"I expect you will try to integrate yourself into this world, assuming you're staying." Hal replied.

"Given how banged up our escape pod is, and the technological level of this world, I don't think we have much of a choice." Emerald said.

"Very well." Hal responded.

"Then that means you'll be staying here in our dorms for the time being." he said. "We'll do what we can to get you some proper identification, and help you go about finding work... whether it be here, or elsewhere." he continued.

"Wait, really?" Emerald asked, shocked to hear it.

"We are very generously funded by the government, and we refuse to throw people out on the streets when they have nowhere to go." Hal told him.

"As long as you intend to integrate yourself into this world, then all the resources we have at our disposal here will be used to help you do so." he finished.

"You're very welcome." Hal replied.

"....really? Just like that?" Emerald asked him.

"Just like that." Sharp confirmed.

"Of course some details will need to be filled out and figured out." he then told them. "Which is to say, basics, like age, full names and such." he went on.

"And we'll need to figure out a country of birth for you." he continued.

"But all that will come in due time." he reasoned.

"For now, you're top priority should be fully recovering and recuperating."

They were only waiting for about a couple of minutes, before a large man with a rather imposing aura came into the office.

"You called?" he asked.

"Ah, Zeke." Hal responded.

"This is Violet and Emerald." he told him. "They'll be staying with us for a while, and I need you to take them to their dorm." he explained.

"Sure thing." Zeke replied.

"Excellent." Hal said, before looking at the siblings.

"Let us know if there's anything more we can do for you." he told them.

Once they left the office and were on their way, Zeke looked at them.

"So. You're new here." he commented.

"Yep." Emerald replied.

"Where are you from?" Zeke then asked.

"We get all kinds here, from all over, so where are you guys from?" he asked further. "You have accents, but I can't place them." he added.

Despite his oppressive and frightening aura, he seemed to be genuinely friendly and outgoing.

Zeke paused for a moment.

"Yep, all kinds." he said.

"Also... Fortuna?" he then asked.

"Yeah." Emerald confirmed.

"....hm." Zeke mumbled, thinking about something as they continued to walk.

"I swear I've heard that name before..." he said to himself. "Did... Dad mention it...?"\ he mumbled further, wracking his brain for the info.

"...or am I thinking about something else...?"

"I'm going to need to ask him." Zeke muttered.

After some small talk, they stopped at a door.

"Here's your dorm." he told them.

"There's two bedrooms and one bathroom, and it should have everything you need." he told them.

"You have access to the cafeteria at any time, and if you're lost, look for these blue panels here." he then said, putting his hand on said panel that was near their door.

As he did, a 3D model of the building's interior was holographically displayed, showing them where they were with a red glow.

"....nice." Emerald commented with a small smirk.

"I know next to nothing about this." Zeke admitted.

"But the guy that did it is named Leo." he told her.

"Leo Fenretti." he said further.

"Uh.... Sharp knows of him, obviously... and I think Kiah in the lab does as well..." he went on, thinking about it. "Oh, and Illias in the lab as well." he added.

"I can see about arranging a meeting for you." he offered.

"Or you can talk to Sharp, Illias, or Kiah about it." he added.

"Yeah, thanks." Emerald echoed.

"No problem." Zeke responded.

With that, they parted ways, and the siblings stepped into the door.

"Huh. Looks comfortable." Emerald commented.

"...suppose I should clean myself up a little." he then said.

"I'm pretty dirty and gungy." he chuckled.

The guard was silent as he seemed to hide behind his newspaper, before Violet heard some 'ssst' sounds, and he seemed to freeze. He was silent for moment, and then cleared his throat.

"Ah, sure." he then said.

"You must be one of the newbies here." he commented.

"I'll try to help, sure." he went on.

"Whatcha need?"

"....library?" he asked.

"Yeah, there's one a few blocks south of here." he told her.

"And Violet, eh?" he asked, putting down the paper.

"Name's Jake." he introduced himself.

"I'm the security guard here, obviously. Most of the time, anyway." he added.

"Whatcha need the library for?" he asked, puzzling over something internally.