>One: It has, I think, been established that Kate was carrying the
>zaitoichi illegally in Wounded Rose. Why weren't there any
>significant consequences for that after her very public duel with
>Saionji? Not for the duel itself, but for illegally carrying a weapon?

Oh, it wasn't illegal; the weapons laws of twenty-fourth-century Earth are somewhat laxer than they are here in the real world. It was, however, against the school's own campus code. However, in light of the circumstances surrounding the clash (and the fact that the Campus Police were no bloody use whatsoever), the administration basically looked the other way. Regulations don't have to be enforced.

>Two: We know the rules of the duels of the IDS are pretty much
>"anything nonlethal goes". However (according to Gryphon) there are
>also restrictions on melee energy weapons (lightsabers, etc.). Are
>there any more restrictions of that sort?

I'm not sure I understand the question. That particular rule is common sense; you can't have a duel where one participant's weapon will (not might, will) destroy the other. That isn't a duel, it's one person running away a lot.

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