Chapter 84: Registration
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Handling identity registration for two girls who might not even count as “humans” was definitely a new experience for Yu Sheng. But as he sat down in front of Foxy’s form, he realized this kind of thing was probably only new to him—to the Special Affairs Bureau, it seemed to be just another day at the office.
The first line on the form read like this:
“If the individual belongs to a long-living species (average lifespan of 1000 years or more), fill out the age as a percentage, and write the average lifespan of the species in the provided space. If the individual’s species lacks a concept of gender, leave the gender field blank. If the individual cannot use a pen, or has special identifying traits like pheromone-based markers, a staff member will assist in sampling or filling in the details. For other special cases, see the appendix and have a staff member approve with a signature.”
Then came a series of disclaimers, summed up in one line: “The Special Affairs Bureau understands that all sorts of strange beings come here. We’ve tried to account for the many different forms of life and their taboos. If you still feel offended, take it up with the Council.”
Yu Sheng sat there staring at the long list of disclaimers and filling instructions for quite a while. It wasn’t until he turned to the second page that he found the sections for name, gender, age, and address. He looked up at the young woman sitting beside him, Xu Wen Wen.
“This definitely isn’t the form ordinary people fill out to register their IDs in Boundary City, is it?”
“Of course not,” Wen Wen replied, nodding quickly. “The forms for regular citizens are much simpler. This one is meant for ‘guests’ who need to stay in the Borderland long-term but aren’t human. The ID cards we’ll prepare for the two ladies after this will also be special versions—they look almost like regular IDs, but the information inside can only be read by specific departments using special devices. If they run into trouble later, this ID is their way to get help or receive preferential treatment.”
“Do you often deal with these kinds of… cases?” Yu Sheng asked, a bit curious.