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[astrobleme]

[network.]

[Shinji isn't mincing words today:]

This is totally outrageous.

I got a ticket from the local police for going 'too fast,' even though it was only - only!!! - by an infinitesimal amount. Literally a couple zeroes after the decimal point right here. I'm not a great pilot, I'll just say that, but there's no way I should be getting ticketed for this freaking crap. [Freaking crap. That's how you know he's really annoyed.]

So the other pilots should be aware that these so-called police are more interested in filling quotas for speeding tickets instead of actually protecting people. Whatever.


[action, aboard various ships in the Fleet.]

[Shinji and his bad mood can be found on the Red Fish, standing outside Asuka's room; on the Vanquish, in search of Kaworu; and on the Heron, his home ship, where he's trying to nurse a bruised ego with the coffee maker in the kitchen.]

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[astrobleme]

I only went over the local speed limit by a tiny amount. And-- [He's walking over to the coffee maker now--or, well, it's more like a sulky shuffle.] And one of my friends told me she's been speeding everywhere, no problem. That's the definition of unfair.

[axiomed]

[ He chuckles. ]

It certainly is. I find the law tends to miss the more obvious culprits at time.

[astrobleme]

Yeah, well, if she gets caught, that'll be what she deserves... [Mumble grumble.] You'd think these robot police would be more vigilant, right?

[axiomed]

Not necessarily. I imagine there isn't much deviation and thought given to the robot police.

[astrobleme]

Their programmers might have biases... or, I don't know, blind spots... and those got passed down to the robots. Maybe.

[axiomed]

It's always possible.

[ Charles shrugs, rueful. ] I'm afraid I'm not all that familiar with robots.