Bringing of the Law (Law-Jaw)

**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, Annette, Plaisance, the Working Class Woman, Scab Leader, Call Me Mañana, Lilienne Carter, Tommy Le Homme, the Paledriver, Cindy the SKULL, Titus Hardie and the Hardie boys Don't Call Abigail, Idiot Doom Spiral, Andre and Egg Head, Pissf\*\*\*\*t and Fuck the World, the Sunday Friend, Klaasje, and the Payphone.

## References

YOU – "WAKE UP! THIS IS AN ORDER, I AM THE LAW."
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."
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."
YOU – "I'm a policeman."

WORKING CLASS WOMAN – "I know you are."
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."
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!"
YOU – "As always, I am... the Lawbringer."
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."
YOU – "I am the law."

TOMMY LE HOMME – "You sure are, my man." He nods emphatically.
YOU – "Me? I am the law around here."
YOU – "Don't use that tone with me. I am the law."
YOU – "I'm not a pig. I am \*The Law\*. Show me what you're selling or I will shake you down."
YOU – "You're not the law. I am the law!"
DON'T CALL ABIGAIL – "Don't ya call her, ya hear. Don't call Abigail..."

YOU – "I am the law."
YOU – "I have re-entered reality to conquer it. To bend it to my will. I am the law."
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."
YOU – "Don't fuck around. I am the law."
SUNDAY FRIEND – "What's the meaning of this?"

YOU – "It means the jig's up, creep. I am the law!"
YOU – "Hold on there. The Hardie boys are \*not\* the law -- I am."
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.