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[raavashing]

[To say things had been weird since Wan arrived would be a massive, massive, massive understatement. Several hours of just plain weird. He was finally at the house he'd apparently been assigned and it was nice.

...really nice. Nicest place he'd ever had a chance to sleep in.

But that wasn't why he was at the terminal, using it for the first time. No. He had weird things to ask about.]

H-hello.

[Wan gave an awkward wave.]

I'm new here and I was told I could use this to find out information if I had any questions. I have a few. They're about the turtle that found me and this strange feeling I've been having since I woke up. They're unrelated. The turtle was giving me a strange feeling, but I got that one sorted out.

Anyway, first about the turtle. Her name is Rio'era. She wanted to come home with me, but the home I was given was not the home she wanted to go back to. I mean, I can find her anywhere with the spiritual connection she's given me, but I- I'm not getting to the point. I just wanted to know if that was normal?

A turtle the size of a small house calling out to you when you get here and all that. The people that introduced me to the computers didn't mention anything about smaller turtle spirits doing that. They only mentioned the giant turtle spirit we're all living on right now.

The other question I have is about this strange feeling of... well, I'm not sure. It's like I can feel myself in two other places, but I can't pinpoint those places. I can just feel them. Out there.

Floating around.

...Somewhere.

[Wan quieted, trying to remember if there was anything else.]

Oh! I'm supposed to find a job! I've never had one in a human city before! So that's pretty exciting. If I can get one. How do I get one? Is there a place I can volunteer to go hunting outside the city or something? Cause I've done that before... sort of.

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[alphatar]

[Time for the daily check up to see if the encryption works, and she doesn't even pay any attention to the video as she sets up her encryption. It isn't until she slumps back in her chair does she pay any attention to Wan talking.]

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[Then her eyes widen and an aimless "Aaaahhhh!" preceded her lurching forward to turn off the feed.]

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[alphatar]

[A few minutes later after she's had time to let her brain process what she just saw, Korra turns the feed back on.]

...hi. [Flawless.] The baby turtles are like that, it's normal. But, uh, the other questions you have are a little more complicated.

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[raavashing]

[You are strange, strange woman on his screen.

He understood that the feeling himself in two other places was probably pretty complicated. But the job...]

Why is getting a job more complicated?

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[alphatar]

Well, there's not too much demand for hunting. Trust me, I know. [She scoots to the side and points at the tribble fur that covers the back of her chair.]

So you might want to try something more in the city. The Welcome Center's usually looking for help and there's other places that could use someone. Like fishing- well, that is a kind of hunting, huh? [She's trying to stall while figuring just how to tell him...everything]

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[raavashing]

What would I do at the Welcome Center? I don't know near enough about this place to teach people about it like they tried to teach me.

[Wan sighed and rested his chin on one hand, considering the fishing option.]

I could probably help with fishing. I've only ever done enough for myself before, though... Where would I find out about other places that could use someone? Do I just go to every place I see and ask if they need help?

[A beat.]

Cause I can do that if I need to.

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[alphatar]

[Korra's got her hot-shot big girl pants on now.]

You just so happen to be in luck, Wan. I run the dojo in Wood, work for the Fishing Shop in Water, volunteer at the hospital in Metal, do barback duties at the Brazen Turtle tavern, and I used to work at the Welcome Center.

[She folds her arms triumphantly after that resume and gives a smile.]

You need a place to work, I'm the person to talk to.

[...yeah, she totally messed up and didn't catch it.]

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[superoverachiever]

Yeah, it's pretty normal. They need, I guess we're, like, adoptive parents.

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[raavashing]

Yeah. She made me feel pretty giddy. I just wasn't told about it happening. It's good to know that it's normal. I guess.

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[superoverachiever]

Yeah. Normal, but it's a lot of responsibility.

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[raavashing]

I don't mind the responsibility. Actually, it feels really good to be trusted like that. That's not easy to earn.

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[superoverachiever]

Yeah. [Her face sours a little while her hand fidgets in irritation.] Assuming it is earned beforehand, anyway.

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[raavashing]

Do you think it wasn't?

[lostundercover]

You want a job and can fight, join the foreigner police force. We train and could use the recruits.

[raavashing]

What sort of duties would I have?

[lostundercover]

Depends what you're good at.

[raavashing]

Okay...

[That answer didn't really help him. Wan wasn't used to 'police'. The closest his world came to them was 'guards' and those were mostly just people who guarded specific places.]

Well, you said you train people. What do you train them in? I'm assuming there's more than one kind of way to do the job since duties depend on what I'm good at... It would really help if you explained more about what the foreigner police force is and does.

It would help a lot.

[lostundercover]

[There's a moment of silence as Costigan considers whether the guy really means it before he begins the explanation.]

The foreigner police force is our - the foreigners - division of the Emperor's police force. The police exist to upload the laws, keep the peace, protect the Emperor and the people, and anything else that needs doing that you feel personally comfortable with.

Right now, the priority is cutting off the flow of Dust into the city, minimizing gang violence, and investigating crimes. Aside from the fuckin' obvious threat.

The Academy trains you how to fight, hand-to-hand and with a few weapons. It teaches you the local laws and punishments. If you're lucky, you might even learn a thing or two about this place and tricks for surviving.

[raavashing]

You seek to bring peace to the city?

[Well, now. That's right up Wan's alley. Though Wan's definition of peace was probably a little different than a cop's.]

That's great. Though, really, I know how to survive a city on the back of a Great Turtle even without knowing all the laws here. I grew up in one. It didn't have these computer things and spirits and other creatures didn't live with humans, but otherwise, it's not that different.

What's the problem with the dust?

[akito]

My little turtle friend is named Quintus. You just have to take care of them like they're family, and in return you get their companionship. [ honestly, he doesn't know what he would do without Quintus in his mind. it doesn't make Agito's absence in his mind any less painful, but it helps. ]

I can't really help with a job, but, um... Welcome!

[raavashing]

Thank you. Rio'era made that part clear. I just wasn't sure if it was something I should have been told about or not since the people at the Welcome Center didn't say anything. I don't really need the companionship, but it's nice to have it all the same.

[akito]

I wasn't told anything about it either, so it was a bit surprising for me, too. The turtle we're stuck on - Asti - is really thankful for everyone looking after his nieces and nephews for him.

[raavashing]

I thought they were the Great Turtle's children. Not his nieces and nephews.

[akito]

Nn! They're not his children. But I think he cares about them as though they were.

[raavashing]

[Wan, having grown up an orphan and his only family one he put together himself with Yao and Jaya, understood that kind of not-family-but-family bond. He smiled kindly and nodded.]

I see. Thank you for telling me.