[The... buying a book or something, and reading it, just to watch other people play a game? I don't really get why everyone that lives around here doesn't just play with each other or watch each other and also that's a lot of reading.]

[...he doesn't have to read a whole book to find out where to watch people play a game, the games are going to be on the same handful of channels most of the time and most of the book wouldn't be about where to find games.]

[...Oh.] This still feels weird but Fere can't articulate why. Maybe just because everything is weird.

[Anything else sticking out?]

[...Everything? I don’t know, what do I need to know about to live here?]

[Uh, let's see. If you earn income you will need to pay taxes. There are public libraries where you will be able to access resources like books and computer access for free though you will need some English to get along well enough to use it. Don't assault people in general, exceptions being if they're consenting to it because you're hooking up or you've taken up boxing as a hobby or something.]

[Who has the right to take taxes from me?]

[Depends where you live but at least the federal government and probably also state ones. That's income tax, localities can impose sales tax and stuff.]

[Okay but when people show up going "I work for the government, give me your money" which ones do I tell to fuck off and scam somebody else?]

[Oh, uh, you're supposed to voluntarily submit your taxes to the relevant authorities yourself but if you fail at this in some way the people who come to see what's up are called the Internal Revenue Service.]

[...How do I find them and figure out how much they want?]

[Usually your employer would help; failing that you get some forms and fill them out; there are people who professionally assist with it.]

[Uh-huh.] She'll just have to learn to read so those people can't cheat her. Whatever. [Thanks.]

[You're welcome. - oh, hey, one of the people I emailed is going to get back to me in a few, she's not a telepath but she is an omniglot and she'd be up for hiring a maid.]

[I can do that! Thanks!]

[She lives in New York, not too far from me - I know her from work - so you'd need to come here.]

[Okay! I don't know where that is so I'll need directions and if it's really far you could tell me where I can get water on the way.]

[It is more than a thousand miles, you will need to ride an airplane.]

[...I don't have one of those.]

[Most people don't, there are big public ones and I can get you a seat, but since you don't speak the language or read I'm trying to find you a flight that will take place when I can be on hand to coach you through it.]

[Oh. Okay.]

[Yeah. I can have Jackson or Brian write down some notes for you to show people as necessary.]

[...Do all the people that control airplanes read?]

[Almost everyone who isn't a child in the United States can read. An airport will contain some people who won't read specifically English but the staffpeople in uniforms will all be able to.]

[...Okay. That's cool, I don't think almost everyone in Sesat can read.]