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001. video; un: hero.
[Thom's head pops up on the screen; he was getting comfortable with the communications device now thanks to prolonged exposure and having met a fair few people around the quarantine zone. It wasn't like he had his old reputation here so it was easier for him to appear calm and confident when it came to addressing other people. He has a small smile on his face, the familiar look of communal housing behind him.] Hey! I'm Thom... I had a question, I guess? [His nervousness is concealed, but it still comes through a little in the way he doesn't quite look directly at the camera.] I know everyone's having a tough time right now but like, does anyone here play Basketball?
[His eyes light up talking about it, his enthusiasm clear on his features.] I was thinking its been a while since I hit the court and I'm guessing there isn't one here, but I'd like to maybe shoot some hoops, if anyone's interested?
[His eyes light up talking about it, his enthusiasm clear on his features.] I was thinking its been a while since I hit the court and I'm guessing there isn't one here, but I'd like to maybe shoot some hoops, if anyone's interested?
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Depends on what kind of game you're offering. You prefer Half-court, or Street style?
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Don't mind the full workout. Most people just wouldn't want to give me the advantage of a bigger court.
[Because chasing around the ball was easy when you didn't exactly have to run.]
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And the fact that I can choose whether or not to have a physical form.
[There's a grin on his face, one that makes it hard to tell if he's being serious or just really edgy right now.]
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I went through SEP. The Soldier Enhancement Program--when I was in my 30s.
[Even if the whole Zombie look made it hard to gauge his age, it doesn't sound like he's lying does it.]
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[Life of a hero, am I right.]
Ain't all it's cracked up to be.
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[Ed doesn't know the first thing about basketball, oops.]
With the right components it would take no time at all. If there isn't one already here, anyway. Finding that out shouldn't take too long either.
[A pause.]
Finding materials is kind of my job here.
[Building things like basket ball courts would be more of a hobby.]
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Mine is teaching people how to read and write, and guarding the perimeter, whatever that actually entails. [Because Thom had done neither jobs so far, because he's a loser. Well he didn't have any students so far either, he just showed up every now and again at the barracks and was told what to do]
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[A shrug. He's assuming this guy is new, so maybe he doesn't know how to use the phone - or whatever he got - yet.]
Perimeter Guard, huh? No surprise there, it's a pretty common job. Anything specific? My brother and I do Salvage & Repair, which is where I get to go looking for scraps of things.
[As referenced above.]
We help around other areas too, as needed.
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Yeah, orientation? Like I said... they make me train new people when it comes to stuff like English. And I'm kind of a superhero back home, so it helps with the guarding and fighting or whatever. [He has no idea if he has to fight things but if he did he'd slip on a domino mask and tackle it with much gusto.]
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[Ed doesn't have a cell phone now, just the device he arrived with from the last place he was in. It works for the network, so that's all he needs.]
Teaching a language in a place where everything gets translated seems kind of pointless, doesn't it?
[He does note the super hero talk, he was going to ask about the username but didn't want to jump on that immediately. He offers a shrug.]
Orientation doesn't usually see much action, but other parts of the Guard go beyond the wall. That's where the fighting is, if you run into any monsters.
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Oh yeah? [He sighs a little.] I guess its typical I'd end up seeing less of the action. [He was practically in the Z-list of the probationary teams, after all.]
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[He's never really cared much about it, either way.]
Whatever device you wound up with should translate any text you point it at, and messages are translated on the network automatically. It could come in handy if someone that doesn't speak your language doesn't have their communicator on them?
[He's grasping for straws, it sounds as dumb to him as it does to Thom right now.]
If you're any good and wanted a change of pace I'm sure you could request a transfer down the line. For now, I assume they stuck you in Orientation because it fit with whatever you told them when you arrived. That seems to be how they do it here. I can fix or make things in a pinch so I'm with repairs, mostly.
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[Thom nods at that.] Maybe I will, who knows. I went from being a League probationary member to this... I'll probably find myself looking for another change later on. [Except he wasn't even sure of that; wasn't sure how much he wanted to go toe-to-toe with monsters, even if it seemed like he couldn't be hurt for now.]
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Some people here want to learn other languages for the sake of learning them, so there's that.
[It sounded about as stupid as he thought it would, once it was out loud.]
This place is certainly flexible. I help out all over the Guard as needed, but Orientation's not really my thing. I did it in a previous world out of necessity I'm not about to volunteer for it again.
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I guess orientation is my thing? [He smiles.] I like helping people more than I like fighting; plus its great way of getting to meet new people when they arrive here! [He grins.] But if I need to fight to help people, I'm not gonna complain.
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There are other options, depending on what you can do. Salvage and Repair and Surveyors do less fighting than Search and Rescue, for instance.
[They also probably help people less, if someone's idea of helping people is saving them from monsters or whatever. A shrug]
The world I was in before this one, people arrived at the Temple. Someone had to go get them and acquaint them with the place, and that job fell on those of us at the General Store. When I inherited the store, I kind of inherited the job.
[He'd always had the happier, more pleasant people do it like Riku had when Ed first joined. Like Al, when he arrived.]
It wasn't official or anything, like it is here. Just something my boss decided to do when he was around to be helpful. We'd bring them a gift basket with a few essentials in it, too. Everyone had to start from scratch there, so there wasn't much of a choice.
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Oh, right... I guess its easier her,e then, considering there are people there ready to talk about your details, tell you where to stay, tell you what you're doing. [He shrugs, they were pretty well covered here in that regard, he'd hate to have just been thrown in at the deep end after all.] Your last world sounds a lot more difficult than this one.
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Did you want to play one-on-one? Or maybe find enough people for a team?
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When's a good time for you?
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[He says, and he’s not quite smiling but there’s a clear hint of humor in his voice. E’s competitive and likes to be the very best, but he isn’t going to hurt him for no reason.]
How about tomorrow afternoon, then?
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When should we meet? I am Illya, by the way. [Since apparently he accidentally blew up his secret identity to pieces.]
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Gym works for me. [He goes there often.] I'll see you then, Thom.
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Since you were looking for people to play with you I assumed you played regularly. But if you need to buy equipment we could go together. I’m pretty good at choosing the right clothes for people.
[aka please, please let him dress you Thom he loves dressing people up.]
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