Brooklyn holds up a quelling hand, although her jaw is visibly tight. “He’s right. The NYPD is either an uncontrolled-but-at-least-not-hostile nuisance for any mayor who pays them off with perks and propaganda, or an occupying army for a mayor who doesn’t. I’m not going to be doing anything they like, politically speaking, so bribery is pretty much my only recourse for a chance at the ‘good’ option.” She sighs. “But right now, I’ve barely got enough funding to field a campaign. No spare cash to grease palms.”
