[Voice]

[gaveherwings]

[This is a new voice to the network. He sounds pensive, thoughtfully composed.]

On the whole, my arrival has been...disorienting.

This city is so frantic and unorganized, a systemic ataxia. To awaken from Romdeau and find myself here, from one reality into another, is like a dream.  And yet...what a strangely liberating one. With no current

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[voice]

[mentis_reae]

Rather difficult to have a system for legal residence or citizenship, with most of us pulled here suddenly and against our will. Few if any will have any documentation at all.

When did you arrive?

[voice]

[gaveherwings]

Earlier this morning. I can't seem to find the 'landlord' on duty, or any other immigrant housing officials besides the Greeter who...barely processed me, and so I've been waiting in the lobby for any further directions.

I am correct in assuming we do have free roaming privileges, then? I've seen the map of transportation routes...are they any districts off-limits?

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

No; there are no districts off-limits. Naturally, you're not to stray into private property, but that much is obvious.

[voice]

[gaveherwings]

What an unexpected extension of privilege!

Are there any restrictions on employment?

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[tipofatlas]

As we're all in one place, it's difficult to be left truly unobserved.

Text.

[gaveherwings]

I would suspect as much.

To leave so many foreigners to their own discourse without some surveillance would be rather poor forethought in security.

Text.

[tipofatlas]

Regulations tend to be lacking nonetheless.

Text.

[gaveherwings]

Yes, that's been a general impression thus far. A total lack of formal bureaucracy.

[audio]

[neargenius]

Why would you want to apply for citizenship?

[audio]

[gaveherwings]

Why?

What a peculiar question.

Back in Romdeau, it was the ambition of every immigrant to acquire full citizenship. Without it, there are many rights and benefits you simply....wouldn't have access to. Not to mention public respect!

[audio]

[neargenius]

Not so peculiar. Most here want to return home. They would likely not waste time with citizenship tests.

Were you an immigrant there, too? Or were you the 'public'?

[Audio]

[gaveherwings]

So a vast majority of arrivals here do have homes to return to?

What are the requirements of citizenship tests here?

I was a fellow citizen, born to Romdeau, of course. Our immigrants were mostly from Mosque, after it became uninhabitable there.

[video]

[heartdissonance]

Are you looking for answers to apply to yourself?

[video]

[gaveherwings]

[Well she's a startlingly different sort of face than what he's used to seeing.

For sake of courtesy, he swaps to video as well.]

Ideally, yes, that's my intention.

[video]

[heartdissonance]

[Fingertips to her chin. She's got a pondering expression, and then she squeezes her eyes shut till her white lashes press together and frowns.]

Involvement, is what it seems like to me.

[A hum. Eyes open up again.]

From what I have seen, for the most part, the people who arrive here seek involvement in various affairs. Not assimilation, necessarily. Just busy hands, or the pursuit of their ideas.

[video]

[gaveherwings]

Busy hands, I see. A willingness to take part in the system here, whatever this city's...laissez-faire system may be.

[sharp_fox]

But it sounds like ya landed right on your feet.

[gaveherwings]

It wouldn't do anyone very well if I had panicked.

[sharp_fox]

But there you are, already finding out if you can take all the usual steps to fit in~

[gaveherwings]

It seemed the natural course of action?