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Jan. 14th, 2013 10:50 amUninvited Interventions
Chrono's service oaths require him to assist where a dimensional disturbance is possible in a nearby zone, if there is a clear and present risk to a significant number of human lives from a -particular course, or if there's a Bureau officer threatened in any way. These three conditions combined mean that if Chrono happens to pass near a world undergoing a significant event - a natural disaster, mass disappearances, severe abuse of magic, or something along those lines - he is obligated to at least appear before someone that either seems to be in charge of the world or is leading a resistance against the threat in question, and offer his services. If they accept and have a good explanation for what's going on (and Chrono is able to assist), it's an invited intervention; the Bureau will assist in some capacity until everything's taken care of, it's deemed too great a threat to continue, or they're asked to leave.
If they turn down his help, he can't stay, and he returns to patrol. If things get substantially worse, he has reason to believe the party he made contact with didn't have authority to remove him, or if he can't reach anyone to get permission, the rules change. If the threat to life or dimensional stability is significant, Chrono can invite himself to stop the threat. This is an uninvited intervention, and while it's a tool the Bureau doesn't necessarily like using, they're the space police - it's an important tool to protect the public at large. Chrono won't necessarily get support during an uninvited intervention, but his not-inconsiderable power means that he might be okay alone, and he does have NPC subordinates aboard the Asura just in case.
It's implied that this process exists in canon, but we're never really told how it works. Thus, there's a specific set of rules for an uninvited intervention that I'll follow with Chrono:
- Chrono has to be aware of the threat. Typically this means he'll try to trace a non-anon community post back to its poster and see if he's close by. He can't just appear somewhere citing a disturbance in the Force. Even for an anon post, though, if there's an explosion visible from space or a huge magical discharge, he'll be able to detect it if he's close enough (see next point).
- Chrono needs to be nearby. If he's just served another call somewhere else - or he's on the Nanohaverse's Earth for plot - he can't respond without teleporting away, and he'll be reluctant to do that if he's in the middle of another case. The Asura's sensors are quite good, though, so it's possible he saw and just decided not to interfere.
- Chrono can come to a world on personal or professional business, which changes his response. If he's there because he wants to be, he'll be able to basically do whatever he wants; but he's off-duty, so he needs to be careful or he risks have to arrest himself. If he's there for the Bureau, he has laws he needs to follow, but his actions are protected by Bureau law themselves, and he's free to escalate to as high a power level as he needs to get the job done.
I am aware that it'd be a little unreasonable for Chrono to just show up and try to fix other canons' problems, so he'll likely check in over the comm before he tries to deploy on an intervention somewhere. That said, I know not everyone wants their dirty laundry aired to the space police under any circumstances. Please comment here if you don't want to deal with Chrono in an official capacity. He'll either fail to detect your world (or problems), or have an official order not to interfere in your world's affairs. Alternately, if you do want him to come by for a specific event, comment here and let me know and we can work something out.
Chrono's service oaths require him to assist where a dimensional disturbance is possible in a nearby zone, if there is a clear and present risk to a significant number of human lives from a -particular course, or if there's a Bureau officer threatened in any way. These three conditions combined mean that if Chrono happens to pass near a world undergoing a significant event - a natural disaster, mass disappearances, severe abuse of magic, or something along those lines - he is obligated to at least appear before someone that either seems to be in charge of the world or is leading a resistance against the threat in question, and offer his services. If they accept and have a good explanation for what's going on (and Chrono is able to assist), it's an invited intervention; the Bureau will assist in some capacity until everything's taken care of, it's deemed too great a threat to continue, or they're asked to leave.
If they turn down his help, he can't stay, and he returns to patrol. If things get substantially worse, he has reason to believe the party he made contact with didn't have authority to remove him, or if he can't reach anyone to get permission, the rules change. If the threat to life or dimensional stability is significant, Chrono can invite himself to stop the threat. This is an uninvited intervention, and while it's a tool the Bureau doesn't necessarily like using, they're the space police - it's an important tool to protect the public at large. Chrono won't necessarily get support during an uninvited intervention, but his not-inconsiderable power means that he might be okay alone, and he does have NPC subordinates aboard the Asura just in case.
It's implied that this process exists in canon, but we're never really told how it works. Thus, there's a specific set of rules for an uninvited intervention that I'll follow with Chrono:
- Chrono has to be aware of the threat. Typically this means he'll try to trace a non-anon community post back to its poster and see if he's close by. He can't just appear somewhere citing a disturbance in the Force. Even for an anon post, though, if there's an explosion visible from space or a huge magical discharge, he'll be able to detect it if he's close enough (see next point).
- Chrono needs to be nearby. If he's just served another call somewhere else - or he's on the Nanohaverse's Earth for plot - he can't respond without teleporting away, and he'll be reluctant to do that if he's in the middle of another case. The Asura's sensors are quite good, though, so it's possible he saw and just decided not to interfere.
- Chrono can come to a world on personal or professional business, which changes his response. If he's there because he wants to be, he'll be able to basically do whatever he wants; but he's off-duty, so he needs to be careful or he risks have to arrest himself. If he's there for the Bureau, he has laws he needs to follow, but his actions are protected by Bureau law themselves, and he's free to escalate to as high a power level as he needs to get the job done.
I am aware that it'd be a little unreasonable for Chrono to just show up and try to fix other canons' problems, so he'll likely check in over the comm before he tries to deploy on an intervention somewhere. That said, I know not everyone wants their dirty laundry aired to the space police under any circumstances. Please comment here if you don't want to deal with Chrono in an official capacity. He'll either fail to detect your world (or problems), or have an official order not to interfere in your world's affairs. Alternately, if you do want him to come by for a specific event, comment here and let me know and we can work something out.
