*Beka steps off the Maru into Dierdre's place and rushes to class*
Professor, I can't stay long because I'm just about to make a big score, but I wanted you to know that I'm still here and still participating in classes.
I heard about the weapons-ban. It seems to me that there's more at work here than a simple effort to keep people from getting trigger-happy. In this universe, weapons require permits. Some of us have weapons that don't even exist here. Like Professor Camulus's hand device, that I hope has been confiscated or I'll have to get into his rooms to do it myself. That makes it difficult to have them registered.
Perhaps the Principal might be induced to create a special registry for weapons.
Second, the liabilities to the school for failure to protect it's students from death or dismemberment is enormous. The cost of insurance alone must eat our registration fees. As a space-trash merchant, I can understand that lessening the likelihood of claiming against that policy is a very good idea.
However, the Principal should probably keep in mind that we have dangerous beings on the grounds, and that some of us have enemies that would destroy the school to get to us.
I'm used to living in a place where not having a weapon was an invitation to death. Having one is always an invitation. The possibility that I might not make it to tomorrow is always with me. Given a choice, I'd rather have a chance at defending myself. But I can understand the reasons behind the decision.
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Professor, I can't stay long
because I'm just about to make a big score, but I wanted you to know that I'm still here and still participating in classes.I heard about the weapons-ban. It seems to me that there's more at work here than a simple effort to keep people from getting trigger-happy. In this universe, weapons require permits. Some of us have weapons that don't even exist here.
Like Professor Camulus's hand device, that I hope has been confiscated or I'll have to get into his rooms to do it myself.That makes it difficult to have them registered.Perhaps the Principal might be induced to create a special registry for weapons.
Second, the liabilities to the school for failure to protect it's students from death or dismemberment is enormous. The cost of insurance alone must eat our registration fees. As a
space-trashmerchant, I can understand that lessening the likelihood of claiming against that policy is a very good idea.However, the Principal should probably keep in mind that we have dangerous beings on the grounds, and that some of us have enemies that would destroy the school to get to us.
I'm used to living in a place where not having a weapon was an invitation to death. Having one is always an invitation. The possibility that I might not make it to tomorrow is always with me. Given a choice, I'd rather have a chance at defending myself. But I can understand the reasons behind the decision.
Not whining. Just discussing.