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[Will has been trying to figure out what to say or if he should even say something first, if he should just read around and only speak up if anything piques his interest. He'd arrived late in the morning, made no attempt to seek out his housemates, and immediately locked himself in his room. It's not until later in the evening that he finally sits to do it, and he's certainly not about to show his face or give out his voice unless something really calls for it. The idea of announcing his presence to people he has never met and isn’t meeting because of a connection? Not exactly his bag, but he’s got to do it eventually. If he was "that guy who pops in to talk about dogs and law enforcement and poorly done journalism but never says anything himself without prompting" it would be better than what he was being thought of back home, certainly, but still not the best way to make a good impression. Not that he’s probably made a good one on housemates, basically ignoring their existence and being as quiet as he could. If asked about it, he’ll fall back on being very upset about the transition and needing time to himself, nothing personal.

There’s a million things that run through his head, what to ask or say. If he should introduce himself or just let people look at what name shows up (Will Graham, nothing special), what’s probably been asked before and what really matters and doesn’t matter.]

Two questions:
1) Are there any recommendations for a source of regular news? What’s happening in the world at large, weather forecasts, local updates, newspapers or magazines. Something reliable. Anything but tabloids.
2) Is there any unstated rule about what sort of pets would and wouldn’t be acceptable if someone is sharing a house, or is it a case-by-case basis?

[Staying informed and pets. Domestic. Ordinary. A normal guy attempting to get some normalcy in a place that is anything but. Newspapers and magazines. There’s nothing wrong with liking the daily crossword puzzle. Old man.

If there’s some sort of "rule" about how people should be allowed to have whatever pets they wanted as long as they were quiet and well-behaved and not a nuisance, he’d really like to know as much. He’d also like some details on the nearest hospital, but he’ll ask someone in his house. Eventually. Once he gets his hair under control and finally feels up to dealing with questions about his hand in a cast and why he would need to go to the hospital for anything else and all those annoyances dogs never burden him with.

Hopefully he didn’t get stuck with anyone who had severe allergies to fur. That would make this Monday truly the most intolerable Monday of them all.]

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[aggressiveapathy]

adorable is the only pet rule
doesn't hurt if you're the same
i guess

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[Will Graham. Adorable.

He'd laugh if he wasn't grimacing at the thought.]

So just regular pets, nothing exotic like lizards/snakes/spiders?

[There are really ugly dogs out there, but he'll find them adorable. Loophole!]

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[demonspawn]

I put the estimate for "number of pets in our house" at about one million. So I'm pretty sure you'd be fine to have some.

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And they all get along? No waking up to yowling cats fighting growling dogs? Hamsters chewing through wires?

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[yourpiecenow]

basically just keep up with this stupid thing. if another demon burns down a public building it'll be the first to know.

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Is that common, demons committing arson?

[Wait.]

Are demons common?

NOT HERE

[dissemble]

[wow rude Lucifer is not a demon get your facts straight]

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[iampretty]

[Be thankful Will, Hans finally has some clothes that AREN'T 'princely chic' and instead lean more towards oxford and slacks. However, he's still wearing gloves because you can take the man out of the southern isles, but you can't take the southern isles out of the man.]

I suppose part of it would depend on what sort of pets--these houses are too small for a stable, after all.

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[Still looks better than what Will's got on, which he doesn't really care to share with anyone. The most comfortable thing he could find with no regards to fashion laws, that orange suit of his tucked away so no one could ever see it. There will be exactly 0% judgment on whatever clothes anyone pops up in.

Within reason, at least.]

I'm a dog person, so a stable wouldn't be necessary. I don't want to bring anything in if it's against the rules or something that's "not done" here.

[He should ask his housemates.

That would require him to be more sociable and deal with questions about why his hand's messed up.

Decisions.]

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[motherflocker]

Doesn't that depend on the rest of your roommates?

[ AND THE TYPE OF ANIMALS THEY HAVE they had better not be cats. ]

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Yes. I was going to ask, mostly to see if anyone had allergies. [He is getting at least one dog, even if it has to be some allergy-friendly poodle hybrid.] It wasn't exactly mentioned anywhere.

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[hothead]

1) you're better off with the tabloids, the rest of it's just going to be friendly retro propaganda
2) what kind of weird ass pet merits asking that question and did you bring it with you or find it here

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[Are they doing this in list form? Will can do that. He can do whole conversations like that. Teachers and their outlines. Could be fun!]

1) All the tabloids I know are the kind that invade celebrity lives or badly manipulated photographs that supposedly "confirm" conspiracy theories. Useless garbage. So it's different here?

[He'll avoid tabloids about murderers at all costs; which singer is dating which actor and who the father of the baby really is? Best thing to default to.]

2) Some places don't allow pets at all. I didn't bring anything with me. [But physical problems and terrible memories.] Some cultures eat animals others consider pets. What's weird to me might be normal to someone else.

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[slightlyoffchilt]

[There's the glance at the message, the name attached to the communicator --

-- The name attached to the communicator.]

This can't be coincidental. Surely.

[That's speech born from a doubletake.]

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[That name is one he recognizes, but surely there's more out there. Somewhere. More Frederick Chiltons, not replicas. Surely.

His voice breaks that thought and does nothing to help the upset that coming to a whole new world and being given powers brings. He can't afford to look like Chilton's mere name and a five spoken words acts as enough to upset his "cocktail," so he fires back a reply as quickly as possible. In text still.

He has a bad feeling he might have to switch to something else. It would be a relief to his hand. Just his hand.]

What do you find coincidental about any of this, Dr. Chilton?

[And how long must he have been here if he sounds so...healthy?]

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[enabeled]

[ That name is familiar. Even though Abel Gideon's memories do not extend further than their initial interviews within the walls of the hospital, he knows of more than that. He knows, for instance, that sometime in his future Will Graham shoots him.

Hard to know what to make of that, really. ]

Well, there's always the radio.

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[No. Another name he furiously tries to wash away with the fact that there must be more people with the same name that's immediately broken when he hears his voice. Chilton, last he knew, had been found holding his guts and went through emergency operation where he was fighting for his life with a grim outlook. Gideon, last he knew, had taken a bullet from Will's gun to his head and hit the snow-covered ground right before him. He's already had the ghost of one man he shot stuck in his mind when he never wanted it. He really can't afford another.]

Do you listen to the radio often, Dr. Gideon? Is it worth it?

[He's not saying he's Will Graham.

But the fact of the matter that he knows (or thinks he does; how many Abel Gideons would have the same voice?) he's talking to a doctor should say it enough.]

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[ew text]

The weather's kind of nice down here in Louisiana right now.

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[ew lucifer

Shouldn't he be in Georgia?]

Hot and humid with a minimal chance of a cool breeze, as per usual?

[It's fishing weather. That makes it nice. To Will Graham.]

[beneaththelakeshesleeps]

I've had great success with the internet.

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[Rude.]

Not me. Never did back home, either. So I asked. Is that all you have?

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[heartlessglitch]

I assume you are originally from the region of Baltimore, Maryland.

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I lived near there recently, yes. What gave it away?

[Which one does this poor soul have to deal with: Chilton or Gideon? Or both?]

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[larker]

I'd think dogs are okay, but dinosaurs are a no-no when it comes to housepets. Apparently there's an issue in getting them to not eat the furniture or roomies.

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[Superheroes. Demons. Bats as pets. People he knows having apparently done some sort of time warp song and dance. Why not dinosaurs, too?]

I was always taught that dinosaurs were extinct. Never saw one myself. Do they roam freely here?

[Has Wolf Trap been called Raptor Trap instead?]

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[humanistic]

Newspapers are a dying medium. Anything going on and everyone talks about it on here, it's like really awful Twitter.

But the Sun-Sentinel isn't bad for a dying medium.

[Also: decent crosswords.]

People usually start with different questions from what I've seen.

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I never got into Twitter. I always thought it was awful by itself.

[Only being able to use 140 characters? How can anyone get anything out of that without tweeting forty times?]

I'll look for the Sun-Sentinel. I'm more accustomed to papers than anything else. As for questions, I assumed asking what was really going on and how to get back home was useless and wouldn't get me anywhere. Moved onto something I could make use of instead. Are those the usual questions?

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[typewriting]

Try the Orlando Sentinel. It's a national paper. As for pets, I wouldn't know. Check with your housemates?

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[Names!!!]

Thanks for giving me a name. [Translation: being legitimately helpful.] I was planning on it. I don't want to bring something in and get chewed out for someone's allergies acting up.

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[attractedtodarkness]

I've heard of plenty of people who keep pets. I'd go for the internet if you want the news.

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You heard of any pets more exotic than bats?

[He may still be a little hung up on the idea of attack vampire bats.]

The Internet can be difficult to navigate. Do you know any sites in particular?

[Not difficult in the way he's just so old and doesn't understand it.]

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[glassinine]

Pets are not disallowed in the homes they've given us; that is on page 3 of the housing assignment document given to us. You have the right to keep pets.

Regarding media that is of use: I have yet to find any watchdog groups that evaluate the accuracy of reporting, so I am not comfortable giving a recommendation.

You worked with the F.B.I.?

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[His teaching skills are waning if he hadn't done all the research he could. Or he's really just out of it and might have read everything six times and not remembered most of it.]

That's good to know there's legal standing in regards to pets.

So you're saying it's all biased, then? That's not so unfamiliar, but still unfortunate.

I did, in a few different capacities. I taught at the Academy more than anything else. Did you work with the Bureau?

[Worked with is a good way to put it, considering he'd never quite gotten the honor of being an agent. Just teaching them.]

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[selfimage]

Everyone always seems to forget about the magic of printed media. It still exists, you know, and it's rather informative! Save for a few choice opinions, but such differences makes the realm go 'round.

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I prefer newspapers to anything else.

[No television, no laptop, no desire for them. No real concern for the Internet when all he has to do is type in a few letters and end up somewhere that frequently talks about how insane he is.]

Are the "few choice opinions" obvious or are they seamlessly interwoven so it's difficult to tell what's honest and what's trying to throw everyone off the truth?

[acclimatized]

1) I find the BBC website is pretty good.
2) Ask your flatmates?

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[Websites.]

1) Is it essentially the same as it was back home? We had one where I come from, I'm just assuming the BBC carries over in more universes than mine.
2) Does everyone have them? We're all just slotted into these places with people we've never met?

[And he didn't even have to get a blue jumpsuit!]

[klutziness]

i've got a kinkajou so i guess it just depends on your roomies

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I've never heard of a kinkajou before. Is it large or violent or something off-putting?

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I'd recommend hitting a library before you boot up your news feed. I'm betting on there being enough discrepancies in history to brush up on before you start reading your paper. That is, if you're from anytime like this world's present. I'm taking from context clues here.

Pet-wise, I think you should've put a note on the fridge to your roommates.

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It's 2014 where I'm from. Start of it, still winter. Library's a good idea. Thanks for that.

[Once he cleans up and gets a better cast, the library seems like the perfect place to go when he's not, apparently, running a bait shop.]

Think they'll all reply or I'll have to track them down individually?

[If they can do a note that everyone uses, great. If he has to...

Maybe he'll just bring a dog in without saying anything.]

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[notdaredevil]

[He really would prefer not to use text, but...]

As far as I've found, most of the standard resources still apply. Television, radio, newspaper. Including some of the versions I was previously used to, or maybe with slightly different names. Although it's probably for the best there doesn't seem to be a Daily Bugle anymore. I prefer radio, but that's just me.

It seems people are also fairly good at reporting on this...whatever you want to call this, as well.

text forever!!!!

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[Will would oblige if asked, he's just not so keen on being seen. Yet.]

That's the second time I've heard about the radio. Didn't think about it before, but I'll be checking it out. Thanks.

[And not because someone else suggested it and he's thinking about how much it'll really be a luxury if he goes home. Nope.]

I'm getting that. Kind of like a meeting place where everyone dishes what's been going on from the looks of it. Sound about right?

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