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{first in the nv, there's just a few quick drawings, scratched from memory - image under cut, but not cut icly.}

Comments

[heavenly_earth]

No matter how much paperwork you have to identify yourself in society, the community remains rather closed to 'outsiders'. The government attempts to keep track of whom and what is on the island, that's all the importance and significance I associate with the written process.

It would take a coordinated effort to keep track of every arrival, disappearance, and death however- particularly if one was searching for patterns. It may be worth looking into, but I believe some of us don't have the time necessary to dedicate to that task.

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I think it's a little funny in a way. They go through the song and dance and hand us cards and papers that we need to go here and there or do this and that. I suppose it doesn't matter, as long as you can do what you need to do. It only matters when it doesn't.

{pause.} That's a shame, when even the simple names of the dead aren't remembered.

[heavenly_earth]

That seems to be the way of it. I wonder how much they care about the truth of what is put on our papers and signed.

But those around the individual don't ever forget. I believe that's the more important thing.

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How long do the people around the individual last?

[gaveherwings]

It hardly frees us from the sufferance of the newcomer stigma, if that's what you're asking. We're not so much true citizens as those born and raised locally....and can't really expect to be. Still, there's an unsettling lack of processing, isn't there? I found that odd too.

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I would hardly expect it to be so easy to get rid of the newcomer's taint. There are so many unusual people here already, though. It doesn't seem like it should be so difficult to blend in, if you hide your NV and dress commonly. I wasn't sure if it was a funny amount of processing or not. I don't really know much about moving in and out of countries, or worlds.

[gaveherwings]

If you take efforts to blend you really can go about mostly indistinguishable, in the street...until you come across something so unfamiliar that it draws attention to yourself.

For immigrants in Romdeau, you needed special clearance just to have access to citizen residential districts. Here, we can go freely about most places, barring private property.

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I suppose in that case I don't have much hope of not standing out. All of this is completely unfamiliar to me.

Where is Romdeau? When is it? How many people live there?

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[neargenius]

1. Haematopus meadewaldoi.

2. Usually people have to take a test to gain full citizenship of a country. Identification can be obtained on a temporary or long-term basis but there are different standards for citizenship.

3. Root beer was originally made from sassafras and other organic materials. It's become a sweetened carbonated drink. Not usually alcoholic.

Neeeeeeeear. :> Hi Near.

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{a pause, as the nv is shut and she tries to fumble her way through that pronunciation.}

1. I beg your pardon?

2. I don't know much about the process. I suppose they only give us stopgap measures so the bureaucrats can manage us as they're required to do, and I suppose it could be worse. We could all be put to fire and sword, after all.

3. It's safe?

C: --oh wait that emoticon was ooc uhhhh.... :|

[neargenius]

1. Actually that was wrong: Haematopus palliatus. That's the scientific name for the birds. I forgot for a minute.

2. Fires and swords are debatably legal here. But the government does seem to want to keep some stability. They might not have permanent citizenship measures in place, since our presence here is supposedly temporary. "Required" is a good way to think about it--no more, no less.

3. Do you have any known allergies?

lol near you are cute like a button.

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1. Is there a different name? Why is {carefully copied.} Haematopus the same for both of them? Do you like birds?

2. Required is all right, as I suppose we are imposing and are more or less guests, at best. Why do they dislike us?

3. I don't have any known ones.

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[zealouspeter]

Nice artwork.

Arrivals are typically recorded, if the person signs in with the Tower apartments. Departures are a bit more difficult.

text for you. :|

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{a slight delay.} Thank you.

Is that to say we have no consistent records?

fiiine. text back.

[zealouspeter]

Essentially. It's been attempted, but it's too difficult to actually do.

yeah, that's right.

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How piteous.

Voice.

[aviatarian]

Oystercatchers! [a pause.] Though someone already answered that. Ah... You know, if you go back there in six months, you'll probably be able to find one that you've seen before.

voice for you, kouichi.

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Hm? The same oystercatcher?

voice! hee.

[aviatarian]

They don't tend to migrate.

VOICE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... c:

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Do you think they could, here?