So, what's being in the Wards actually like? You are my eye on the inside, etc. Should I be prioritizing making a Wards-alternative more?

Um... I don't know what to compare it to, really? There's the break room and we have to go on scheduled patrols and sometimes man the console and we have quarters if we live here and just these rooms made of moving walls if we don't.

Rooms made of moving walls?

The upper floor with the dome and the break room has all these walls you can move around to make rooms for people.

Huh. Fancy. Okay then.

I'll give them that, stuff here's pretty fancy.

They should use that as a marketing tactic. 'Join us, we are super fancy.'

I think they kinda do. I'm sure one of the pitches for new tinkers is getting access to other tinkers' stuff.

True. But there's having resources you need to accomplish things, and then there's - movable walls. You know?

Oh yeah, definitely. I think they also offer that to other Wards, especially poor ones. There's the allowance—which I don't really get, mind you, what with being on probation—and there's help for struggling families and such.

Well, good. I'm glad to see they're treating their Wards well. Sorry you don't get an allowance, though.

Eh, I'll eventually get stuff, after I graduate, and it's not like I was livin' easy before. When I stole stuff I'd usually send the proceeds to charities.

That was nice of you. Thanks on the charities' behalf.

But if you need help, let me know? I'll help you out.

I will. For now I'm cool, though. I'm sure I'll be able to befriend more people here soon enough, after all the hazing ends.

Now I'm curious about how they're hazing you.

They're sort of reenacting the pranks I played, on me. I found my toilet clogged with plush fairies yesterday and my computer's been overtaken by unicorns and rainbows.

How colorful.

It's actually pretty funny. They're trying to get a rise out of me but.

Yeah. I'm glad you find your hazing entertaining.

I'm exactly the sort of person who would, aren't I?

You could still potentially find some of it unpleasant even if you're generally easy going and whimsical.

Yeah, and I might, some of them, but, you know, I kinda do deserve it, so I'll weather it and try to make friends.

... That wording sort of makes her wince.

Still, you being a former villain that gave them shit doesn't excuse mistreatment, okay? If it goes too far, let me know.

Okay, I will. But it's fine, really. Some of them like me in spite of everything. Legend's all disappointed father figure but Cobbler's fun.

I bet you'll win most of them over.