Its Customary For Customs

"Relax Mr. Lorentino." The man was average height and weight, he did have a fancy mustache and a nice uniform, the rest of his group who looked more goon than official were very much larger and more scary looking, the weapons helped.

"I'm trying to, but you know only so relaxed you can be when you are drinking this early." I tried to keep it less obvious that I was cradling my abdomen from the gunshot, which made for some awkward sitting while I was "relaxed", at least the bartender wasn't being obvious about his ease dropping.

"So you're wondering why we are here."

"A little bit."

"When someone such as yourself crosses into our territory from somewhere down south in the wake of a large scale war just fought down there, it tends to raise some flags, especially since Mr. Hanlon and his weaponry are also banned up here as you good and well know." I didn't, but I did know, which made the fact I had brought a Hanlon pistol with me seem more dangerous.

"I had no idea about the ban, I want to disclose I'm carrying a Hanlon pistol."

"We know, you checked it through customs."

"Ahh customs, lots of customary interactions I see." Have I mentioned I'm extremely awkward with modern conveniences? In my day customs meant one guy spitting on you when you arrived, it wasn't exactly standard, but it always seemed to freaking happen.

"So we thought we'd stop in and tell you and Mr. Hanlon his weaponry and his representatives are still outlawed from the country." It was a polite way of telling me to leave, and by polite I mean with armed guards.

"I see, so I should catch an early flight."

"I've even taken the care of checking with the board today for you, there's a flight leaving in an hour, here's your ticket, feel free to consider it a courtesy of this great nation." I smiled, accepted his ticket and accepted his ride to the airport. I tell you it was the nicest way I've ever been banished from a nation in a long time. Which of course made me insanely curious as to what Hanlon had done to get kicked out of a country he sold weapons to.