Invisible Swarm III: over

[Jurri]

Oh! I do believe that the ecclesiastical court takes precedence in matters involving supernatural beings. And since I'm a creature of the R'lyeh Pantheon, it's only natural that the trial be held in the main Temple located in the Sunken City. So, prepare your scuba-gear and be welcome! Of course, since it's wartime you may have to wait a couple eons before I have the time to process you, er, your claims (being, naturally, the Judge Supreme in my own court), but once I ascend I'm sure omnipresence will allow for a swift execution. Execution of the trial, of course, I mean.

I do expect you to file the libel in a swift manner, though! I'm sure it will provide great entertainment for a war-torn nation.

[Alneyan]

You are going way too quickly, dear Jurri: your status as a supernatural being does not put you out of the range of civil courts. Pasha has already pointed out we are under the jurisdiction of the United States here: as the state is secular, civil courts are certainly able to judge individuals holding rank in various religions, R'lyeh included.

In addition, the actions of R'lyeh are currently being a concern for humankind and all nations: as such, I believe your case would fall before the international court, on grounds of war crimes, deliberate attempts to wipe out humankind, and genocides. Of course, your priestly status does not grant you legal immunity in international jurisdiction either: your own supernatural authorities will try you as they deem it fit.

Enough talking: your trial is scheduled to start at 0800, local time, somewhere in Nebraska: I don't think they take too kindly to your otherwordly kind there. Of course, location of the trial may be altered if I find a more suitable location for the trial.

[Jurri]

Ah, while secular courts surely try priests and others religiously involved, there is no precedence of a god being tried anywhere, methinks. Also, you being a skank has since become a tenet of faith in the religion of the peaceloving and gentle squid-people: Thus it is only via an appeal to the ecclesiastical (<-love the word! ) court that the creed can be changed.

Nothing stops your puny human court from holding its charade with me in absentia, but I'm pretty confident there are no international agreements between R'lyeh and Nebraska that would grant their rulings any merit hereabouts.

It should also be mentioned that the only war crimes here are Abysia's unwarranted attack without warning upon the grand nation of R'lyeh, despite oaths and treaties proclaiming otherwise. Never, ever, trust the malicious Aku, if you value your citizens, it seems. And of course Ulm's pouncing on a war-weakened nation is utterly without honor and condemnable by all! R'lyeh's dominion is in fact the most benevolent in the entire multiverse, promoting orderly growth and wonders for all our human cattl... friends.

[Cainehill]

Jurri said:
Ah, while secular courts surely try priests and others religiously involved, there is no precedence of a god being tried anywhere, methinks.

Untrue. There was at least one episode of Ally McBeal in which a child launched a lawsuit against God, leading the church to get involved and attempt to alleviate some circumstances which were causing the lawsuit.

[Alneyan]

Jurri: have you filled the "Becoming a God/Goddess/Pretender thingy" forms in triplicate? Of course you didn't! Do you have the relevant papers, including unrefutable proof of seven miracles performed by yourself? I don't think you have that either.

Consequently, you will be denied the status of God/Goddess/Pretender thingy from the time being, until you can regularise your situation. Until then, we will work on suing you back to Betelgeuse. Oh, and you should also wipe out the position *before* claiming to be a God/Goddess/Pretender thingy: until further notice, Pretenders are a dime the dozen, so you are nothing to write home about, really... especially as home is so far away.

[CUnknown]

Hehe, I am almost sorry to disturb the legal goings-on in this thread, but I am back online and the server is back up. We are waiting on Jeffr only for this turn (he apparently finished his turn, but it didn't register).

[Aku]

i cant connect...did your ip change?