"...Yeah. You wanna get into that now, or nah?"

"Eh, as you prefer."

"Not, then."

"Sights you recommend I see, or anything? Restaurants?"

"You might have to give me a category or I'll just list my favorites. There's way too much. Everyone trying to keep busy and all. You'll probably get a lot of flyers- There's a pretty good no System spam mail norm, so the spam becomes physical instead. But it's decent at showing you options."

"Flyers, okay. I like Chinese food?"

Samedi hems and haws for a bit before suggesting three places- One cheap, one 'western Chinese food' and one traditional Chinese. He really likes a certain kind of soup at the last place, apparently.

"Thanks!" Can she notes-to-self in the System or is it only for communications to others?

The System has a private notes function if she asks for one.

She puts restaurants in it. Are they there yet?

Not quite! They're off the highway and going through semi-suburby areas now. Three and four story apartment buildings, lots of green spaces and parks, with shops interspersed. Traffic is fairly light, and it looks like a lot of the streets are pedestrian-priority.

"I want to suggest going to a gym and getting used to what your Foundation points do," Samedi says when she seems to be done. "There's a big shared gym facility for Intake between the Brute and Meister buildings. Pool, running track, weights and cardio machines. I bet you can get permission to moonbounce there, now that I think of it, it's just you won't be in Intake forever."

"I should take advantage while I can, then. How can I tell where the places marked for no power use are, and can I just run as fast as feels safe to me anywhere else, or?"

"The System signposts them really strongly, and there are physical signs too. There are speedster lanes in Apex, but not really in F City. Down here in F City, keep big flashy powers like throwing boulders around down unless an area says its okay, like the Sandbox we have for Shapers to play around in. Or, well, it's kind of context dependent."

They turn.

"End of this road and we're there!"

"I appreciate the ride, thank you!"

"Your daytime intake counselor is called Neha, she knows what's up. I'm sure you'll hear from her soon. You should be getting your room assignment any second now, and the door locks are System-integrated so they'll open for you."

Samedi pulls up to a particular apartment tower. One side faces the ocean, and there's a beach just beyond. He gets out and unloads her luggage from the taxi's trunk, then offers a handshake.

A beach! Maybe she will learn to surf after all. Shake shake.

To the building go her and her rolly suitcase.

There's a polite security person and an atrium and an elevator bank and signs to ground-floor facilities like counselor offices and a pool and a copy center, and a couple of Fellow Teens leaning against a wall arguing about which restaurant to go to in French and looking like they're considering coming to say hi. The System gives her subtitles. Her room is apparently 1803. Top floor.

Little wave to the French kids?

[Jean - Meister of Rifles] and [Camille - Wright - C] wave and approach!

<Hello, new neighbor!>

<Yes, hello! We were not so different from you one week ago!>

"Hi! Nice to meet you."

<Yes yes. Always with the nice meetings.> Jean says.

Camille elbows him. <Ignore him. Will you perhaps be a tie breaker for us? We are friends, but-> A shrug. <Do not agree. Maybe we also invite you along, our treat. To lunch.>

"- sure, though I'll want to put down my suitcase first!"

<Of course!>

<Naturally.>

<Don't feel pressured to come. If you must settle in, needs must. That said, Hawaiian food or classic French bakery-cafe?>

"Ooh, good question. I'm leaning bakery-cafe personally at this moment."

 Jean sighs in defeat. Camille pats his arm.

<Thank you for letting us welcome you, Elisabel! The place I have in mind is just a few minutes by bus, so we will wait here for you. Feel free to ask us me any questions you have after you deposit your luggage. I am trying to make the most of my Intake period.>

<Don't let her pressure you into overworking if you're not a studying addict.>