09-13-2016, 05:22 PM
Carmelita gave a huff of amusement.
“EPD? Be careful Camelot doesn’t catch you on neutral ground.”
The man’s eyes widened then narrowed. Carmelita noted the man shifting his feet slightly for a better stance.
“Inspector Carmelita Fox-Cooper, SupraPol,” she continued, pulling her badge from her jacket pocket and showing it to Kung Fury.
“Never heard of you.”
“You wouldn’t have,” she replied. “We’re less than a month old, and still working through the legal side of things.”
As the two police officers exchanged details, Maya shrugged to Phoenix, who turned back to the conversation with a glint of curiosity in his eyes.
“Sorry, could you explain what’s going on here? I’m not exactly familiar with the legal situation in the Omniverse.”
Carmelita turned and pursed her lips in thought before turning back to Fury.
“I think we should all have a chat to explain the situation, but do you mind if we move away from the fountain? I don’t like the current look it has.”
Kung Fury turned his head, noticing Mei fingering her ice blaster nervously as she looked up at the fountain, which was altering quite violently into some form of organic monstrosity. He gave Carmelita a nod before the pair returned to their squad car, and the two vehicles pulled out and drove in convoy away from the Fountain.
---
It was a short, fifteen minute drive that put them exactly between the metal gate of Coruscant and the dusty gate of the Dunes. Carmelita pulled her patrol car up facing back towards the fountain in the distance, and Fury brought the squad car alongside.
The five of them got out of the cars, Carmelita summoning a couple of benches up against the vehicles. Phoenix and Maya blinked in surprise at seeing the seating arrangements being formed out of nothing but glowing iridescent liquid, but they held back their questions for the moment.
Once they’d all sat down, however, Phoenix couldn’t help but repeat his earlier question.
“So, what is the legal system like here?”
Maya smiled and shook her head.
“Nick, why is that your first question?”
“Hey! Last time I ended up somewhere I didn’t recognise, I was thrown into the courtroom without any idea what the law was. For once, I can finally stay ahead of the problem!”
The other three shared an amused look. Carmelita gestured to herself, silently asking if Fury was okay with her answering. On receiving a nod, she began to explain.
“I assume you remember I mentioned there were several nations in the Omniverse? Each one has its own law enforcement agency, and its own turf to police.”
The vixen gestured to the white expanse of the Nexus and the gates that could be seen nearby.
“The Nexus, and several other regions, can be considered to have no established legal presence, either because of their remote location, conflict, inhospitable climate or, in the case here, political borders.”
Phoenix frowned.
“Wait, doesn’t that mean it’s easy to skip town?”
The two police officers nodded. Carmelita continued.
“It is. The best the law enforcement groups can do at the moment is to post bounties on criminals who flee across borders, and most of them aren’t ever picked up. I, however, intend to change that.”
She turned back to Fury as she continued.
“I’ve established SupraPol, short for the Supranational Police and Response Team Agency, to handle international crime. We’re independent, non-political and, if I get the law enforcement to agree to it, able to operate anywhere in the Omniverse.”
The woman in the cold weather gear spoke up, a slight inflection in her words that sounded oriental.
“What do you mean by international crime?”
Carmelita summoned copies of the operating policy and handed one to the woman.
“Terrorism, Sentient Right’s violations, the bad stuff that everyone can agree on. I’ve taken a leaf out of my original force’s handbook on that front.”
As the others scanned the document briefly, Carmelita received a call from Al3x. She brought out the eyepieces of her earpieces and answered, standing and walking a short distance away to answer.
“Al3x, is it urgent?”
++Not really. Chip was working on something and asked if I could check what time you’d be back. Seems she wants your opinion on her project.++
“I might have to take a raincheck on that, I encountered some people at the Nexus and we’re currently in the middle of something.”
++Fair enough.++
“Talk later.”
She turned around and returned to the sounds of conversation.
“EPD? Be careful Camelot doesn’t catch you on neutral ground.”
The man’s eyes widened then narrowed. Carmelita noted the man shifting his feet slightly for a better stance.
“Inspector Carmelita Fox-Cooper, SupraPol,” she continued, pulling her badge from her jacket pocket and showing it to Kung Fury.
“Never heard of you.”
“You wouldn’t have,” she replied. “We’re less than a month old, and still working through the legal side of things.”
As the two police officers exchanged details, Maya shrugged to Phoenix, who turned back to the conversation with a glint of curiosity in his eyes.
“Sorry, could you explain what’s going on here? I’m not exactly familiar with the legal situation in the Omniverse.”
Carmelita turned and pursed her lips in thought before turning back to Fury.
“I think we should all have a chat to explain the situation, but do you mind if we move away from the fountain? I don’t like the current look it has.”
Kung Fury turned his head, noticing Mei fingering her ice blaster nervously as she looked up at the fountain, which was altering quite violently into some form of organic monstrosity. He gave Carmelita a nod before the pair returned to their squad car, and the two vehicles pulled out and drove in convoy away from the Fountain.
---
It was a short, fifteen minute drive that put them exactly between the metal gate of Coruscant and the dusty gate of the Dunes. Carmelita pulled her patrol car up facing back towards the fountain in the distance, and Fury brought the squad car alongside.
The five of them got out of the cars, Carmelita summoning a couple of benches up against the vehicles. Phoenix and Maya blinked in surprise at seeing the seating arrangements being formed out of nothing but glowing iridescent liquid, but they held back their questions for the moment.
Once they’d all sat down, however, Phoenix couldn’t help but repeat his earlier question.
“So, what is the legal system like here?”
Maya smiled and shook her head.
“Nick, why is that your first question?”
“Hey! Last time I ended up somewhere I didn’t recognise, I was thrown into the courtroom without any idea what the law was. For once, I can finally stay ahead of the problem!”
The other three shared an amused look. Carmelita gestured to herself, silently asking if Fury was okay with her answering. On receiving a nod, she began to explain.
“I assume you remember I mentioned there were several nations in the Omniverse? Each one has its own law enforcement agency, and its own turf to police.”
The vixen gestured to the white expanse of the Nexus and the gates that could be seen nearby.
“The Nexus, and several other regions, can be considered to have no established legal presence, either because of their remote location, conflict, inhospitable climate or, in the case here, political borders.”
Phoenix frowned.
“Wait, doesn’t that mean it’s easy to skip town?”
The two police officers nodded. Carmelita continued.
“It is. The best the law enforcement groups can do at the moment is to post bounties on criminals who flee across borders, and most of them aren’t ever picked up. I, however, intend to change that.”
She turned back to Fury as she continued.
“I’ve established SupraPol, short for the Supranational Police and Response Team Agency, to handle international crime. We’re independent, non-political and, if I get the law enforcement to agree to it, able to operate anywhere in the Omniverse.”
The woman in the cold weather gear spoke up, a slight inflection in her words that sounded oriental.
“What do you mean by international crime?”
Carmelita summoned copies of the operating policy and handed one to the woman.
Quote:http://omniverse-rpg.com/showthread.php?...0#pid83470
“Terrorism, Sentient Right’s violations, the bad stuff that everyone can agree on. I’ve taken a leaf out of my original force’s handbook on that front.”
As the others scanned the document briefly, Carmelita received a call from Al3x. She brought out the eyepieces of her earpieces and answered, standing and walking a short distance away to answer.
“Al3x, is it urgent?”
++Not really. Chip was working on something and asked if I could check what time you’d be back. Seems she wants your opinion on her project.++
“I might have to take a raincheck on that, I encountered some people at the Nexus and we’re currently in the middle of something.”
++Fair enough.++
“Talk later.”
She turned around and returned to the sounds of conversation.