Eavesdropping, as a crime, was tricky depending on the definition of public spaces, reasonable expectations of privacy, and the approach Genessia City took to the whole thing. Throw in the how obviously suspicious the whole operation looked, and a fine was the probably the worst one could expect.

Not that Ted especially cared. That 'crime' seemed small potatoes compared to whatever was going on in there. That Jefferson got cold feet left him profoundly disappointed. He got up with a huffy air, speaking with a slight measure of contempt. "Apologies, I've misjudged you." Ted prepared to collect his things and exeunt. How one expected to avoid trouble when dealing with such a patently troublesome outfit was more than he could guess.