maskormenace | ♻ 005

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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Correct. I'll be 17 next month.

So you're kind of a kid too.

[ There's no tactful way to point out that his name pretty well implies that, so Kid judiciously doesn't bother. ]

My initial remark wasn't meant to be a disagreement. Although, there's a difference between someone who is young, and someone who is a child.

Sure. I mean, I'm pretty young, but I'm an adult.

Precisely. Age is not a marker of maturity.

I'm mature, though.

And there are many who are adults, who aren't. Like there are many who are children by age, who are.

Everything is perspective.

... Okay, how about this. You ain't legally allowed to live without your parents, right? So how do you handle that?

I'm not sure I'm a sound example to make, given my specific circumstances. But theoretically, one could apply for emancipated minor status in that situation.

Even if you're real young?

In that case, yes, I'd hope someone would be able to find a guardian or caretaker. Failing that, become a ward of the state, although I'm not certain how that'd work for imPorts.

Like a foster kid? Fuck, you don't want that.

Of course no one wants that, there isn't always a choice. People aren't in the system because they chose to be there.

No shit. But I'm saying avoid it if you can.

Duly noted, thank you.

[ Polite to a fault, at least. ]

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