Rystil Arden
First Post
Zykovian and Molpe:
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*Karya looks relieved and apologetic, as she turns to Zykovian:*
"Oh, I'm so sorry! That is very noble of you, but whenever I see one of those things, it just makes me so upset...Will you please forgive me?" she asks, as she gives Zykovian an apologetic hug.
*She turns back to Molpe:*
"Ah, Sister, unfortunately, it doesn't work quite like that. Diplomatic immunity will keep you from being prosecuted in the courts here no matter what you do, that much is true, but there are limits...The point of diplomatic immunity is to keep you safe from laws or customs you might not know, as well as from governments and courts that might treat you unfairly as you are not a citisen. However, it only extends as far as the goodwill of the nation allows, and if you willfully commit a high crime, they can and will send an ultimatum straight back to Amaranthia demanding that either your diplomatic immunity be revoked for the purposes of trial or the Amaranthian government enact the appropriate punishment on you themselves, and refusing that would cause an interplanetary incident. This prevents a diplomat from going on a string of mass murders or something and then getting away completely clean--because as a diplomat everything you do reflects on all of Amaranthia."
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*Karya looks relieved and apologetic, as she turns to Zykovian:*
"Oh, I'm so sorry! That is very noble of you, but whenever I see one of those things, it just makes me so upset...Will you please forgive me?" she asks, as she gives Zykovian an apologetic hug.
*She turns back to Molpe:*
"Ah, Sister, unfortunately, it doesn't work quite like that. Diplomatic immunity will keep you from being prosecuted in the courts here no matter what you do, that much is true, but there are limits...The point of diplomatic immunity is to keep you safe from laws or customs you might not know, as well as from governments and courts that might treat you unfairly as you are not a citisen. However, it only extends as far as the goodwill of the nation allows, and if you willfully commit a high crime, they can and will send an ultimatum straight back to Amaranthia demanding that either your diplomatic immunity be revoked for the purposes of trial or the Amaranthian government enact the appropriate punishment on you themselves, and refusing that would cause an interplanetary incident. This prevents a diplomat from going on a string of mass murders or something and then getting away completely clean--because as a diplomat everything you do reflects on all of Amaranthia."
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