCM's primary role is to ensure safety. We're not really supposed to play any part in the economic structure of Revachol."
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"Now then... we should talk about the investigation -- but I also feel you're a bit hazy on the RCM. Our role here, our rights. Our jurisdiction basically." He lights a cigarette.