UN: Probablecaws

[foolishjustice]

[Some people might have noticed Goro's had his hair tied up with a black ribbon since his birthday. The more observant might have also noticed a topaz stud in his right ear since that same date. Now both things are clearly visible when he appears on screen, with an expression as though he's mulling something over.]

A lot of us have been here for several months now, and some of us have been in other unfamiliar worlds for longer...that sort of thing can have an impact, and change your outlook in ways you could never expect. It's changed my entire future...no, given me one, when the path I was on before would have destroyed me.

So, I've been wondering. Has anyone else here changed in ways that they expect to influence what they do with their lives when they go back home? And, if so...have any of those people had to put real thought into what it is they want to do, because their previous long-term plans aren't...something they can do anymore, for whatever reason?

If you don't want to share, that's perfectly alright. This is just a bit of...academic curiosity, really.

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[foolishjustice]

[...Ah.]

It was very useful the first Friday, yes. And...perhaps a little the second Thursday.

[If she really knows what he means, he won't need to elaborate.]

I'm likely to have a criminal record soon. And even if I get all of the charges dropped on grounds of coercion, I'm still certain to be ruled unfit to serve as a police officer.

[plentyfriendly]

How was it always Friday, anyway?

[It beggars belief, that.]

That sounds like it'd be a problem for several careers, not just your current one, though if the possibility of dropped charges exists that's at least something.

[foolishjustice]

Something I was wondering, myself. My own actions were put off until the last minute, but others didn't have a time limit.

[It really is eerie.]

Fortunately, what I did is...well outside of my home's jurisdiction, and I've already been punished for it besides. The charges I'm most worried about sticking are non-violent, and I would be tried as a minor. But my country is very strict about professions that involve handling firearms.

[plentyfriendly]

As well it should be. There were a lot of gun control debates when I was growing up that seemed to do nothing to stop the number of mass shootings.

[foolishjustice]

Japan has its share of societal problems, but I can at least say that gun violence isn't one of them. The sorts of firearms available to civilians are limited to what you would use for hunting, and even that requires regular mental evaluations.