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[and that, miles, earns you a laugh from mello.]

If this were politics, I'd have you chained up in a nice secluded basement by now and I'd have someone beating the information out of you. Trust me, this is a friendly conversation.

You're not earning yourself any credibility.

Certainly you can't allude toward criminal acts and then expect information.

Perhaps we should end this conversation here.

On the contrary - I've found violence a very effective method for garnering credibility. You can choose to end the conversation, but that won't necessarily mean it's over.

Then I will not hesitate.

To what?

To hold you fully responsible for your actions in the eyes of the law.

['scuse him while he just. laughs and laughs for a minute here.]

Are you trying to threaten me? 'Cause I hate to break it to you, pal, but it's not very effective.

It's a consequence. One you should be aware of.

I wonder if you're aware of the consequences.

The law is a tool that shows the skill of the craftsman.

Using violence defeats the purpose.

Well, at least it gets the job done. Can't really say the same for "the law."

As I said, the law is to be used. There is nothing the law can't do. Your limits are your own.

Look, normally I wouldn't bother with this kind of inane theoretical debate, but since I have nothing more pressing to do at this current moment in time, I will humor you. Let's say, just for the sake of argument, that you're correct, that "the law" is in fact a tool that can be used, without limits. Now, imagine this tool in the hands of a cowardly guttersnipe with a god complex and a sneaky weapon of mass murder. Said fine young upstanding citizen currently hides behind the law like a cheap carnival mask, twisting it into an unrecognizable parody of its former self while committing what basically amounts to genocide in the name of "the law" - his law. What then, hmm?

Tch. Hang "the law." Justice is what I care about.

I see. Then this is the kind of bias you hold.

I would argue that the true law and a made up law are two different things. I am here to find the truth, where ever it may lead me. I will use the law as a tool for the truth. No more, no less.

This place needs no more violence.

Tell me one thing - is everyone on this little island as stupid as you, or are you a special case?

Resorting to insults?

Just the truth. You said you're a fan of that.

Unfortunately for you, the truth isn't the same as your juvenile opinion.

Truth is made by the winners. Anyone who thinks truth is some absolute fixed entity is an idiot.

Who said I believed it was fixed? Merely that it's out there, winner or not. I didn't think you would want to get into a debate about what the "truth" means.

Yeah, well, like I said, I have nothing more pressing at the moment.

Perhaps we could find it and make our decision.

Find the truth? I make the truth - or haven't you been paying attention?

Then you "make" the truth of the government on this island? You "make" the truth of how our lives are dealt with as we arrive?

Come now.

I make my own truth. You can believe what you want.

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