The Patent Dragon's Zone of Soul Retraction

Errands Of Mercy continues, and our heroes come to terms with their discovery, and what it means for the people of Tol'Celpres. But as they weigh up the Herculean task before them, there is hope, as two of the greatest minds in the universe are applied to the matter...

Release Notes... The Author: "The idea simply came out of the blue - or out from under the mat. I don't tend to incorporate elements of my own life in the stories, but this time, it just felt right."

Elsewhat... I would post video of my Mission 101 Task 88 sub-*SCORE*, but I can't work out how to do it.

Meanwhile, I'm sorely pissed about TWO phone-calls I've been expecting today that simply DID NOT HAPPEN. Dammit, people, just about EVERYONE has a phone in their sodding pocket, and they STILL can't keep to a date and time. It's just simply RUDE to keep people waiting!

Thursday: BBC NEWS: Man dead and police officer hurt in Tottenham shooting.

Today: BBC NEWS: London riots: Dozens injured after Tottenham violence.

If the police do anything in situations like this, they're denounced as being "heavy-handed". If they show restraint, that means they "don't support this community" or "just want to stand back and watch the community burn". They simply cannot win.

Almost makes you wish we have Judge Dredd-style Judges patrolling our streets. That, or The Comedian from Watchmen (saw a big chunk of that last night - and surprised myself by actually enjoying it!).

Why didn't the locals stand up to the influx of thugs and looters? Why didn't they link arms and form living barriers to protect their local businesses? Of course people are entitled to demand answers for deaths in their community, and they're even entitled to protest, but with every protest comes the thug element, dedicated to kicking up a sh8t-storm, stealing what they can and burning what they can.

They're the ones who walk away with their pockets full. They're the ones who really don't care about Tottenham.

And as for the rest of the public... well, we're finding it very hard to give a damn. especially when a BBC News interview on the streets of Tottenham has the unwelcome contribution from a young female who is far more interested in mucking around and getting seen on "telly" by her "mates". I'll get branded racist whatever I say (I'm automatically assumed to be just that, "because I is white"), so why not close with this: Did someone steal that phone for you from one of the shops that got burned out last night...?

*rolls saving throw vs no longer giving a crap...*