By having your meter in combative mode, you are EXPLICITLY consenting to be attacked. Having your meter enabled tells everyone around you that you are actively participating in the freeform RP, and so you may be attacked at any time, for any IC reason (e.g. someone just felt ICly like shooting, or they had an IC lapse of judgment, or they were ICly shooting at someone else, or they RP as being completely insane ICly).
Going non-com during a battle is strictly prohibited. Battle starts when you make aggressive or IC insulting statements that may initiate conflict, when you attack someone, or when you are attacked.
If you feel you should no longer be participating in a battle, you may WALK/Run/Jump (not enhanced jump) your avatar away from the fight. You may not go non-com or TP from Battle. If you do not want to participate in the conflict, it is your responsibility to flee and fully lose your pursuers.
After you have been defeated, you need to talk to the other players OOC to make sure the RP is over before going non-com. If all parties do not agree the RP is over, and you choose to go non-com, it will be considered going non-com in battle.
If you are caught going non-com in a battle, you may receive an XP dock, or a more punitive punishment, depending on the case.




