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statement_ends ([personal profile] statement_ends) wrote in [personal profile] jackrackham 2020-05-03 01:03 am (UTC)

John arches an eyebrow at Jack's audibly offended grousing. Martin must have explained the situation to him, but then again, he's not sure how familiar anyone could expect an 18th-century pirate to be with things like modern liability laws.

"There are only so many services we can legally provide," John says evenly as he goes about filling the electric kettle and starting it heating. "Especially given the variable contents of the files. Setting aside the privacy issue of giving you access to files that aren't yours, there are potential liability issues on our end. If a file contained... I don't know, poison or something, we would be held responsible for your exposure. For example."

With Jack not being here for Eliot, John had rather assumed he intended to have another go at their immigration files (and there is, perhaps, an argument to be made that they're not as beholden to honoring the privacy of individuals who are no longer in the city, if push came to shove). Hearing that he's actually after advice is a surprise, and John throws him a startled look.

"Advice?" he echoes. Then, before he can think better of it: "What about?"

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