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...I got my first check for my work as part of Kouji's new 'Sector Security' initiative.

I. Wbuh.

Buh.

Uh????

Guh.

Man, OOPARTS really must not of liked you, Chief.

The compensation for OOPARTS was more than acceptable given our mission statement!

I expected a pay bump given the consolidation of various security wings but even accounting for that...!

Four Cities plus Aquaria Island.

Funding by four major corps.
Overseeing four cities being treated as boroughs of a larger area.
Consolidating that man organizations.

And the Mayor is building a city on top of the cities in question that will need additional enforcement.

Yes, and on that last point I'm probably going to be picked to advise Mayor Tokei on the best ways to avoid widening class divide and how to expand our current high-speed transport options to ensure a basic standard of living for both tiers of this project.

...Okay, I guess when it's all laid out by that, I guess it is... adequate compensation for the work I'm putting out there.

But it's still a bit of a sticker shock.

I expect the class divide to widen and economic inequality to worsen.

Nothing we can do short of declaring Domino an independent nation.

It will probably worsen, but I think an eye towards city planning, future expansions, and programs explicitly to aid those in the lowest income brackets can blunt the worst of its impact. I realize that makes me a bit of an idealist.

... Be careful what you say out loud, Mr. Tendou. You never know who might hear it.

Look, at the end of the day, even if Mrs. Tokei is a fucking dyed in the wool non-reactionary communist or hardcore socialist, policy regarding inequality comes from the national state.

I don't necessarily disagree with that assessment, though I would be careful expressing the sentiment as a... "be careful what you wish for", sort of superstition.

But that's me being overly cautious.

You are way too freaking paranoid.

It's a learned instinct, in the work I've done. You get a sixth sense for it.

But I understand it comes off as paranoia to most folks.

Same line of business and you don't see me assuming the Illuminati are real.

The Illuminati aren't real because they are used as a scapegoat shorthand for the supernaturally disinclined to dismiss conspiracies out of hand.

...Which is to say the really weird stuff always comes with a hint of conspiracy behind it.

The point is.

You probably worry too much, Chief.

Well.

Okay, yeah, you got me there, Mr. Tendou.

I'd suggest seeing *someone* about it.

Or else you'll be insisting the Fnords are real, and to watch out for the Illuminati.

I do see someone at least semi-regularly about this, yes.

And I promise that I at least have people to check me if my paranoia escalates too far. It shouldn't be a work concern.

And I'll be sure to pester you if you seem too far gone.

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