[08 | Video | Canon... nudge?]

[coolblueiceman]

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".]

Comments

[coolblueiceman]

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.

[deliver_my_feelings]

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?

[coolblueiceman]

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.

[deliver_my_feelings]

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.

[coolblueiceman]

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.

[deliver_my_feelings]

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