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[superhostage]

i'm not usually a social media guy, but since there are lots of new people showing up from wherever and they all seem lost, i figured i'd jump on here. i know there are probably a lot of other locals they've (you've?) talked to, but still.

hi, i'm olly. i've lived in central city my whole life, and i'm very familiar with the alliance and the society. that's because part of my powers is that i'm bad luck, which means if there's ANYONE in the city that gets taken hostage in a heist or fight or whatever, it's probably going to be me. it's been that way since i was 17, and it's probably never going to change. (you can ask anyone in the guilds, they all know.)

a couple of people have stopped me in the last month or so to ask for food recommendations and other things, so here's what i have for you:

LOCAL FOOD:
Bun Daddy - hot dogs and hamburgers/cheeseburgers, really good and really greasy
The Top Chop Shop - bbq, ribs, steaks, a little pricey but worth it
Zelda's - pierogi, mostly, but the fillings change every day and it's cheap
Tacos First - food truck, self-explanatory, though there's more than just tacos, and they sometimes have live music
Ma's Place - italian, pizza, greek
Eden - all vegetarian and vegan, really good and reasonably priced
Froth - coffee shop near the college
Pop Tea Bar - tea, bubble tea, japanese and korean snacks

[ all the names are linked to websites or map pins for everyone's convenience. ]

if you have questions about other stuff around here, i'm sure if i can't help you, one or more of the other locals can.

welcome, i guess? at least until they figure out a way to get you all back home.

that's all, thanks.

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we love this for him

[sunmon]

no, lofty heights.
the meta school
is it really that bad not to have documentation?
it's just some papers. we obviously exist, we're here.

[superhostage]

oh right, that makes sense. it would be kind of crazy to just toss you into the college. idk maybe they do have special permissions, i've never really looked into it that much and it's pretty secretive.

yeah, unfortunately, paperwork is hugely important here for things like bills and the like. you can't buy cigarettes or alcohol without an ID, you can't apply for federal aid of any sort, etc.

[sunmon]

well why can't i just go in and get an ID?
i can give them my name.

[superhostage]

that involves more paperwork. you have to legally prove that you are who you say you are, but idk how you're expected to do that since you're literally not from this reality. i have to assume the school or the guild is working on something to help you guys.

[sunmon]

why is it this complicated?

[superhostage]

that's an excellent question, and one americans ask every day of our adult lives.

[sunmon]

are other countries like this?

[superhostage]

i think most of them are, though their paperwork and stuff may look different. sorry for the bad news..

[sunmon]

it's not your fault
i'd pretty much accepted this place was nothing like ravka anyway

[superhostage]

i could probably make some inquiries if you want? i'm used to filling out confusing government forms.

what's ravka like?

[sunmon]

oh you don't have to do that
i'll talk to the guidance counselor

[ she's terrifying. it's fine. ]

ravka is colder than central city
most of the buildings are stone, not metal.
we use horses, not cars.
and everyone's sort of ... tense. it's the war, i guess.

[superhostage]

if you're sure. you can reach out if you need to, though.

yeah, i guess war will do that. i think i'm getting a mental image. do you all have powers there?

[sunmon]

some people do.
grisha.
they get enlisted into the second army.

[ 'they,' not 'i' because she doesn't want to risk anything. it all feels so tenuous still, the sense that no one really cares that she's the sun summoner anymore. grief and relief simultaneously. but she certainly doesn't trust anyone here not to react to grisha as fjerda and shu han and the isles have. ]

[superhostage]

involuntarily?? that's kind of awful.

[sunmon]

it's better than what happens to grisha elsewhere.
metas here are lucky.

[superhostage]

it's a shame they can't all come here, then. i mean, there are still people here who can be awful to metas, but on the whole it's not too bad.

[sunmon]

maybe they could.
if a confluence can pull all of us here.
but even if they did, it'd mean abandoning ravka to the war and the fold.

[superhostage]

the fold?

[sunmon]

the unsea.
miles of shadow filled with monsters that cuts through ravka like a scar.
it makes it hard to get supplies because it cuts the capital off from the coast. 

[superhostage]

where did it come from?
i guess people get across by using grisha?

[sunmon]

a grisha made it.
a long time ago.
the grisha of the second army help bring skiffs through it. they put wind in the sails and make lights for the decks that don't attract the volcra. but they don't all make it.

[superhostage]

and they don't get a choice in this.
can the fold be unmade??

[sunmon]

in theory.
there are only certain powers grisha get. it's not as varied as metas.
if a grisha could bend light the way the black heretic used shadow, and if she were powerful enough ...

[superhostage]

[ she? ] is that something likely to happen?

[sunmon]

like i said the fold has been around more than a century