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[sleight_of_hand]

[There's a bit of a scruffy individual appearing on your screens today, looking rather small and out of place in what is apparently his new room, from what little is seen of the background. He looks like he really doesn't want to be doing this, but... when in Rome, right?]

Uh... guess it's only polite to introduce yourself on these things, right?

[He fidgets, having trouble looking at the screen.]

Detective Tohru Adachi, formerly Inaba PD. Ah... nice to meet all of you? I guess?

[It's a moment, before he finally lets out a sigh, his face scrunching up at the camera.]

I'm not even really sure why I'm here. It's not like I'm anything special.

[HA!]

But, uh... I'm in Heropa, building thirty. They've assigned me to be a traffic cop, so... be sure you park your cars right! Heh heh...

[He's smiling, but it's obvious he's dying a little on the inside.]

[If anyone in #030 wants to talk to him personally, he's sitting on his bed, looking like he's trying not to take up too much space at once.]

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[mightthinkthat]

Oh, come now. Special is in the eye of the beholder, surely?

[ And you'll get everyone to loathe you if you become a traffic cop, so it's win/win. Maybe if you're good, Francis will throw you a bone and suggest your assignment isn't mandatory. Or someone else will. ]

[sleight_of_hand]

[He's used to loathing; he can handle loathing.]

Look, I... really just want to keep my head down. Getting involved in government stuff isn't exactly my thing.

[mightthinkthat]

[ Going the pathetic route, all right. Not as fun, but Francis is willing to discuss it. ]

And what is your thing, if I may ask?

[enucleation]

Being special isn't the requirement to be brought in. But even so, you become special when you arrive, according to the government.

[sleight_of_hand]

Yeah, I read the file. Not sure how I feel about all that, but I guess it works for my profession.

[enucleation]

Your profession? Traffic cop?

[Video]

[kingofthetvworld]

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[Nope, nothing coherent. Enjoy the relaxing melody of a screaming bear.]

[Video] => [Private]

[sleight_of_hand]

[Well that is a scream he wasn't expecting to hear. There's a moment of surprise, before Adachi slams this conversation to a private line so quick it'd give someone whiplash. That nice and awkward cop look is gone really quick after that.]

What the heck are you doing here?! Can't I get a break from you kids?!

[Private Video]

[kingofthetvworld]

[That change in demeanor is enough to shake Teddie out of his fit, it's almost as if he takes offense to it. It's really...it's really that guy, isn't it? There's no denying it now, there was no way he could mistake that...change.

And what's worse is Teddie has to deal with him alone. Everyone liked to go on about how his friends were soon to follow, but no. They lied, he got the bad man instead.]

M-More like what the heck are YOU doing here?! I'm having a hard time bearlieving anyone would want you in the first place, so you...you need to go back right now!!

[Teddie puffs out his chest and does his best to look intimidating, that he isn't afraid, but his stuttering is definitely not helping. ...That, and well he's also a stuffed bear. But he has to at least try, he's the only one here who knows what this guy really is...]

[incendere]

Traffic cop, huh?

[There's a hint of sympathy there.....as well as a bit of amusement.]

Fortunately, you're capable of changing positions after a certain period of time.

[OTHERWISE HE'D STILL BE A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER UUUGH]

Seeing as it's still within the same field, I doubt it'll be too hard to get a position you're more familiar with here.

[sleight_of_hand]

Yeah, that's what I've heard. Looks like I'll just have to work hard all over again.

[Question was, could he really bring himself to do it, knowing what was at the end of all that hard work? Or could he keep some optimism and hope it would be different this time around? This was a place where super heroes were a thing, after all.]

And... well, maybe if I don't get that far, I could always go into private detective work. I mean, it works for a fifteen year old back home, so...

[Fifteen, sixteen; whatever age Shirogane-kun actually was.]

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[hoboagogo]

[Why hello, Adachi! Have some punk alleytrash on your screen- all long hair tied back, obviously chilling out outdoors somewhere.]

'Least Inaba's a place I've heard of. Don't worry 'bout not being too special. They just sorta cart anyone over, from kids to space-psychics.

So what power'd the Porter give you?

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[sleight_of_hand]

S-space-psychics?

[He doesn't want to know. He really doesn't.]

Oh, it gave me 'sharpshooting' and 'enhanced endurance'. Guess that works out well, being a cop.

[Hey, he's not lying; he asked what the Porter gave him, after all.]

So you've heard of Inaba, hunh? Kinda surprised, considering how out of the way it is.

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[restingstitchface]

Ah. A detective?

[He's putting on a pleasant tone. But don't think he missed that little laugh at the end of your speech, there.]

Well, don't worry. I'm certain there's plenty here who deserve to feel the long arm of the law. Even for parking violations.

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[sleight_of_hand]

[Hunh... audio? Well that was annoying, especially when he didn't really know anyone here.]

Oh, yeah... I'm sure. Just used to doing things more important than that. I mean, I just came off a big murder case not all that long ago.

text; comm tag is "Hiro"

[microbrobotics]

nah dude the job they assign you sucks. find something else bro

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[sleight_of_hand]

[Oh man, texting. Hold on, give him a sec; this is way different from his old flip phone. He may accidentally press some wrong "keys".]

Do ive been told
May as well give it a shot ay leadt

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[airshow]

Sheesh, detective to traffic cop? Talk about a demotion. They really don't know how to play to people's skills here, do they?

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[sleight_of_hand]

[Yes, good, someone that understands his misery.]

Doesn't look like it. I can understand starting the new guy out at the bottom, but c'mon... this is a little much.

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[lasthugs]

[This call's from a woman looking as ordinary as the NPCs of Inaba, standing in what looks like the back room of some store. There's noise coming from behind her, muffled, from another room. She grins while taking a bite of her lunch.]

Not all people who get brought here are extraordinary! I hear we don't have much control over it. I'm the same way, and I don't even have your experience as a police officer.

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[sleight_of_hand]

[...well, at least she didn't have her hair in a side ponytail. And man, that lunch looked delicious; Adachi's stomach decided to let out a growl, loudly reminding him that the last thing he had to eat was nasty boiled lotus root. Prison food sucks.]

Eheh... well, at least I'm not shooting in the dark? Is that even the right phrase to use?

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[insatiableinappetite]

[There's a moment where Kira's face briefly scrunches with disbelief...but it passes.]

Just because you have nothing special it doesn't mean you have nothing to offer, doesn't it?

Bit of a demotion, isn't it?

[Video]

[sleight_of_hand]

Heh... w-well, if you ask my partner back home, I'm the laziest human being in existence, so...

[Well, he was pretty sure Dojima-san wouldn't actually say that, but he was fairly certain he'd say something about his inability to offer anything useful.]

Yeah, a heck of one. [A sigh.] Oh well, right? Not much I can do about it.

[vacationer]

Are you going to freak out when you find out about your powers?

[sleight_of_hand]

Uh, not really?

The powers that were listed aren't really all that stellar.