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[badlydisarmed]

Looking for a mechanic capable of fixing a prosthetic arm, altruistic introverts highly preferred, opportunistic assholes also acceptable.

Age irrelevant, but if you're a child I will comment on it.

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[badlydisarmed]

[Yeah okay, that world sounds like a nightmare.]

There's many professions. Medicine isn't one of the most popular ones, but if you're good enough it's emotionally rewarding and well compensated.

There's too many lawyers.

[clavesregni]

I take it you're a doctor?

[badlydisarmed]

I am, yes. A surgeon, if that's a word you're familiar with.

[clavesregni]

Yes, of course. My father's a surgeon.

[badlydisarmed]

Best job to have.

[clavesregni]

I enjoy being a detective far more than I would being a surgeon.

[badlydisarmed]

Are you a cop?

[clavesregni]

Yes.

[Technically, that's a lie. She was fired. But no one here except Sevika and Jayce know that, so she's going to keep lying about it.]

[badlydisarmed]

Why?

[He's curious, he hasn't met many cops. Hell, he's never had many friends.]

[clavesregni]

I joined because I wanted to protect the city. Though come to find out, not all of my colleagues share my aspirations, seeing as the Sheriff himself turned out to be in the pocket of a criminal mastermind, and there are reports of corruption well predating his tenure. [Local rookie cop having slow dawning realization that cops might be the baddies, actually.]

[badlydisarmed]

[ All very unsurprising for Robert, who's old and jaded. ]

What were you protecting the city from? Its citizens?

[clavesregni]

I wanted to protect innocent people from anyone, or anything, that might hurt them.

[badlydisarmed]

And when you found out that was bullshit you stayed anyway?

[clavesregni]

Everything happened very quickly, before I found myself here. I'd only just learned of the Sheriff's corruption.

But I won't leave, no. Some of the others from my world are from my future, and they've told me as much. If I didn't know that things will turn out more poorly than I could anticipate, I'd say that I can change things for the better now that everything's come to light. Even with the knowledge of what the future holds, I'm going to do whatever I can to keep people safe, and I don't see how leaving the force would accomplish that.

[badlydisarmed]

You're all from the same world but different timelines?

[ That's such a nightmare, what the hell. ]

[clavesregni]

Yes. Nearly everyone from my world is at least a day into my future. Some of them are months ahead. Vander was brought here from a point years in my past.