are we the baddies?
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2 fully sentient MetaCity Police Department mercenaries are hanging about the corporate city. One is visibly depressed.
His superior asks: "You okay, junior?"
Junior: "My MATAFLIX subscription price went up again... the hacker hideout we raided last week, destroying all the drives with pirated media? They had shows you can't even watch on MATAFLIX anymore..."
Superior: "Look, kid... I like you, but you're on a fast track to being replaced by a semi-sentient bot cop."