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[helljumper]

[He had spent the better portion of the day wandering around the city. Ducking and diving between crowds of people, and doing his best to stay out of the spotlight - which was far harder than he'd like to admit being a 'foreigner' decked out in futuristic space armor.

Needless to say, after having spent a good few hours gathering intel and having a constant stream of people talking to him about what to expect while he was stuck here (among other things), being able to sit down was a small blessing in and of itself. Something that those watching the camera's feed might be able to pick up on, as the ODST carefully leaned back in his chair, and stared up at the cafe's ceiling with a lengthy sigh.]

"Can't say I'm pleased to be here, but it's an upgrade from magical books." [Then again, giant turtles aren't really swinging in the opposite direction. Something he knows, but he'll hold his tongue on that.]

"Would say I'm impressed by how you guys have this whole welcoming stuff down to a science, but I'm still trying to comprehend most of it. Even then, there's usually a lot more going on than what's on the complimentary pamphlet."

[It's then that his visor lowers towards the screen, and a tick of silence passes by, before he's shifting forwards to properly address those behind it.]

"So, straight to the point; is there anything around here that I should be wary of? Threats, dangers, etcetera."

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[consultingbishop]

"Magical books" and what you're wearing is one of the biggest contradictions I've heard.

[Just sayin'.]

Also, how well does that fancy bike helmet of yours filter out toxins?

[helljumper]

Believe me. I'm well aware, sir.

[The question gets a shrug, though, followed by a leveled look from his visor at the 'bike helmet' comment.]

It's vacuum-sealed, so well enough. Is the air poisonous here or something?

[consultingbishop]

Not so much, but a terrorist group recently found out how to weaponise a drug via aerosol, so that might come in handy.

[He's ignoring the levelled look.]

They told ya about the riots a few weeks back, right?

[helljumper]

Not the type of danger I was expecting, but I'll take it.

[Rook was far more qualified to handle terrorist groups than say, dragons, after all.]

And I've heard bits and pieces. Hard to really get a feel on details when one's never been here before.

[consultingbishop]

You been to the welcome centre? Zatanna is pretty good at explaining stuff.

[holbydelboy]

They told you about the mandatory, in-depth medical examination yet?

[helljumper]

[There's a significantly long pause, because -- well, shit.]

No, sir. They seemed to have left that detail out. [...] How mandatory are we talking?

[holbydelboy]

Incredibly.

[Fletch's tone is deadly serious.]

Wait... You talked to the locals?

[helljumper]

[Hahaha, yeah. There's no way he's willingly going to go through with that, but he'll keep that particular thought to himself for now.]

Had to. Figured they could answer whatever questions I had, though some were more helpful than others.

[May have almost gotten in a fight with a few, but that was neither here nor there.]

[holbydelboy]

[Fletch's eyes widen in shock.]

Oh, no... This is bad. This is very bad.

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[schrodingersghost]

"It's probably safest to start with everything and work down from there."

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[helljumper]

Fair enough. [Believe it or not, he's already got that mindset ingrained into his skull.]

Didn't see the harm in asking for specifics though. Tends to help me get a feel on where I stand in all of this.

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[schrodingersghost]

Well, if you see dust falling from the sky, might be a good time to get far, far away.

[helljumper]

Dust? [... what.]

Like a dust storm? Or is there something special about this type?

[schrodingersghost]

It kind of made a lot of people go crazy.

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[inkulcation]

The local death cult, of course.

[Beautiful woman, very faintly Irish accent, a smile that doesn't reach her eyes.]

Gang violence is apparently on the decline, after all. Keep in mind that at least half the Foreigners are more dangerous than they appear, think before you act, and you should be fine, darling.

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[helljumper]

[Death cults. That's a new one.] And here I was worried this place would be boring.

Don't think you have to worry about me getting into too much trouble, but the advice is still appreciated, ma'am.

[Well, at least for now. Who knows if that'll change down the road.]

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[inkulcation]

[Ma'am. Hm. Those certainly are manners he has.]

Miss Sorrows will do.

[She tilts her head.]

I'm hardly worried. You look as though you can take whatever's thrown at you.

Tell me, what lies in your interests?

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[helljumper]

[All of the manners. It's his thing.]

Alright, Miss. Sorrows. [His helmet moves in a way that might reflect amusement, but subtle armor expressions can be hard to pick up at times.] Think you're giving me too much credit, though. I've ran into enough stuff to know that's not always the case.

But aside from knowing any obvious threats, not much. At least, nothing that I couldn't figure out just by wandering the city on foot.

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[inkulcation]

[Frankly, she feels it's cheating for him to hide his body language and expressions that blatantly. It's almost enough to make her want to deprive him of the same visual cues on her part; but really, that would just be awkward at this point.]

No? I suppose the development of such impressive armor must have been precipitated by a need, after all.

[This said a bit airily.]

Related or unrelated to those magical books?

[reluctantaccessory]

Well, let's see, I haven't been here that long, so I'm probably not any real help but I did hear there were riots before I showed up...

I guess, I've just been acting as if nothing is and figuring it out as I go.

(A once, probably still, necessary habit.)

[helljumper]

I'm willing to take any information I can, at this point. So you'd be surprised, ma'am.

[His voice leans away from the usual soldier-like firmness to something amicable, as he continues.]

But I've heard a little about the riots as well. Some locals didn't seem too happy about it.

[reluctantaccessory]

I suppose that's not a bad thing, really, taking anything you can in. But, yeah, that was what I understood about it and I can't really blame them, you know?

(Marie thinks this over then pauses.) Oh, you know there is something I heard. Someone mentioned to me that if we end up popping back to where we are originally from...we forget everything that happened here. Did anyone mention that to you yet? I don't know how true that is, but she sounded very sure about it.

[helljumper]

It's kind of all I got right now. [His shoulders raise upwards in a shrug, followed by both hands doing pretty much the same.]

And no, but that's... usually how these places go. Had the same thing happen from where I was just pulled from - not my home world, but somewhere else. Kind of surprised I even recall that place at all, actually.

[Mm. Part of him wishes he didn't, but them's the breaks.]

[reluctantaccessory]

You know? That's not a bad thing to really have. It'd definitely something, at least.

Usually? (She frowns.) I, I mean...I never heard of anyone forgetting about the place I was at for a little while before here.

I guess it was a little bit like this. ("Like" meaning - she was tossed here without her wanting it to be.) But, well, I suppose that probably means I got a bit lucky.

(Marie is of the opinion that forgetting, even if it was forgetting something bad, was worse than remembering and being uneasy or worse because of it.)