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[hakanai]

I can see that COST has many in its ranks that have perfected the art of spying. You would make perfect ninja with your finely honed skills.

I have been gathering as much information about COST and the Regency as possible and pondering the implications of this 'time travel' but I'm not going to overshare until I am as certain as I can be about what I have learned. Right now we have little choice but to get on with the mission we have been assigned; complain all you like but that won't change. One thing I would like to echo from the commander, however, is this: do not use your real name in public. It's not a command but if you want to risk our delightful enemies finding out who you are and possibly how to get rid of you that's your decision.

They are prepared to kill their own for the sake of their war, if you could call what they did to the spy killing. You won't be spared if they think you a threat.

I have a small amount of money I have set aside for the needs of our forces but it's not going to put a nice roof over your heads so that's up to you to figure out. If you are really struggling to find enough to eat, however, I can help you. I would suggest finding work as I have but the current state of this city is making that harder by the day; the flow leads towards blood and violence. Try your best to survive and not die, though if you do? Feel free to come over and say hi. I'll be sure to do the same.

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[ryuji]

[If that's his "job," then he has his work cut out with Ryuji.]

@MINIMALCAT This is gonna sound really stupid, but I barely know what I'm doing to begin with. I know we're supposed to be gathering info and stuff, that's easy. I've just never been a spy before.

Bread. So much bread. I kinda hate the stuff now.

[hakanai]

@ENTERTHEDRAGON You don't have to be a spy to be useful. Gathering information can be as simple as listening and waiting to see what the flow brings to your ears; not everyone is capable of manipulating others or sneaking into buildings.

[Guess who is good at the first of those?]

Or you could just focus on staying alive and waiting until there's something that suits your skill sets.

I can give you enough money to get something different; try and make it last. Interesting food will get harder and harder to come by the longer we are here.

[ryuji]

[Guess who's good at the second one of those?]

@MINIMALCAT You got a real poetic way of talking. Anyone ever tell you that? But. Thanks, man. I get what you're saying.

FORREAL? Aw, shit, you're the best.

It's cool, I usually eat cheap back home. Ramen's my go-to. Just... some protein would be killer right about now.

[hakanai]

@ENTERTHEDRAGON Shockingly, no. Isn't it surprising? You get to be the first.

No thanks are needed. I'm a strategist; keeping the 'army' in good shape is simple sense.

[ryuji]

@MINIMALCAT There's an expression out there that goes something like "an army marches on its stomach"

Not literally, of course.

[hakanai]

@ENTERTHEDRAGON Ha. A deeply accurate saying. Many battles are won simply by cutting off the enemy's supplies.

[ryuji]

@MINIMALCAT Or... y'know. Their head.

[hakanai]

@ENTERTHEDRAGON True enough.