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[After the initial shock of waking up in a strange place, Ejava is relieved to find that at least her armor and daiklave--a suit of articulated plate and a massively oversized curved sword, both artifacts constructed of magical green Jade--are with her in the cocoon. After donning her armor and examining the contents of the small box she was given, it doesn't take long for the general to realize she's not in Creation anymore.

The videophone is an unusual device, but Ejava has used stranger First Age artifacts before, and with the instructions included in the pamphlet, it proves easy enough to operate.]

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[A hard-faced redheaded woman appears on the video feed. Her green plate armor is adorned with thornlike spikes on the pauldrons as well as vine and rose designs.]

This is Strategos Tepet Ejava of the Vermillion Legion. Any Dragonblooded receiving this broadcast, report immediately.

[When no fellow Terrestrial Exalted answer, she quickly concludes that none are present. Though not without political differences, the Dragonblooded would certainly band together in a situation like this.]

Any mortal soldier of the Realm, report to me at once.

[General Tepet leaves the channel open for return communications as she steps outside to scout the surrounding terrain.]

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You are correct. I am hardly over 60 years old and there will be plenty of time for children after I am Shogun.

Is your daughter not old enough to take care of herself?

I thought childbearing years were much younger than that, especially in women.

[Whatever.]

Maka's been old enough to take care of herself for a while. I just...

Our line of work isn't exactly safe. I worry about her, you know?

[monthly menstrual cycles are for mortals who can't afford the right herbs!]

Your loyalty is admirable, but it is no good to let family ties become a weakness. Coddling a child will do her no favors.

[Entering the Realm's top military academy as soon as she Exalted at age 11 worked out well for her, anyway.]

I don't coddle her. I would, just a little, if she'd let me.

[Sadface.]

Good, bad or indifferent, she's still my baby girl. I won't stop worrying about her till I'm dead.

...can't help it.

Worry if you must, but don't let yourself hold her back from her true potential.

I'm sure I'm not the best person to talk to about raising children in any case. As you correctly deduced, I am not a mother.

I couldn't hold her back if I tried.

[He chuckles.]

Believe me. I got parenting advice from an eight hundred year old good of death...your input cannot possibly be worse.

Isn't eight centuries a bit young for a god with such a significant purview...?

I truly doubt we have much in common when it comes to opinions on parenting. My mother had a special breastplate forged when I was born to allow breastfeeding a newborn while on maneuvers rather than take maternity leave from the Legions without completing her tour of duty.

[actual canon stated in setting sourcebooks XD]

Maybe he was older. I think he liked giving me concussions so I didn't pry.

[He might have had more to say on that topic, but the idea died hand formed.]

That's dedication.

[He? But Saturn is the Maiden of Endings! Oh well, Spirit's world must have different gods.]

Indeed. The rest of House Tepet did not approve, though as you can see I made it through unscathed.

Yes. You did live on to cut up strangers to make them prove they aren't faeries

[Don't kill him. Is a joke! ~~A bad joke, but hey.~~]

I've given you my apology for that already, and offered proportional compensation of your choice. If I'd had a less bothersome means of testing your claims I'd have used it. Is anything going to make you shut up about it?

I was joking...

[He frowns, rather disappointed in his flop of a joke and her reaction.]

Sorry.

[Out of the blue, Ejava cracks a wry smile, accompanied by a low chuckle]

Of course you were. But it's fun watching you squirm like that.

[She has a sense of humor?

Be still his heart.]

That's not very nice, you know.

Aww, did I hurt your feelings?

[A wider smile, more laughter]

How cute.

[Wow rude!]

My feelings remain intact, thank you.

[she's pretty much been in the military, or at least military academy, since she was 11. What do you expect? :p ]

Good. It would have been a disappointment if you were that fragile. I hate when pretty men turn out to be weaklings.

[It's his personality. He can't help it. Spirit is a man of many (many, many) feelings.]

Duly noted, Lady.

So... what do people do for fun around here?

Or work, for that matter. I don't seem to have any legions to lead.

Honestly...I don't do much for fun now.

[He's fudging the truth just a bit, but hey.]

I'm following the network a lot. Trying to understand this place...

Most places around here seem to be perpetually hiring. I'm still trying to figure out the right job.

Nothing? If House Cynis were here, I'd feel obligated to drag you to one of their parties. [ain't no party like a House Cynis ~~orgy~~ party]

I don't suppose this place has an army to join?

What are the local lodgings like? I'm going to need to find a place to sleep sometime this week. [Unsleeping Earth Meditation only goes so far.]

[He chuckles.]

Sounds like fun.

I haven't met any soldiers, but I do know that there are guardians for the cities. Kind of like cops.

[The amusement is gone when she asks about finding a place to sleep some time this week, replaced with a tinge of confusion.]

There are apartments all over the place. The money they gave us in the envelope can cover you for a decent chunk of time if you are frugal. I live in the place by the library, per Maka's choice.

A police force still feels like a demotion, but I must make the best of the situation.

It should be easy to find someplace I can live with, then. [Of course she'll end up in the Regency]

I'd like to see what's in this library. Maybe I can take a look at your apartment complex while I am in the area.

Sure. It isn't too far from here.

[He shrugs.]

Well, if you're part of some otherwordly super military force then, yeah, I guess it is a demotion. But it's what they have here, right?

Show me.

["Otherworldly" is technically true, in that this is a different world. The Dragonblooded officers and magical equipment surely make it super by some standards, but the Legions are the Realm's regular army, and the Vermillion the worst-regarded among them. A perception which had slowly begun to change under the Roseblack's command, but still.]

[A single laugh tinged with just a hint of bitterness.] I doubt I'd ever hear someone from Creation calling the Vermillion Legion that.

I'll take the Guardian job.

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[Action] I'm sorryt his is such a late tag and we can drop if you want! Didnt wanna leave it hanging

[Action] No prob! Can keep going, or drop this thread for a new post, or whatever you want.