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Okay, I got a question - why's there so many kids here? You can't turn a corner without running into an imPort kid.

[This... may be a slight exaggeration. It almost does feel that way to Tiffany, though; she came through the Porter from a totally kid-less environment. She'd seen child visitors to the prison in passing, but hadn't interacted with one in years until coming here - and that's not even touching on her own vague Kid Issues, which are currently heightened after her conversation with Jesse about her past.]

I mean, it just seems kinda cruel, you know? Porting in a bunch of kids without anyone to look after 'em. I mean, unless the people here are meant to look after 'em, but come on. How many of us are the type? And I know I would've missed my mama something fierce if I was taken to a whole new world when I was little; some weird fucking stranger wouldn't've cut it.

... Hell, I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong; I could be wrong. Never really knew what to do with kids myself, so it ain't like I know how they think - how y'all think.

So never mind, maybe.

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The only ones that seem to make even a bit of sense are the people dressed as bats. At least black has a tactical advantage when operating at night.

Do they have bat wings, too?

Just capes. I've never seen one actually fly. I doubt the costume is for anything other than show.

Ain't much of a tactical advantage if you're doing stuff for show.

Theatricality has certain advantages. It might not do much against an intelligent opponent, but with your average street thug it might work wonders.

Oh. I thought you was talking about, like, hiding in plain sight. Stuff like that.

It's probably pretty hard to do that when you're wearing a bat costume unless it's Halloween.

You think I'm gonna have to wear a costume?

Are you planning on becoming a superhero or villain?

I thought I was already a superhero. That's what they told me when I came through the Porter for the first time.

There's nothing that says you have to be. Of course, you don't get to live on the government's dime if you aren't.

Well, I like it. I just don't wanna wear a stupid costume.

I guess there's nothing that says you have to do that, either. I don't wear one.

What kind of superhero are you?

I don't consider myself a superhero, per se. I used to be a cop, and I'm trying to use those skills to fight crime, just without all the red tape.

Yeah, you told me about that. How's it working out? You still getting all your vacation time in?

I'm out of commission at the moment, so it's more of a forced vacation.

Something happen?

Managed to lose part of my leg. I'm relatively immobile for now.

Shit.

You need healing? I can do it.

Thanks, but it probably won't work. My leg's prosthetic, and I've got a friend working on a replacement.

Oh. Yeah, I don't know if I could regrow a whole leg. Maybe! But maybe not.

If you have any booze you can't drink by yourself, feel free to stop by Maurtia Falls, though.

I always got extra booze when I'm in Maurtia Falls.

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