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[hardboyled]

[The video feed opens up to a morose looking dude in a pale blue shirt and a bland tie with it's knot loosened heavily. Looks like someone's returned from a disappointing time out.]

Ladies and gentleman, it is with a heavy heart that I bring you this terrible news: The 4.7 rated restaurant, Maison d'etre has been lying to us all. Like you, I was fooled by the high praise it was receiving on such popular food blogs as "Good Morning Viet-nom!", "Let's Taco 'Bout Food" and "Making Ends Meat" who all labelled it a culinary adventure of locally sourced food.

However! [His voice breaks halfway through the word, wavering between anger and the desperate need to cry in disappointment.] I have since eaten there and can say with complete certainty that the only culinary adventure to be found in that excuse for a restaurant is the amount of imported ingredients they have on their menu! Even their corn is imported from Ukraine. Who can't find locally sourced corn in America?! I tell you, ladies and gentleman, I am just one big D right now. Disappointed!

[A sigh that's as weighty as the world itself, and... was that a small, barely restrained sob as he quickly bows his head? At least he's quick to compose himself, straightening himself up in his chair and puffing out his chest after a deep inhale.] But it's not all bad news. I, Charles Boyle, will be sure to continue conveying these injustices to the world!

And a few weeks from now, I'll also be sharing my knowledge of food to any folks willing to learn. Watch this space for Boiled Over, an imPort cooking show in front of a small live audience, set to delight and astound. [And just like that, his previous disappointment steadily creeps towards eagerness, because cooking is awesoooome.]

I'm sorry, I'm just so excited for this opportunity! Wow, what a rollercoaster of emotions this place is!

Comments

[hardboyled]

You were in the police?! Me too! Except. Not here. I've literally only just shown up here.

[ghoulking]

Really?

I was an investigator back home, here i was more like... a desk policeman? Sometimes I helped tourists and old ladies crossing the street too. [ HIS BOSS DIDN'T TAKE HIM VERY SERIOUSLY... ]

Would you prefer to be with the police here, as well?

[hardboyled]

Uhm, I'm not so sure yet. Nothing will really be the same as the precinct back home, and I've done my time as a beat cop already, I dunno if I really wanna go through that all over again. Especially if there's import discrimination!

[ghoulking]

I can't say it's discrimination, it's just-

we arrive from other world, and they have to accept our credentials even though we didn't take the exam or studied what they did. [ they probably find it a bit unfair ] Plus what i did back home was a bit different from what cops do here, so they probably weren't sure what to do with me.

They are very nice people, though, i learned a lot from them. [ he rally did, kaneki isn't just being nice.

Still! ] But I understand about not being the same. You can take some time with food here, and then see how that leads you.

[hardboyled]

Ooh, right, sure sure sure. I guess we're kinda lacking in references here, right? Makes sense that they'd want us to start from the bottom again, sucky as it is.

[ghoulking]

If you are registered, most will accept your credentials without asking too much. But some jobs are stricter than others, naturally. It's a good thing the Police Department is.

[hardboyled]

For sure, can you imagine if they let just any ol' import through their doors?! They could have Emperor Palpatine taking over!

[ghoulking]

Emperor Palpatine..?

[hardboyled]

From Star Wars? Big space franchise? It's hard to keep up with who knows what around here.

[ghoulking]

Uhm- no, I haven’t heard of it. [ thank god because kaneki is the student and friend of a Sith Lord. ]

[hardboyled]

Yeah, figures. Other worlds, other media. Basically just insert some fictional super evil guy from your own movies.

[ghoulking]

Aha, alright then.

But yes. We do arrive here with a clean slate, but some imPorts just don't change.

[hardboyled]

People have to want to change for that change to happen. I guess as an investigator, you'd have probably encountered that plenty.

[ghoulking]

[ he is... a very different kind of investigator, but he decides not to stress Boyle about that ]

That's true. There is hope, though.

[hardboyled]

There's always hope! Maybe they need more reforming avenues or something. Maybe all these villains just don't know any better.

[ghoulking]

Maybe they just don't care. It's a bit difficult to tell someone who comes from another world to behave, when they never behaved in their world.

[hardboyled]

Kinda hard to care much about long term consequences when a lot of us won't be here for long. I don't support villainy, but I get the reasoning.

[ghoulking]

personally I care, I've been here for a long time so- [ it's not really just temporary to kaneki ]

[hardboyled]

Yeah, I'm right there with you, buddy. I may only have a few days of experience here, but I still think what we all do is important enough to leave a lasting impact! Just... not everyone is going to be quite so morally responsible. Maybe.