...and justice for all

[misskittyclaws.livejournal.com]

I honestly thought I'd gotten too cynical about the whole Truth/Justice/American Way spiel to really give a crap about this holiday.  But there was always a light show in Gotham City on the 4th.  Sure, it was the "Bat Signal" or bombs more years than fireworks, but you'd definitely see something if you hit the rooftops.  I'm probably just missing my rooftops as per usual, but still...

Anyway, Happy 4th of July to all you other Displaced-Americans out there.  Let freedom and barbecues ring from sea to irradiated sea or something.  And hey, looks like we've got some entrepreneurship, exploitation, and effective legal defense going on right now.  What could be more American than that?

Oh, and please don't ask me what holiday I'm talking about if you don't know.  I'm not your history teacher or a search engine, thanks.

Comments

[obstinacies.livejournal.com]

I miss fireworks already.

[misskittyclaws.livejournal.com]

It's nice when things are exploding and not actually killing people, huh?

[crusaded.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard of the 4th of July in a long time ... though I believe it is something to be celebrated.

[misskittyclaws.livejournal.com]

Agreed, though some of the reasons I'd have for celebrating might be a bit... unique.

Ky Kiske, correct? Might I ask whereabouts you hail from that you've heard of the holiday?

[crusaded.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm Ky Kiske.

There was a war in my world before I arrived in Babylon. It seemed that there were many pieces that were withheld from the public. There was still history in my world, and those memories of that time of freedom was not lost. Perhaps studying it and condoning it seems shallow without experiencing that part of history for myself; however, in the times that I have lived, I believe that I can claim the opposite.

[misskittyclaws.livejournal.com]

Honestly? Your world doesn't sound all that different from this one.

Freedom is a fantastic thing, at least in theory. My experience is you never have as much as you think and plenty of people live to take advantage of it. Both the villains and the so-called heroes.

Oh dear, I think my cynicism's showing after all.

[crusaded.livejournal.com]

Ah, well, there are some times that we believe that we're free and we're not.

[misskittyclaws.livejournal.com]

Truer words...

[crusaded.livejournal.com]

I don't believe that I'd call it cynicism – perhaps self-conservation.

[misskittyclaws.livejournal.com]

That's sweet of you. Survival is something of a speciality of mine.

[crusaded.livejournal.com]

I can understand that. Miss...?

[misskittyclaws.livejournal.com]

Oh, how rude of me. Selina Kyle. It's always a delight and pleasure to meet an upstanding member of the law enforcement community.

[crusaded.livejournal.com]

Miss Kyle, the pleasure is all mine. We do our best to uphold the peace and justice of the people.

[misskittyclaws.livejournal.com]

Let's just hope you're better at it than the cops I knew back home.

[crusaded.livejournal.com]

The police force in your world was incompetent? May I ask for anything specific that you'd like to make me aware of?

[misskittyclaws.livejournal.com]

Incompetent and corrupt, with emphasis on the corrupt. They were getting better, but people like me still had to do thier jobs for them more often than not.

Nothing specific at the moment. Looks like you're dealing with a pretty big wakeup call already.

[crusaded.livejournal.com]

I'm doing my best to make sure that this police force stays uncorrupted, I assure you. However ... it seems that you realize how difficult this is.

[misskittyclaws.livejournal.com]

Difficult, yes. Maybe impossible. But not like the world isn't full of fights never end, right?