jonesy hoovus and straxus created by grimart
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Artist's Notes

With this page I'm finally able to give the comic a proper summary.

A detective by day, dancer by night, inundated by the stress of the death of her father. Corruption lies not only within the ranks, but within her in times of perceived desperation. Holding someone to higher standards doesn't change the fact that, as the saying goes, we're only human.

I'm very interested in exploring the corruption of ideals that we hold with high regard, while keeping in within realistic boundaries. People often see police as do-no-wrong... But we're only human. We're subject to the same temptations as every other person, and because we're not clones of a perfect person with perfect morals, we don't always make the best choices.

Jonesy is an example of this. The corruption of her department is not visible up front. Her own corruption is one that has gray areas of logic and morality. It's not one spawned out of greed, but perceived desperation.

She's going against protocol by leaking case facts to someone she doesn't know very well. She's being overworked and not granted any leave from her father's death. Did you know this happens in real life? She's falling apart and it shows. Not dealing with the mental issues that spawn from the job, whether it be the death of a loved one or otherwise, is going to affect performance in ways that aren't always visible. It is a huge issue in both the military and law enforcement that I hope to impact in the future.

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    Aoc

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    you are right i read the description and its true i have pepole in my famely that have things going on with them but they try to hide it

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    dracotay

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    Courier said:
    dont do it, hes gonna blackmail ya.

    I don't think he would, but I'm pretty sure what she has to do for him will be illegal in some way.

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    The Furry Centinel

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    dracotay said:
    I don't think he would, but I'm pretty sure what she has to do for him will be illegal in some way.

    Well, the world "prostitution" was literally mentioned in the 5th panel, so...yes it's pretty illegal...

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    Shadow Scythe

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    Don't think their won't be a dept to pay, there is always a dept to any kind of money, money, is a trap...but hey it can also be a good thing....but yeah I see this going only 2 ways and I hope he speaks the truth when he says he likes her.

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    Sorrowless

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    She might have done it for free considering she likes him. That high amount makes this very different and sketchy indeed.

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    MrSprinkles2

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    Weird that this is a setting where AI was given equal rights and standing as organics, but it's still so capitalist as to prohibit prostitution and drug use.

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    arekusu

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    mr.sprinkles said:
    Weird that this is a setting where AI was given equal rights and standing as organics, but it's still so capitalist as to prohibit prostitution and drug use.

    > capitalist

    > prohibit prostitution and drug use

    you could have just called it "bad"

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