Intro

[mental-clarity.livejournal.com]

Joseph's spent most of his life operating under the principle that even if you don't belong somewhere, as long as you walk around acting like you do, nobody will question it.

He wonders how much that's going to apply around here, because if he had his way, he'd be exploring the entire Deck, top to bottom, wandering around in places he really probably shouldn't. What would happen if he tried to sneak around, say, Club Castle? Is it illegal? Would it merely be a faux pas? These are the kinds of things he needs answers to, and he's not sure where to get them.

For now, he's playing it safe, sticking to the accessible areas of Diamond Castle. He's been here three days, after all. There'll be time. It's probably obvious as hell that he's new, given the way he's walking around town staring at things like a tourist. All he needs is a camera and a fanny pack.

What he's looking for at the moment are 'Now Hiring' signs in storefronts, or things of that nature. He stops to pick up a copy of what seems to be the local newspaper, pausing to scan it for want ads.

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[mental-clarity.livejournal.com]

"Extra-vocational activities?" It's not that he's confused as to the meaning of the phrase; he's just not sure what kinds of crazy things the other Diamonds are getting up to if the King feels the need to reassure him of that. Well, at least now he knows he's got some leeway, should he feel the need to pick up any odd hobbies. That actually sounds like it might be a good thing to do here--it could come in handy for challenges, and Joseph has absolutely no intention of staying a Two for a minute longer than necessary.

"I'll do that, sir. Thank you again." He'll just have to talk to this aforementioned Avery person, he supposes, and yeah, maybe he'll take one of the suites near his office--

No, now that he thinks about it, that won't do. Not if they're on the upper floors. Not with all those windows. If there's one irrational thing about Joseph, it's his terror of heights. He'll put curtains up in the office, but he's living on the ground floor.

All things considered, that's a minor problem to have here, when everything else about this situation is turning out so very well.

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"We have a casino, a theater, a couple of bars, the practice fields, a tattoo and piercing parlor, and a myriad of other things that ought to be able to entertain you in your free time." He smiled warmly. "Don't thank me. Just convince me that my original perceptions of you aren't wrong.

"Should you need help and a preference for familiar faces, my office is in the Face Cards' wing." Giving directions slowly, precisely, and measuring by landmarks as well as distance, he tilted his head.

"Is there anything else that you need, Lord Joseph?"