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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 at 04:41:49 pm EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 05:17:06 pm EDT (Viewed 384 times)


> > I don't see why they'd have to go after Hatty. He's a respected leader of the heroic Lair Legion, presumably holder of a Canadian passport with a US visa and an additional UN stamp because of the resolution granting the LL their status.
> He's still a vigilante, though, with no government affiliation.  The government hates competition.  If he was captured by INS, I'm sure Epitome would say something like "serves you right".

The Legion have legal status with the UN and the US. We've named both pieces of legislation before but I'm too lazy to look them up. Hatty used to be the liaison between the LL and the armed forces and law enforcement. He's not a vigilante because the LL are licensed to uphold the law.

> Chiaki has a resident visa.  So far nobody has proven that she's guilty of any criminal activity whatsoever.  She could prove incredibly frustrating to catch for that reason - she walks on the ragged edge of the law where she can't be touched, and even pays her taxes.

I'm responding to your original point that there's a possible plot where the authorities come after Chiaki, spitballing ways you could make it happen. I don't have any vested interest in crafting an impossible-to-escape trap for her.

> > And then there's the new and terrifying US anti-terrorist laws which allow suspects to be arrested on a balance of suspicion and foreign nationals to be questioned and confined outside US jurisdiction beyond judge's rules.
> They could try to ask her questions.  Then they'd have the problem of her being perfectly cooperative and answering every question honestly.  She has nothing to hide.  Of course it would be risky because Japan is a U.S. ally, so they'd have to have some pretense besides that she's Japanese.

Guantanamo Bay is so careful of foreign citizens' rights.

> > > That would involve breaking into the Lair Mansion though wouldn't it?  Which is possible but once again would bring it to a high Lair Legion priority.
> > It depends if Lara never leaves the Mansion, never grabs a coffee at a street cafe, never buys a hot dog from a vendor, etc.
> Lara wouldn't buy a hot dog from a hot dog vendor, she knows how they make those.  :)  She might grab a coffee, but her movements are so random (she's not likely to, say, have breakfast at the same cafe every morning) it's difficult to predict where she'll go next.  And she always seems to know when she's being followed. 

Again, I'm only suggesting means by which you might bring about the storyline you were imagining. Like so many plots, it just depends on which way you want events to unfold.

> > I would also point out that now that the hordes of officialdom have decamped from the Mansion it is in fact a very high profile place for anyone top stay if they want to avoid the public or official attention. Parody Island's living and working population has just gone down from 2000+ to less than 20.
> Lara is going to be there less often.  Remember, she can go from her home to the mansion like most people walk next door to borrow sugar, so she might be there one minute and gone the next.

I suspect the Legion may have some precaution against that happening, because if Lara can do it so can some of the bad guys.




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