Meanwhile, Flying Rodent Man crashes through the second story window.
“I’m here to put a stop to your crimes, you louts!”
A cocktail waitress says, “Sir, you’re looking for the illegal gambling outfit, yes? That’s downstairs.”
“Oh. Sorry.” He slinks down the stairs.
The waitress rolls her eyes and thinks “twelfth time this week”.
This is Shitropolis, after all. You’ll get away with literally anything as long as you don’t annoy one of the rare actually competent supers (including Mayor Kurgh). As long as there are more urgent threats, like man-devouring aliens, arsonists, and jaywalkers, there’s nothing to fear.
Lack indeed: no risk, no fun.
And that, lads and ladies, is why Organized Crime always lobbies against Legalized Gambling, Legalized Prostitution, and Legalized Marijuana.
And the smart ones use the legal side to launder money.
… and lobbies for outlawing guns!
Because legal gambling makes you think it’s fair, it comes with TV ads smiley people where everyone is a winner with sunshine and rainbows galore!
Now if you went to one that’s illegal, well you know what your letting yourself in for.
Legal gambling but illegal cocktails. They aren’t carding the spoiled, underage kids of rich and powerful parents; that’s just asking for trouble.
Meanwhile, Flying Rodent Man crashes through the second story window.
“I’m here to put a stop to your crimes, you louts!”
A cocktail waitress says, “Sir, you’re looking for the illegal gambling outfit, yes? That’s downstairs.”
“Oh. Sorry.” He slinks down the stairs.
The waitress rolls her eyes and thinks “twelfth time this week”.
And you FRM are trying to stop illegal gambling in a legal casino…
And they could have gotten away with it too if it weren’t for those meddling kids and their legal gamblings!
This is Shitropolis, after all. You’ll get away with literally anything as long as you don’t annoy one of the rare actually competent supers (including Mayor Kurgh). As long as there are more urgent threats, like man-devouring aliens, arsonists, and jaywalkers, there’s nothing to fear.
With the exception of those annoying random events that set things right in spite of all the efforts of the super heroes and super villains.
I dunno, the lack of condescension probably also has something to do with it.
Fairly nice
“Well you’re in the wrong place. just go on up there. don’t bother us”
“Ok.” *wanders off*