"Well you're new here, so it only stands to reason that you came here from somewhere else," he says as he leans back in his chair, resting his head against the wall.

"Little bit of both, actually. I was born there because my mother wanted to be near her gran-gran, but my father's work kind of took us all over. Then when I became of age I joined the military and my work took me all over. Republic City is where my brother and his family call home, so for the time being it's where I call home too.

How about you? What's your story? How'd you end up on the streets scamming old men for their pocket change?"