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[restoringhonor]

[It's taken Zuko a few minutes to figure out what exactly he's supposed to do with the journal, since it's a little more advanced than anything they've got back home, and he wants to be sure he'd doing this right. First impressions, while not the be all and end all of interacting with others, are still important, and he wants to make a good

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[ichoosefight]

You might want to slow down your expectations, Zuko. It takes a month for most people to be assigned an inmate, and the inmates don't usually want to 'get started' right away.

On that note, welcome aboard! I'm Steph.

[ichoosefight]

It's the status quo here. Anything unexplainable can usually be explained by saying "the Admiral did it."

[restoringhonor]

Right.

So. Steph. You're a warden?

[ichoosefight]

Yup! Assigned and assimilated and everything.

[restoringhonor]

How long did it take you to get assigned?

[ichoosefight]

A month, both times. Assignments only come out twice a month. The fifteenth and the thirtieth. Most people don't get assigned the first go around.

[restoringhonor]

Both times?

[ichoosefight]

I got reassigned for no reason a little while ago. That happens too, though not nearly as often.

[restoringhonor]

So, basically, there's a good chance of getting stuck here

[ichoosefight]

Pretty much indefinitely. Unless you quit. There's always that option. Me, I go home from time to time to finish school work.

[restoringhonor]

I don't quit.

[ichoosefight]

Me neither. How many inmates are you planning on helping?

[restoringhonor]

As many as I need to satisfy my deal.

[ichoosefight]

Oh man, you didn't specify how many in your deal? Bad plan, buddy.

[restoringhonor]

Well, I mean, best case scenario, the first one I get assigned, I redeem, get what I need and go home. But from the way you're describing this place, it sounds like it's not that simple.

[ichoosefight]

Well, that and things change sometimes. People change their deals, make new ones, go home and come back weeks or months or even years different. What you need right now might not be all you want from the Admiral.

And, you know, you might decide you like it here. Maybe stay a while.