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I'm sure I don't need to tell you all about the incident the other day, on Nanoha's world. Part of my job is to protect Unadministered Worlds - those that don't have magic, or do have magic but aren't part of the Bureau - from the dangerous effects of Lost Logia, as well as dimensional criminals that might think a nonmagical world is a safe place to hide. To that end, my mother and I are formally taking on the case on UA #97, locally known as Earth. We're setting up for some plans; our preparations are going to take a while, and we need to make sure everything looks good before we get started.

I need some help with those plans, though. It's a little bit of an odd question, but... what does one look for in a place to live? My mother is still letting me lead the mission, and she's helping as little as possible; I have no idea what I'm looking at here, and I've spent the last several years of my life chiefly on starships. What unit of measure is an "acre"? Why do I care if there's natural gas hooked up? Are these numbers for crime artificially inflated?

[As he speaks, Chrono looks through papers in front of him in the briefing room, trying to make heads or tails of anything more arcane than "two bedrooms".]

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Well from what I remember, an acre is a measurement that encompasses several hundred meters. You usually don't need an acre of land unless you're living on a farm or in a rural area.

Natural gas is a fuel source in our world, and most other worlds. It's not like we have coal burning stoves anymore, but natural gas is used for heating and for cooking in some cases. And crime rates usually depend on where you are in town and what kind of city you're living in.

Ah... Our measures are a little different, where I come from. We're not going to be too far out in a rural space. Our... protection target... lives in the city, and if we're too far away, there's no point. We don't really use natural gas, either - magic powers some functions in our homes, and we've got cleaner forms of energy regardless.

Thank you for the explanation. I'm a little lost with all this...

Your best bet is to get an apartment. Rent that out for a while, or even buy a house if you can. But if you're protecting someone then I'd say an apartment close to your target's home would do.

That's what I was thinking, honestly... a house would be a reusable asset for Bureau personnel if we needed to conduct operations later, but an apartment would be a more reasonable place for now.

[A beat.]

...As long as nobody will mind the fact that one room will have to be modified into the away team's command center.

You probably want an apartment then if you're looking for something less permanent right now. As well as a three bedroom if you want to do that sort of thing.

[Chrono counts on his fingers: one, two, three... a hesitation, before counting three again... four, five, before shaking his head and apparently un-counting five.]

Mother can share a room with Amy... if it comes down to it, I can share with Fate. The ferret will probably stay with Nanoha, in case something happens. That'd leave one room for command equipment, and the public spaces to look as normal as possible in case someone looks in a window. Yes, that sounds feasible, I think. We can entertain other options, but for now, a three-bedroom apartment sound feasible.

Now I just have to find something close to Nanoha, work out utilities, find a school for Fate to keep up appearances...

Three bedrooms then would be optimal then I figure.

As for schools, why not the same school Nanoha goes to?

Yeah. I'll refine my search a little bit, then.

Nanoha's school... that'll give her a little more coverage if anything happens. That's actually a good idea, and I'm not sure why I didn't think of it before. Thank you, I'll look into that.

Probably a downtown apartment would be suitable then, come to think about it. There's a lot of similar apartment buildings in my area too that may be similar to your own.

That's true. And they could spend the time to get along.

I'll take a look, then. I need to get a few options in line before I present my options to my mother for final consideration as the commanding officer, but this will help narrow things down a lot.

I think Nanoha would appreciate the company, as would Fate. I'll prioritize that in my report, too. Morale is... important, in this line of work.

You also want to get a place in a decent part of town mind you. Especially if you'll be living there with family members.

They're your friends, the ones you're protecting right?

Yeah. My mother and I, a girl we're... well, a combination of training and protecting, her keeper, the communications officer from my ship, and Nanoha's trainer from the last time we were here. The six of us, plus Nanoha... taking on what sure looked like one of the most dangerous artifacts known to the Bureau.

I want us to have every advantage I can justifiably give, and not having to worry about where we're sleeping is definitely something within my power.

Sounds like a normal run on the community. Although my idea of normal changed rapidly a while ago.

Yes that sounds like a good idea.

This place seems to do that. I'd apologize, but... you seem to be a lot happier now than you were when you first appeared to us, so I suspect you don't mind it so much.

I learned a lot of good lessons about friends. So I know how important it is to be on good terms with people.

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