Inspector Hart

**Inspector Hart** is an anthropomorphic male turtle and inspector for the Sports and Gaming Commission.

## History

### A long career

Hart has been involved with Sports and Games for a number of years, establishing a perfect record in terms of his investigations and never failing to find wrong-doing. In the course of his career, he became acquainted with both Riq and King, and developed a particular dislike for the former. When Riq apparently perished in his final race at Pinewood Reservoir, Hart was particularly vocal about pushing for investigation into his alleged cheating. King, for his part, developed a healthy wariness regarding the aged inspector, no doubt in part due to his own involvement in the sorts of activity Hart lived to root out and expose.

## Appearance

Miles is a short figure, around the same height as Miles, who typically dresses in a gray suit, jacket open, and white shirt with a dark blue tie decorated with a silver clip. He walks with a cane, brown with several gold rings around the lower end and a blue head that he typically grips in his left hand. The top of his brown shell is visible above the collars of his shirt and jacket, and his tail hangs from beneath his jacket.

Hart has grayish-brown scales, with darker brown apparent on top of his head and going down his back; spots of the same color appear on the backs of his hands and fingers. He has yellow eyes with large black pupils

## Relationships

### Axle

Hart interviewed Axle while investigating the RGP. Axle seemed to display his usual disdain for such encounters.

### Krom

Hart attempted to interview Krom during his investigation into the RGP. However, Krom seemed to think that the interview was being televised, and thus paid more attention to Hart's camera than the inspector himself.

### Meelo

Hart interviewed Meelo during his investigation into the RGP. Meelo demonstrated little patience for the exchange, pointing out that he had no reason to cheat due to already possessing a fortune.

### Meika

Hart interviewed Meika during his investigation into the RGP. Meika acknowledged that she was friends with Tag and the other racers accused of cheating, but claimed-with some degree of accuracy-that the others didn't even trust her, making it extremely unlikely that they would have included her in any such schemes.

### Mr. King

King and Hart have known each other for a number of years, with King having a healthy respect-akin to fear-for the inspector. He does his best to act cordially towards Hart when he arrives on the Ark, though Hart is quick to dispense with such pleasantries. Hart is unimpressed with King's position and outraged when King dares to make a statement to the public about the state of his investigation. However, King is able to persuade him that closing the investigation-if only for the time being-is best for the RGP.

### Ms. Torres

Torres was on hand when Inspector Hart arrived on the Ark, and saw to preparations for his accommodations. After learning that Torres had prepared everything for him in spite of his unscheduled arrival, he expressed his approval of King's assistant and her efficiency.

### Pike

Hart interviewed Pike during his investigation into the RGP, with Pike-whose accusations had prompted the whole thing-playing the part of a cooperative sportsman disappointed by his "talentless" competitors.

### Riq

Inspector Hart knew Riq during Riq's racing career, and seems to have disliked the champion racer's confident attitude, believing that Riq felt entitled due to his successes. He seems to have accepted the Ringmaster-fueled rumors about Riq's cheating with little to no question, having pushed for an investigation into Riq's misconduct.

### Sonny

Hart interviewed Sonny during his investigation into the RGP. Sonny attempted to play cool with the inspector, but his nervousness was on display in at least one unfortunate comment.

### Tag

Determined to discover whether Tag was indeed involved with rigging the RGP, Hart also seems to have harbored a particular dislike for Tag due to his relationship with Riq and the fact that he concealed it from the public. However, Tag didn't allow himself to be put off by the intimidating inspector during their interview, particularly as he sensed that Hart had no evidence against him.

### Tamira

Hart interviewed Tamira during his investigation of the RGP, and provoked the panther's usual feelings of dislike for being interviewed. He had no qualms about questioning her regarding comments made about her by Vyxx, much to her aggravation when he noted the hyena's comments about a supposed relationship between her and Meelo.

### Vyxx

Hart interviewed Vyxx during his investigation of the RGP. Vyxx took advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, mainly to spread gossip about Tamira, particularly regarding her and Meelo.

### Xeno

Xeno was among the racers Hart brought in for an interview during his investigation, though the inventor seems to have been his typical silent self during their encounter.