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[nonbinding]

I would say that it's illegal to charge and hold citizens with no form of warrant, but I doubt that's a matter our captors care about much.

[Eiji gives a small, charming grin as he speaks. It's a light joke, of course. Really, all of this is a joke. Eiji will admit that, of the abductions he has been subjected to so far, this is perhaps the most immediately pleasant. Mobius was perhaps more modern and had more to it, but Mobius also decided it would be wise to try and wipe his mind and all he was away. Eiji can accept, and even find charming, the more 'rustic' scenery of this place if the trade off is that he gets to keep his mind.

Don't even get him started on Hell. That little detour can be pushed aside for now. Back there, he would have kept all communication that he could to text. The less he let the lot there see him, or that he had to see them, the better. This place looks like it might be cut of a different cloth, at least.]

Please, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Biwasaka Eiji. It is a pleasure to meet you all.

[He gives a small bow as he introduces himself. He is a gentleman. He will do what he can to present and be a gentleman whenever possible.]

Back home, I'm a lawyer. I specialize in defense. If any of you are interested in one when 'sentencing' begins, please. I'd be happy to help you with your case.

[He gives a playful wink as he speaks.]

Still though...even if it's meant to hold us, and we've been accused of crimes, I don't think this place is meant to punish us. I wonder. What do you think?

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[suicideprototype]

[Oh? Someone's being awfully upfront about his occupation. Have you already gotten tired of the CEO story, Eiji?

Not that Ritsu is terribly surprised. Even back when he was pretending to be a CEO, Eiji had a passion for law that had a way of seeping through. If the GHC paid any attention to anything beyond themselves for even the slightest moment, it might have occurred to them that Eiji's knowledge of the law was unusual for someone who claimed to specialize in computers.]

It's surprisingly pleasant for a prison, right? For now, anyway.

[But one person's idea of hell is another's idea of paradise, he supposes. There may be those among them who think this place is unbearable.]

What are your rates, Mr. Lawyer? I don't want to find that I owe you my soul after you've won me my case.

[nonbinding]

[While the front as a CEO had served him well in Mobius, it has no real purpose here. The statement of being a CEO was to help obscure his actual identity. In truth, he probably didn't need to do that, considering how none of them, save Ritsu and maybe Naruko, had the interest or curiosity to figure out who he actually was. None of them seemed to even consider he was lying about his actual identity. Truth be told, he was surprised most of them could even remember to breath most days.

There's no reason to hide who he is. Aside from Ritsu, no one else here knows.]

It is, Ritsu. I wonder if their intent is rehabilitation, instead of punitive.

[Eiji taps a finger to his chin, considering that.]

Back home, I would ask top rate. It's only fitting when you're getting the best, and I don't work pro bono.

But here...I suppose I could work something out, based on the charge and need.

[suicideprototype]

[Truthfully, part of Ritsu had wondered if Eiji picked CEO specifically so that he would be uniquely placed in the position of being Ritsu's senpai. What better way to immediately assert your authority and thus justify giving even the president advice on how to act? He would have called Eiji "Biwasaka-senpai" regardless, but the fake CEO story certainly helped cement that dynamic in the minds of all others around them, to the point where Ritsu couldn't even reject Eiji's help without being called immature for it.

Pretty clever on Eiji's part.]

Hm? You won't make an exception, even for a kouhai?

["Kouhai." Haha. As if that was their relationship anymore.]

[nonbinding]

That would be rather unscrupulous, don't you think?

[His voice brims with amusement. An unscrupulous action. Who would ever think to accuse Biwasaka Eiji of such a thing.]

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[invinciblemikey]

i was dead before i got here and i suppose this is just more of it. maybe we are going to get punished or some shit.

[fatalism]

dead or dying?

hes a crau KJAHSFJKLASHFD

[invinciblemikey]

dead. in the afterlife. deceased. etc

ASKLDJLDA

[fatalism]

so dead dead

fascinating. was it something like heaven or hell?

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[nonbinding]

It’s always a possibility. They could be true sadists, holding the possibility over our head like swords.

[invinciblemikey]

or maybe theyre just full of shit.

[nonbinding]

Also possible. I'm not sure I would hedge my bet on that, though, if they can pull us here.

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[fatalism]

crime and punishments are not always such straightforward things.

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[nonbinding]

I suppose they aren’t. What might be punishment for one isn’t for another. And immediate punishment is never guaranteed.

[fatalism]

it would be very useful to see your perspective on the whole criminal system in this place. perhaps you'll have insight for non-experts like me.

[nonbinding]

As more of it unfolds and I get a better understanding, I’d be happy too. So far, it would seem all of us are stuck in ‘processing’, so to speak.

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[emyoji]

You're right. It does seem pretty lenient for imprisonment. Do you think they really intend to punish us?

[nonbinding]

It’s always possible. At the very least, they seem to seek some kind of response or answer to our crimes.

Still. This initial dip makes me think they might be the more rehabilitative sort.

[emyoji]

Rehabilitation? [Okay, he does laugh a bit at that.] This is certainly a strange approach.

Were you charged with a misdemeanor? Maybe that's why they aren't more serious?

[nonbinding]

[Eiji laughs at that. A misdemeanor.]

Were you only charged with a misdemeanor? We seem to be in the same 'holding', after all.

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[chicken_kun]

Right?? 'Bout time somebody noticed. What do they call it...jurisdiction?

[honestly probably the biggest word he knows and only because of his past]

Not like it matters. But I got a good lawyer question - what if they try to collect my bounty from another world? I don't got that kinda money in my pockets.

[nonbinding]

Your bounty?

[chicken_kun]

Yeah. What? Is that weird?

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[finisaeternam]

[A dark, cold voice speaks. He isn't trying to sound menacing, he just sounds like this.]

...If not punishment then what?

[nonbinding]

As I said, rehabilitation, perhaps. Maybe they want to see if they can change us. Rehabilitative theory for imprisonment is becoming a major modern view, in opposition to punitive.

[finisaeternam]

[Most of that went over his head. He's never heard legal jargon before.

After a second of staring, his eyes narrow.]

What if we don't want to be changed?