I guess it's one of those things that seems normal from the inside.
[ It'd been a hell of a culture shock to adjust to.
Riz might have had an easier time than he did with it, with how quickly he's keying in on certain implications. He wishes he could tell him that he's right about the speed being incongruous, because it was pushed along by something behind the scenes - and it occurs to him that he could, once they meet up in person again. He'd have to make some edits around his sources, but he could really just do it.
Something to think about. ]
They did, but that's one of the catches. Beating up bad guys and tying them to lampposts for their crimes is just plain assault and battery if you're not an official hero. If you're a cape breaking the law with your powers, you're only not a villain as long as turning a blind eye to what you're doing is convenient.
Some people skate the line for a while, but they always end up either folded in or folded out.
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[ It'd been a hell of a culture shock to adjust to.
Riz might have had an easier time than he did with it, with how quickly he's keying in on certain implications. He wishes he could tell him that he's right about the speed being incongruous, because it was pushed along by something behind the scenes - and it occurs to him that he could, once they meet up in person again. He'd have to make some edits around his sources, but he could really just do it.
Something to think about. ]
They did, but that's one of the catches. Beating up bad guys and tying them to lampposts for their crimes is just plain assault and battery if you're not an official hero. If you're a cape breaking the law with your powers, you're only not a villain as long as turning a blind eye to what you're doing is convenient.
Some people skate the line for a while, but they always end up either folded in or folded out.
You have to admit it's an efficient system.