It's a police officer.
This is one of the smallest cross-level elevators I've seen. The big ones can carry up to one hundred people at a time, and they go way fast. I've never been inside one, of course.
It's an elevator that goes up to the mid and upper levels of the city.
You're not taking this elevator.
But I have to get up there.
Why?
Let me through, it's an emergency!
That's what they all say. But without proper identification, I can't let you through.
That's not fair.
And it's about to get a whole lot less fair unless you step away from the elevator.
Because you're not carrying proper identification. Didn't you know that's a corporate offense in Newport?
In Venice, you don't have to--
I see, Venice. I should've known. Step back or I'll be forced to take you down...with extreme prejudice.
Sorry, you're not carrying any identification. Now please step back before I'm forced to blow your skull open...miss.
How do I get permission to go through?
Only citizens of mid-level status or above are allowed to use these elevators. I guess you're new to the city, or you'd know that.
Uh, yeah. Fresh from the countryside.
You do look like a farmgirl, it's true.
Hey! Watch it.
How do you get mid-level status?
Birth, money, marriage. Schmucks like you and me, miss, we're stuck here.
Speak for yourself...schmuck.
What's up with the cops in this city?
I'm sorry?
I mean, when you arrest people, you read them their rights, and then you sell them products.
It's all part of the job, miss. The police department is a subdivision of the Bokamba/Mercer Company and the Bingo! Corporation. They pay our bills.
Doesn't that constitute a conflict of interest?
Not if we don't arrest any employees of either company.
That makes so not sense.
Does when you're faced with the prospect of getting the boot, miss. I have kids, and I'd like to see them through college.
Thanks, officer.
We're here to protect, serve, and to inform you of the fantastic range of products offered by Bokamba/Mercer and Bingo!, manufacturers of the world's favorite soft drinks and handguns.
Hold it!
