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Saw your post about the hotel.
Some of us don't trust the guilds and are living outside that whole situation.
So just a heads up but there are places to live around the city that don't check IDs and will take your word for it if you say you're just a young-looking 18 or emancipated. They're not exactly the Hilton but if you want to stay out of the whole system they're there.
It's not easy because without documentation you have to find a job somewhere that pays under the table, but it's doable.
Some of us don't trust the guilds and are living outside that whole situation.
So just a heads up but there are places to live around the city that don't check IDs and will take your word for it if you say you're just a young-looking 18 or emancipated. They're not exactly the Hilton but if you want to stay out of the whole system they're there.
It's not easy because without documentation you have to find a job somewhere that pays under the table, but it's doable.
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Alone isn't necessarily better. I don't know what's worse, alone or the guilds, but I don't want to be stay in an enchanted hotel without a reason. And you can't trust foster parents at all.
[ Nico is fine with sleeping in fields in warmer climates and possibly stealing food, because what would he even do for a job? He has no idea. ]
What about the school thing? They said that all the kids have to go to prove that we can use our powers. If I just - don't. What happens?
[ Nico is fine with sleeping in fields in warmer climates and possibly stealing food, because what would he even do for a job? He has no idea. ]
What about the school thing? They said that all the kids have to go to prove that we can use our powers. If I just - don't. What happens?
The key thing is to just keep your head down after you go off on your own. Like me and my best friend wear masks when doing hero things and using our powers, so nobody knows our civilian IDs and shows up at our front door.
And in the day to day, we just tell everyone he's a very young-looking 18.
[Kon can pass without any lies. It's the face scruff. ]
If you want to avoid the school, they don't go out of their way to seek people out so you mostly just have to drop off the radar and mask up when using powers publicly for plausible deniability.
I'm not gonna lie, it's not easy, especially on the job front, but if something about the whole guild and school thing rubs you the wrong way it's not impossible. And there are a few of us out here. Maybe you can find a roomie. It's easier to get by when you're sharing a place.
And in the day to day, we just tell everyone he's a very young-looking 18.
[Kon can pass without any lies. It's the face scruff. ]
If you want to avoid the school, they don't go out of their way to seek people out so you mostly just have to drop off the radar and mask up when using powers publicly for plausible deniability.
I'm not gonna lie, it's not easy, especially on the job front, but if something about the whole guild and school thing rubs you the wrong way it's not impossible. And there are a few of us out here. Maybe you can find a roomie. It's easier to get by when you're sharing a place.
I'm not going to do any hero stuff here.
[ There's something in the way he says it that tips his hand - he has done what his world would call hero stuff. However, there's quite a gap between their definitions. ]
Why would a hero wear a mask? Wouldn't it restrict your vision in battle?
[ But that's the information that Nico has been looking for. ]
So no one's going to come after me if I rough it. They're not coming after you and your friend, and you're barely hiding. And I've been using this phone, and not a single monster's come after me.
[ There's something in the way he says it that tips his hand - he has done what his world would call hero stuff. However, there's quite a gap between their definitions. ]
Why would a hero wear a mask? Wouldn't it restrict your vision in battle?
[ But that's the information that Nico has been looking for. ]
So no one's going to come after me if I rough it. They're not coming after you and your friend, and you're barely hiding. And I've been using this phone, and not a single monster's come after me.
A lot of people don't think magic is real, and yet.
Glad to see we've got an expert on side.
[ No he's not, will the kids ever just simmer down... ]
Yep and yep. That'll be why they tend to want to house people your age with foster families once they've left the Diadem. So you're not stuck both homeless and penniless when you're reckless enough not to pick a side.
Glad to see we've got an expert on side.
[ No he's not, will the kids ever just simmer down... ]
Yep and yep. That'll be why they tend to want to house people your age with foster families once they've left the Diadem. So you're not stuck both homeless and penniless when you're reckless enough not to pick a side.
it's real. Real annoying.
i'm surprised the mortals aren't more panicked about all of it. i don't know how much they see, though
[ Nah, they're not going to simmer down. If they don't go to 11 at all times, who's going to do it? Adults are idiots, normal humans are blind, and gods don't clean up their own messes. That's why they have demigods. ]
i don't NEED foster parents. i didn't have them back home and i lived. i don't want to join their clubs cause i don't join things. why is it so hard for them to understand? they can just pay me what they'd pay the foster parents
i'm surprised the mortals aren't more panicked about all of it. i don't know how much they see, though
[ Nah, they're not going to simmer down. If they don't go to 11 at all times, who's going to do it? Adults are idiots, normal humans are blind, and gods don't clean up their own messes. That's why they have demigods. ]
i don't NEED foster parents. i didn't have them back home and i lived. i don't want to join their clubs cause i don't join things. why is it so hard for them to understand? they can just pay me what they'd pay the foster parents
Like magic, like townmates.
They're used to it. Sunset Falls has a different nightmare each week, werewolf gangs and a poltergeist in every basement. What's another doorway to somewhere terrifying and unknowable when they're already getting possessed or swindled by demonic entities every other month?
Mm, but I doubt they will. What are you going to do?
They're used to it. Sunset Falls has a different nightmare each week, werewolf gangs and a poltergeist in every basement. What's another doorway to somewhere terrifying and unknowable when they're already getting possessed or swindled by demonic entities every other month?
Mm, but I doubt they will. What are you going to do?
you know they're probably getting these nightmares and swindling that often because the door isn't fully closed. which is a bigger problem if i can't figure out how to close it
nothing. i told you i don't need foster parents and there are plenty of places to stay. i look after myself a lot - it's normal where i'm from. don't worry
nothing. i told you i don't need foster parents and there are plenty of places to stay. i look after myself a lot - it's normal where i'm from. don't worry
You're in Sunset Falls now. You'll fit right in.
Here's a tip for taking halfway decent care of yourself: don't shadow travel all over unless you know you have a safe place to sleep and the possibility of a decent meal waiting for you at the other end.
Here's a tip for taking halfway decent care of yourself: don't shadow travel all over unless you know you have a safe place to sleep and the possibility of a decent meal waiting for you at the other end.
I'm not worried. [ He's worried. ] But if I were inclined to be, I'd have every reason.
Maybe that shouldn't be the case. You should consider not using it as an excuse to expect and allow for the worst without considering the possibility of something better for yourself.
[ Exceptionally easy for him to say, he knows that. But somebody has to make the suggestion. ]
Maybe that shouldn't be the case. You should consider not using it as an excuse to expect and allow for the worst without considering the possibility of something better for yourself.
[ Exceptionally easy for him to say, he knows that. But somebody has to make the suggestion. ]
I'm a sorcerer for a living. Unfortunately I'm not in a position to answer that question in any way that might provide you with useful insight.
But you're living in a town where things go bump in the day as often as they do in the night, and a world where supervillains abduct citizens while they're getting their morning coffee. Shifting city sentiments aside, hiding isn't necessarily anything you need to prioritize if you're careful to match your skills and the inevitable consequences of who you are to your needs and your environment.
But you're living in a town where things go bump in the day as often as they do in the night, and a world where supervillains abduct citizens while they're getting their morning coffee. Shifting city sentiments aside, hiding isn't necessarily anything you need to prioritize if you're careful to match your skills and the inevitable consequences of who you are to your needs and your environment.
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