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[dreadinquisitor]

[He wanted time to familiarize himself with this place. He needed to know if anyone else from the Inquisition had been brought across as well, and then to find them if they had. But first, he'd looked through the information they'd given him - the neat print on the strange white paper - and now, suddenly, Maxwell had a much more immediate, personal worry.

The video opens on his face; his expression a mixture of incredulity and concern.]

Hello. [It feels awkward, addressing nothing, but he pushes on.] My name is Maxwell and I have a question, and there doesn't seem to be anyone else to ask.

[The camera turns and fixes on a portion of the pages he'd been given. He points to a section, chases a sentence with his fingertip as he reads it aloud.] 'Bears will always find him.' [Then the feed swings back to him.]

Why would anyone want this? How many bears do you even have in this place, to hope to make this useful? And do they just-- roam about?[He glances away, as if one might have suddenly sneaked up on him, then back.] Are these abilities negotiable in any way?

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[dreadinquisitor]

[A bemused smirk.]

Like what Korean Tacos are, for example?

[fehus]

Bingo. I'd say you'll never look stupid again, but most of my worlds have it, and, well. I guess it's easier for people to look up pictures of cats than try to get informed.

[dreadinquisitor]

Ouch.

Being the new guy is hard, okay.

[fehus]

Quick, use the internet to look up "world's tiniest violin." Now imagine me playing one for you.

[am_i_a_monster]

Good luck with the bears.

[viced]

Oh, more often than you'd think, actually.

We have shit go down pretty regularly in these areas.

[ghoulking]

Well, it depends on the country. In USA they us "Mister" from men, "Missus" from women and "Miss" for young women. [ it actually gets more complicated than that, but Kaneki is not going to complicate it ]

[marriedmedium]

[Sadie winks.]

Perhaps you just need to learn.

[dreadinquisitor]

Lute or go home.

[dreadinquisitor]

Mister, Missus, Miss... seems easy enough.

[Something he can handle at the moment.]

I think I can manage that.

[dreadinquisitor]

Thank you.

Hopefully I won't need it, but thank you.

[dreadinquisitor]

[An arched eyebrow.]

So they truly weren't kidding about using these powers for good, fighting crime, that whole thing?

[dreadinquisitor]

Not for lack of trying, believe me. But I just don't have the temperament for it - or the patience. It's always just so much easier if everyone's upfront.

[fehus]

Going home I guess, bye.

[dreadinquisitor]

[A soft chuckle.]

Goodbye, Magnus.

[fehus]

[have a wave, a quirked smile -- and he hangs up!]

[marriedmedium]

And so dull!

[ghoulking]

People here don't mind much what you use or don't use.

[lightinside]

No, it doesn't. Sorry. [She's sincere though.] Why don't you tell me about it? Give me an idea of what it's like.

If that's okay.

[viced]

You don't have to, but a lot of people do.

Personally? I'm more likely to go about things administratively, more than with brute force. Some people, though, really like the brute force solution.

[dreadinquisitor]

Considering my new apparent affinity for large, angry animals, I'm not sure I need any more excitement in my life.

[dreadinquisitor]

That's also helpful to know. [An honest smile.] Thank you again.

[dreadinquisitor]

[It's not the first time he's been asked now, but still, there's a pause as he tries to figure out where to begin.]

It's... different, in even the most basic ways. The buildings here, even the few I've seen, are - impossible, where I'm from. And those machines, the horseless carriages? We don't have those either. And we don't have these. [He taps the communicator, just left of his nose.]

...But we do have magic. So while what this ability of mine does is strange, that one can have power isn't.

[dreadinquisitor]

[He smiles, just a little sadly, thinking suddenly of Josie. She'd have loved that.]

Kill them with kindness, or, if nothing else, bury them in paperwork.

Sorry this took so long, RL is involving a best friend's wedding. Which is stressful .

[ridewithdestiny]

Boredom seems to be the least of everyone's worries here.

I'm Makoto by the way. It's nice to meet you.