[Video]

[toguidethem]

[Okay, Cody likes avoiding school as much as any kid his age, but even he thinks that missing it altogether is a very bad thing. What if he returns and is behind everyone else? Or maybe that's not how it works, what does he know. In any case, he realizes that something has to be done here.]

So it feels really weird to ask this sort of thing, but does anyone have a little time for tutoring? I've been out of school for a while now, and I'd hate to fall behind. I'm not asking for much, just Math and English. I heard there was supposed to be a school being arranged here, is that still happening?

[Now there's just one more thing...]

I have one more question before I go:

What do you think of surveillance cameras?

[There's a reason he's asking.]

Comments

[video]

[glacius_passio]

Not sure I can really help with the tutoring, kid. Sorry.

Cameras would definitely help those of us in the police force, but I could see some people complaining about them.

[video]

[toguidethem]

Back home, having cameras everywhere had saved lots of lives. I think a lot of problems here can be stopped if there were some form of surveillance.

I don't know, it's an idea I've had for a while.

[video]

[glacius_passio]

I would be all for it. Having cameras around would help our response time as well, instead of only being able to act after the fact.

We'd need a lot of cameras, though. And there's a lot of flat, empty space that we'd have to figure out how to put under surveillance without the camera being obvious.

[video]

[toguidethem]

I was thinking that we could just put them around the temples. I don't think we can't have them everywhere, we probably don't have the resources yet.

[brattery]

Cameras? They ain't so bad if you know how to take 'em out.

[audio]

[zer0thassassin]

Immobile targets.

Easy.

[Video]

[brattery]

I know, right? An' if they're on the same circuit you can short 'em out all at once!

[audio]

[zer0thassassin]

Archaic. That's sad.

[audio]

[brattery]

I know, right? You get all kinds of crap like that back on Earth. They're way lame.

[toguidethem]

...Okay?

Why would you want to take them out?

[brattery]

So you don't get caught doing whatever it is you're trying to do. Duh.

[toguidethem]

...

[So he's one of those types. Cody's seen his dad deal with them before.]

Taking out security devices here is very dangerous, especially with people like Tarn running around.

[brattery]

Who's Tarn?

[toguidethem]

He's the guy who publicly murdered at least one person, and is suspected to be involved in three others. He was also part of the law committee.

[Dude how can you miss him, like seriously.]

[brattery]

Huh, someone joining the law and going on to push people around. Can't say I'm surprised.

[toguidethem]

Actually, as a committee member he didn't do too badly.

...Until he started killing people. I don't think he cares enough about us organics to want to kill us, but you should be careful anyway.

[brattery]

Right. I got some friends 'round here I can go to if he's got his eye on me. And I can handle myself pretty good in a fight, anyway.

[Short pause, and then:]

What about you?

[video]

[gunfondlingbattlestat]

I have detailed databanks on various subjects.

[And he lived with the Wreckers for a while, so he's got the patience of a saint, or something similar.]

If you would not object to submitting to an evaluation so that I could determine your educational level, I would be able to design a curriculum for you to maintain your developmental progress?

[video]

[toguidethem]

That would be pretty helpful actually! Just, uh, keep in mind that I'm not a genius.

[Cody's a smart kid, but he definitely leaves the genius work to Frankie.]

[dontasktrix]

Aren't you speaking English right now?

[Granted the Link has wondrous translation abilities, but she's not aware it's doing so now.]

Why you would ask about surveillance I don't know! If you're wondering, you likely want to counteract someone else's or set-up your own. Neither seems reason to address the general public!

Maybe you should try asking for lessons in critical thinking.

[toguidethem]

There's more to a language than just speaking it.

[Or so Cody is told anyway.]

I'm not trying to spy on anyone, I just want to improve on public safety.

[dinnerdate]

Why would you put up cameras?

[toguidethem]

I think they can be pretty useful.

[dinnerdate]

It sounds terrible.

[toguidethem]

Everything sounds terrible to you Dead End.

[dinnerdate]

Because everything that gets mentioned will probably kill me.

[toguidethem]

I don't see how cameras are going to kill you...

In fact, I think cameras would help a lot if a murder happened.

[dinnerdate]

Maybe for someone else, not me.

[toguidethem]

You'll have to explain that one.

[dinnerdate]

...It's the diet thing, mostly.

[Eating people while there's cameras everywhere. Not a good thing. Not that he's actually gotten to properly eat anyone since he got here.]