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It seems a bit strange that they let Quentyn out of jail after all of the run-ins that they have had with him, regardless of their having confirmed that he is a Questor.

I assume that being named a Questor is not a guarantee of the person being ethical. Or even if they do start off being ethical, there is no magic in being a Questor that prevents a person from becoming corrupt and dishonest. (I'm not saying that Quentyn has, although his thefts - as debated in another thread - makes one wonder.) So their finding out that he is indeed a Questor is not enough to explain their just letting him go. After all, he did incite a riot, set off a lux bomb and destroy a building - plus other things that they may or may not yet know.

Even if their ID check came back with a history of what he's done before that was heroic, I would still think that recent history would make them not inclined to just let him out scot-free.

It also is more than passing strange that a trader and an adjucator would be invited to be present at a police hearing or investigation.

We already had hints that Quentyn had stumbled onto more that he was bargaining for, and I think he's about to discover that he's really stuck his foot into it now.

TGIF

The trader doesn't belong, but the adjucator does. He decides on the case of each individual in custody before they are either released or punished. Often both, since they don't believe in chaining people up in the dungeon for crimes. However, since it has been stated that Quentyn has only met Mulharney before, it is odd. Did he get reassigned to the post just recently? Or was he brought in for a special reason?

The trader is either with the hooded one who bought from the Royals... or is someone who just noticed some of their financial dealings. Follow the money, and you'll find the crook. The Archivist's Guild alone makes for one heck of a paper trail if you so much as buy a piece of fruit!

I'm guessing he's just been snooping around and trying to figure out what's going on...

Before anyone asks, the adjucator in red is lower in ranking than the one in green. The one in red is on-site at the station to handle penny-ante stuff--- burglaries, assault and battery, disturbing the peace, etc. The presence of adjucator Brandywine indicates that this particular situation is a bit more serious.

And considering that the heap of stolen merchandise in the trunk and the large amount of gold coin indicates a black market in stolen goods--- the presence of a merchant guildsman isn't all that unusual.

Oh... it's not Mulharney. It's the judge who let him go the last few times. Don't I just feel stupid just now... a little check in the archives would reveal him to be someone far different than who I thought it was.

I just assumed (and this demonstrates perfectly what assuming does) that it was Mulharney in something akin to dress uniform. That and the way he held himself made me think "Guardsman", not Adjucator...

Yeesh, now I gotta go and study the colors for the uniforms of different ranks...



...anyone got an interdimensional portal handy?

StrangeWulf13 wrote:I just assumed (and this demonstrates perfectly what assuming does) that it was Mulharney in something akin to dress uniform. That and the way he held himself made me think "Guardsman", not Adjucator...

Right, I thought the same thing until I went back to check myself. Mulharney, I assume was the guardsmans glowering at Quentyn as he tells him that there were some who wanted to Discuss something with him.

Still, you gotta hand it to Mulharney. He takes his job duties seriously, and despite severe provocation, only GLARES at Quentyn.

But IS that Mulharney? I honestly don't know.......and situations notwithstanding, a kick in the knobs isn't something you shrug off when you come face-to-face with the kicker......in your own station.

Ralph.....IS that panel 2 guardsman Mulharney or not?

S'aaruuk

No. It is the judge that let Quentyn go after the whole nude debocle. Notice the eyebrows. They are very thick and white. It also appears that the at least SOME of the powers that be have an inkling of the things the Expotionists are planning, mainly in regards with the humans and the civial unrest.

Just how in detail in Quentyn going to describe what he heard when in the house and at the meeting...he might be a little paranoid about the Shadow Racs hearing of this and debunking his claims or putting him into "protective custody" for a a very long time, if they have the poiwer and influence which I assume they do.

WHAT A MINUTE!!!!! I just thought of something! Remember the one Shadow Rac did NOT freak out when saw that WC was not proparly shielded? Perhaps he knew of the Guards inpending raid, or even sent it himself! Perhaps he thought of using WC as some sort of tracing device or evidence to convinct and also betray the gangs.

Madmoonie wrote:No. It is the judge that let Quentyn go after the whole nude debocle. Notice the eyebrows. They are very thick and white. It also appears that the at least SOME of the powers that be have an inkling of the things the Expotionists are planning, mainly in regards with the humans and the civial unrest.

No, no...he means panel 2, where the guard tells him that someone needs to *ahem* DISCUSS something with him.

Sharuuk wrote:But IS that Mulharney? I honestly don't know.......and situations notwithstanding, a kick in the knobs isn't something you shrug off when you come face-to-face with the kicker......in your own station.

Ralph.....IS that panel 2 guardsman Mulharney or not?

I can't tell from his appearance, but I'd guess that it's not, if only because this guard seems to be just acting neutral and following procedure. As you point out, that's not how I'd expect Mulharney to be acting toward him after their previous encounters, particularly the last one.

mwalimu wrote:

Sharuuk wrote:But IS that Mulharney? I honestly don't know.......and situations notwithstanding, a kick in the knobs isn't something you shrug off when you come face-to-face with the kicker......in your own station.

Ralph.....IS that panel 2 guardsman Mulharney or not?

I can't tell from his appearance, but I'd guess that it's not, if only because this guard seems to be just acting neutral and following procedure. As you point out, that's not how I'd expect Mulharney to be acting toward him after their previous encounters, particularly the last one.

I donno...my impression of Mulharney is that he is a dedicated member of the guard. Yeah, Quentyn did get him but good, but Mulharney did leave himself open, something a guardsman is not supposed to do. He may not LIKE Quentyn, but that does not mean he will not act professional when duty calls him to.