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[bodilesswarrior]

[Barbara’s been here a few days, now. She’s explored a good chunk of the city after memorising the maps. She’s scrolled through dozens of network posts, getting a feel for her sudden compatriots. (In other words, "building an extensive database of files".)

She still feels out of her element – she has no tower, here, no network of power and persuasion – but she’s slowly starting to relax.

So her smile is more or less genuine when she makes her own introduction.]

Hello, everyone. I’m Barbara. [She considered an alias, back when she first arrived, but she didn’t see much point.] I'm new, so I've got my fair share of questions. [A fleeting, rueful smile that hides her frustration.]

How well-integrated have the Transports become? How many of you have jobs here? Have we set up any regulations or enforcement? Has anyone attempted any sort of education system? [She knows some of this already, but she'd like a number of experiences and perspectives.]

[Tony Stark | Encryption 100%]

[The air-tight encryption isn't so much necessary as it is habit.]

I hear you're a good man to talk to about mechanics.

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[bodilesswarrior]

They'll do that. [She thinks of Leslie, but only briefly; her feelings there have become a tangled mess.]

Sometimes too much order can be restrictive.

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[dawningsun]

I'm certain he would agree, though I wish there was more accountability for medications and the like. No doubt Adrasteius would simply say that they were helping someone, either way.

[Sigh.]

I've learned not to suggest such things. He can be terribly...stubborn. I suppose all us old men are, in our own ways.

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[bodilesswarrior]

[Lightly, with a faint smirk.] Probably, yeah.

I guess I shouldn't suggest regulating things without telling him first.

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[dawningsun]

[He smirks back.]

I'd rather not make my living situation more unbearable than it currently is.

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[bodilesswarrior]

Fair.

See, this is why I like owning my own building. [And her smile twists, becomes something small and sad.]

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[dawningsun]

The only space I own to myself here is my tailoring shop, unfortunately.

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[bodilesswarrior]

Yeah, I have a far way to go until I can claim that here.

How's your shop doing? Do you get a lot of business?

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[dawningsun]

Enough to give me projects to work with, though I do hope to expand my knowledge. It seems that here, suits are more in fashion for men than robes are.