[Justice 1]

[powertotearer]

[Eiji looks a little confused, maybe a little distressed, as he posts this video.]

Has anyone else had problems with the sentry? At least, as far as "suitable clothing"?

I just got a ticket for two cobalt rhinn. My clothes aren't that bad, are they?

[He pans out and...well, he's wearing this. Your mileage may vary.]

Comments

[amaskofmyownface]

Maybe they gave you a ticket because they thought you stole them from an old lady's house.

[powertotearer]

I didn't...

...It really doesn't look that bad, does it?

[amaskofmyownface]

Let me put it this way: You look like the unholy bastard of my senile grandmother and a fake phone psychic. Just looking at you makes me feel like you charged my credit card directly after telling me I'm not going to get laid this month because Mercury is in gatorade.

[powertotearer]

[Eiji starts cringing at the criticism.

This is probably going viral all across XaXa.]

[iseeall]

I mean they're unusual but nothing ticket worthy.

[Seriously.]

[powertotearer]

I was helping load the refrigerator at the soup kitchen. I was cold. It's definitely not worth that much money.

[iseeall]

Maybe they just don't like you. When that happens, they find any excuse, even if it's unusual clothing.

[powertotearer]

Maybe. There was something that happened last month, where I was mistaken for someone who caused trouble. I got cleared, but maybe someone didn't believe it wasn't me.

[driverslicense]

Cobalt?

[That much?]

[powertotearer]

[Eiji nods.]

Apparently, it's an old law that nobody really enforces...until today.

[driverslicense]

[As a purple pants man, Chase really has no room to judge on fashion either way. Still, the fine puzzles him. As far as he understands, usually fines are intended as a deterrent.]

...It is not hurting anyone.

[powertotearer]

Exactly!

[denyamenti]

[ This is definitely the most entertaining thing Bakura's heard today. ]

Did you offer to bribe them to ignore it?

[powertotearer]

I wouldn't bribe them!

And in any case, I'm starting to think that someone in the sentry might just have something against me.

[denyamenti]

Wouldn't or don't know how?

[ This is an important distinction. ]

Oh? What did you do to deserve that?

[powertotearer]

It's wrong. I won't.

[He knows, but he's not going to do it anyway. Even if he's going to sulk.]

I don't know. I got mistaken for a criminal last month, so I guess someone isn't convinced it wasn't me.

[spoilsfun]

That's the first I've heard of a dress code here/

[powertotearer]

Same. I mean, it's possible that he was having a bad day and I just did something wrong and he was looking for a reason to ticket me. But I guess it means we need to be super careful about the laws here.

[spoilsfun]

Maybe someone will offer lessons to Dreamfolk, if it becomes a problem.

[afoolsgold]

[oh my.]

...fining you for wearing clothes strikes me as absurd, but Eiji, might we make some time to go shopping in the coming weeks?

[said lightly, and hopefully not too judgmentally.]

[powertotearer]

[Eiji still cringes.]

Is it that bad?

[afoolsgold]

[very gently,]

I have seen worse. [...usually among the Forged, who were physiologically incapable of making choices about what clothes to wear, but Eiji doesn't need to know that.]

Shall I send you some suggestions for what I think might better suit you?

[purered]

They're...

...erm...

...Unconventional, certainly, but nothing ticket-worthy? Did they say what your specific violation was?

[powertotearer]

Um, something about "inappropriate clothing"? It was a really old law and kind of hard to understand.

[purered]

That's... odd.

Perhaps something at odds with the culture? But I'm not sure what it would be.