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[After visiting the council and seeking permission to stay in Union City, Renko was more than pleased with their answer. They'd even given her one of those Warp Band devices she'd seen most people around the city wear. Needless to say, she looks thrilled once she gets it all figured out and starts recording.]

Hey, this thing isn't as hard to figure out as I thought it would be! That's great!

So it's pretty obvious that I'm not from around here. That aside, my name's Renko Usami, and I've decided to stay here! It's quite a bit different than what I'm used to in most ways.

[She pauses for a moment, debating what to say next, all the while counting the seconds away in her head. She needed to make a good impression on these people. She hoped she was doing a good job.]

I'd really like to learn more about all of you. Your stories, culture, technology, any of it, really. Is there a library I can check out? Other than that, any advice at all would be appreciated, especially with exploring some of the areas outside the city. It didn't seem so bad on the way here, but I was in a group then. I'm guessing going solo would be a very different experience.

Anyway, that's it for now. Thank you for allowing me to stay in your city.

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None of these, really. Most people go to the Pokeco building if they aren't going for specialized, and thankfully, none of my team have a specific diet... other than Tiny, but none of these have a lot of iron. [ They are coming up on... though - ] I did check out the Herbalist's Guild's place though, which'll be---

[ And she holds until she can point - there. That somewhat darker building at the end of this row of buildings she was pointing out ] They work with natural remedies.

I see. So in other words, it completely depends upon your team and their diets.

[Thankfully, none of her own Pokémon have been very picky thus far. The Herbalist place sounds promising though. While Renko knows that most herbs are bitter, they tend to be much better for curing things.]

That sounds pretty useful.

Yeah - I've been going there for some of their suggestions on how to make sure the babies I got stay healthy. [ Probably should be going to the pharmacy proper but she can get better deals there via trade ]

Oh? You have some baby Pokémon?

Yeah - I found one of 'em off in the wild and I'm pretty sure it's nest got raided. The other one's from the Breeding Center here.

Ahh, I see. My little one was a gift.

Could you show me the Breeding Center next?

We could divert there now, if you wanted.

[ She was gonna show the shops, but if they turn here... well okay it's a little out of the way but not much ]

After the shops, I mean. I don't want to miss anything that might be useful later on.

Oh that definitely, you got it. [ As they go now though, into the proper part of the shopping district... ] How're we comparin to Gigas in size?

Great.

Well, Gigas is definitely bigger. I'd say the greatest differences though, are our advancements in technology, and our communities. Yours seems to be much more closely knit.

Communities?

[ Make sure she understands that, at least... might as well ]

Each of our communities as a whole.

Well not following?

To put it simply, your people all work together as one, or it seems more like that to me.

Oh...? [ ... Why would Gigas not work together? Do they fight with each other? She whistles and... ] Huh...

Everything's pretty much based on class and wealth.

Oh... s'not like that's alien here. [ After all, she's living in a shitty apartment near the factories for a reason ]

Well, from what I've seen so far, Gigas has it worse. If you're not among the upper classes, things generally aren't going to be easy for you.

Here, it doesn't seem so bad.

[ ... ] I can't compare it, but I'm not gunna say it's easy for folks without a lotta money. But who knows, you could be right.

[ Maybe it's just her personal experience -- no, it definitely is ]

At least there are people here willing to help you out, right?

[ Some... times...??? ]

Yeah, I've made a few good breaks.

Gigas is much worse in that regard. You'd be very lucky to find someone willing to lend you a hand.

[ Oh... ] Yeah, I know I'm lucky.

[ But she doesn't want to dwell on that. Instead, they are down to the markets proper now. And first things first: The Outpost ]

This one's the Outpost - it's the main supply spot for Rangers.

[Yes, it's best not to drag the mood down any further.]

The Rangers? I've heard mention of them, but not a whole lot about them.

Well I'm one of them. The Rangers are the pathfinders for Union, who do the operations outside of the walls, scouting out locations and finding out new supplies and making the routes for them. Exploration. That sort of thing.

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