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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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Yeah. I think I mentioned it to Nanoha before, but I wouldn't be averse to putting a permanent outpost on this world, if it came to that. Plus it's not a bad vacation spot, if you wanted to get away from all the Bureau tourist traps.

Okay then. So I guess the main reason behind your decisions is going to be a pretty simple one. Just how many people are you going to have staying there with you?

Like, actually living there, not just checking in for orders or something.

Let's see... my mother and I, Fate and Arf... Arf doesn't really count since she can shift into forms that take up less space... Amy, and Yuuno... well, no, he'll be with Nanoha so he can keep an eye on her, just in case. Four, I guess, and a... wolf?

... That wolf is this Arf person, right?

[ Made sense... though really. A dog or wolf named 'Arf'? ]

Okay, so if it's going to be four of you and a pet, a larger apartment is probably a good idea. I mean, you're going to need four bedrooms, right?

Theoretically. I could share a room with Fate in a pinch, and my mother could share with Amy, but we should also have access to something we can use as a remote command center, which would require us to either set up part of a public space discreetly, or to use another bedroom.

...More than likely, though, it's going to end up being a large apartment, if we can find one downtown. There's no way we'd find a house that big on such short notice, though I'd really like to find a way. Hayate's starting to worry me too, these days.

Yeah. That's... something you could do. But I don't think it'd be a good idea for you all. You're going to want to have your own rooms. Which means that you might need to have five rooms somehow.

[ She pauses for a moment. ]

What do you mean, Hayate-chan's worrying you?

That's fair. I'll look for big places, then. In a worst-case scenario, we could take shifts back on the Asura - someone needs to be up there from time to time, anyway, just in case.

[Chrono sighs.]

I mean that Hayate is... I don't know how to explain it. But I just get this feeling that she's hiding something. Something big, and when we find out we're going to be worrying about her again. Maybe I'm wrong, but... even if I am wrong, she could still use someone to check in on her every now and then. If I'm going to be in the area, I may as well.

Yeah. I guess that's a good point. I mean... that other girl, Nanoha. She can't really do it all the time. She might not be able to realize that something's wrong. They're both pretty young, after all.

They're both nine, as a matter of fact. Not I'm much older, mind you, but it's a world of difference. And she's not very good about being open with her problems. So the occasional social visit might do her some good, and ease my mind a little.

Yeah...

I mean, it's definitely a good idea to check in on her. You're going to probably want to check in on the other girl too. Especially with everything that's been going on lately. Even if she seems strong a mature, you just pointed out that she's still nine years old.

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