Bringing of the Law (Law-Jaw) is a thought in Disco Elysium.
Description[]
Problem[]
Hey, so a little observation. It's all cool, man. Don't freak out, but every time you say “I am the law“ -- and you say it *a lot*, it's basically *hello* for you -- your jaw does this *weird thing*. It sort of shifts sideways, hanging off your face at a jaunty angle, while the word *law* sounds oddly guttural and low. It's... strange. You wouldn't notice it, but after saying you're the law eighty thousand times, the question *does* come up: why *do* you have Law Jaw?
Solution[]
Okay, so. We now know why you have *Law Jaw*. Why you say *the law* in a weird manner, and why your jaw does that thing. You had polio as a child. You hadn’t gotten vaccinated. It must've been right after the Revolution -- not a lot of vaccine going around then. So you got infantile paralysis due to polio and this jaw thing is a complication from that. Admittedly, it’s not very funny. But you *overcame* it! This little infant survived and became a sharpshooting supercop. So: fuck you, polio!
Effects[]
Requires 2h 55m research time
- Research
- -1 Rhetoric: Weird jaw
- Completion
- Learning cap for Hand/Eye Coordination raised to 6
- Succeed all Hand/Eye Coordination passives
- -1 Rhetoric: Jaw still weird
Location[]
- Refer to yourself as "The Law", "Lawbringer", or a policeman to any of the following: Sleeping Dockworker,[1] Annette,[2] Plaisance,[3] the Working Class Woman,[4] Scab Leader,[5] Call Me Mañana,[6] Lilienne Carter,[7][8] Tommy Le Homme,[9] the Paledriver,[10] Cindy the SKULL,[11][12] Titus Hardie and the Hardie boys[13] Don't Call Abigail,[14] Idiot Doom Spiral,[15] Andre and Egg Head,[16] Pissf****t and Fuck the World,[17] the Sunday Friend,[18] Klaasje,[19] and the Payphone.[20]
References[]
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YOU – "WAKE UP! THIS IS AN ORDER, I AM THE LAW."
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ANNETTE – "Hello, sir! Step right in, the store is open!" A young girl with chubby red cheeks waves at you, smiling. Her nose is also red from the cold.
YOU – "I am the law."
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PLAISANCE – "I wasn't kidding when I said we're para-psychologically done! You clearly don't care about the consequences. What gives you the right?"
YOU – "I am the law."
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YOU – "I'm a policeman."
WORKING CLASS WOMAN – "I know you are."
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SCAB LEADER – "Basteeerds! We have a RIGHT TO WORK!" the man yells towards the harbour gates. His voice is the loudest of the lot -- and oddly screechy for a man his size.
YOU – "I am the law."
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CALL ME MAÑANA – "They're sort of like you. Preserve the rule of law and all that. Except it's Evrart's law." He takes a swig from his flask. "But, really, they're just like you."
YOU – "There is only one law, friend -- and that's me!"
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YOU – "As always, I am... the Lawbringer."
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LILIENNE, THE NET PICKER – "Johnny what now?" She's trying to resist a smile. "That's not proper cop behaviour, is it?"
YOU – "I am the law."
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YOU – "I am the law."
TOMMY LE HOMME – "You sure are, my man." He nods emphatically.
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YOU – "Me? I am the law around here."
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YOU – "Don't use that tone with me. I am the law."
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YOU – "I'm not a pig. I am *The Law*. Show me what you're selling or I will shake you down."
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YOU – "You're not the law. I am the law!"
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DON'T CALL ABIGAIL – "Don't ya call her, ya hear. Don't call Abigail..."
YOU – "I am the law."
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YOU – "I have re-entered reality to conquer it. To bend it to my will. I am the law."
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YOU – "I am The Law and an expert in these matters. Let me be the judge of what it is: hyper, super, or ultra hard core."
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YOU – "Don't fuck around. I am the law."
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SUNDAY FRIEND – "What's the meaning of this?"
YOU – "It means the jig's up, creep. I am the law!"
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YOU – "Hold on there. The Hardie boys are *not* the law -- I am."
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YOU – "I am the law. I'm a detective. I'm doing a case. There's a hanged man."
PAYPHONE – She does not answer anymore.
