Carth's magical adventure, ROUND TWO, MOTHERFUCKERS!

[Carthrat]

"Yes, but you wouldn't want to," replies Carthrat.

[Anastasia]

"Of course not," she smiles a touch, amused at a thought, "but I could. So this let's pretty much anyone put a bounty up for any reason?"

[Carthrat]

"No," replies Carthrat. "Not legally. You have to be criminalized for some reason.

See, the galaxy is big, and the law enforcement agencies don't have time to track down every criminal. Bounty hunters do half the job by tracking down bounties placed on criminals.

Thing is, the police don't put the bounties on criminals. The victims do."

[Anastasia]

"Ah," she nods.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat shrugs. "Though what constitutes a criminal can be varied. You think reading through the American constitution is tough? They have supercomputers filled with all the space-laws nobody knows," he says. "Heck, I think if you interpret it a certain way, you can get arrested for breathing."

[Anastasia]

"Ew," she mutters, a splatter of eloquence. "What laws are practially enforced, though?"

[Carthrat]

"The Laws of Common Sense," replies Carthrat, shrugging. "Don't steal. Don't murder. Don't break things you can't pay for.

There are so many incidents the police can't take them all, but the ones they do take.. well, unless you're as good as me, you're probably stuffed."

[Anastasia]

"Are the general police really that good," Rachel asks of you. "Just undermanned?"

[Carthrat]

"Oh, yes," replies Carthrat. "It dosn't pay to piss off the police. I mean, that's why half the people on Earth are on Earth."

[Anastasia]

"Why is that," she asks, biting into that line. You're getting close to her room, though.

[Carthrat]

"'cos Earth is declared Untouchable," replies Carthrat, shrugging. "You need special permits and stuff to get there, and the police generally don't qualify. Weird, innit?"

[Anastasia]

Rachel thinks that over a minute before replying, cocking her head a bit to the left. "It sounds strange. Does someone have an interest in Earth being off limits to the police?"

[Carthrat]

"It could be that moron, Oblorka- wait, no, he's dead."

Carthrat shrugs.

"Could be. Don't know. Rumor has it something is going to happen on Earth, apprently, though I think that's mostly because everyone thought I was dead."

[Anastasia]

As you speak, you turn the corner to the hotel room in question. It's go time.

[Carthrat]

"Let's go," whispers Carthrat, moving to the door..