[ It is what she means, and she's impressed he catches on so quickly. (Most are eager to simply bumble about until they're found by a weary officer.)
Though even without their bumbling, the officials of Olympia find them quick, either forewarned of an incoming wave of new Refugees or simply through sheer luck. It's not a pleasant encounter, this particular official bearing some unexplained ill will to the both of them, but as with all things it ends eventually, the man huffing in annoyance as he lumbers away, no doubt to find another new arrival to terrorize.
This isn't her city, nor even her government, but she feels obligated to apologize all the same. ]
With any luck, that'll be the last we see of him.
[ The name listed on his badge she already knows, but the facts listed, as always, are quite new to her. She eyes the name a moment before asking: ]
Is this 'dark spear' mentioned on your name badge a weapon?
[ Or is it a euphemism? Either way, she should probably...ask about it more generally before asking to see it. Not that she hasn't seen a man's dangly bits before, but they are out in public. ]
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Though even without their bumbling, the officials of Olympia find them quick, either forewarned of an incoming wave of new Refugees or simply through sheer luck. It's not a pleasant encounter, this particular official bearing some unexplained ill will to the both of them, but as with all things it ends eventually, the man huffing in annoyance as he lumbers away, no doubt to find another new arrival to terrorize.
This isn't her city, nor even her government, but she feels obligated to apologize all the same. ]
With any luck, that'll be the last we see of him.
[ The name listed on his badge she already knows, but the facts listed, as always, are quite new to her. She eyes the name a moment before asking: ]
Is this 'dark spear' mentioned on your name badge a weapon?
[ Or is it a euphemism? Either way, she should probably...ask about it more generally before asking to see it. Not that she hasn't seen a man's dangly bits before, but they are out in public. ]