Things like zombies, or the paranormal in general, aren't something most people are familiar with even in his own world beyond movies and fairytales. At least not for the lucky people.
The Bureau was pretty good at keeping things quiet. People talked, sure, but even then most people took the stories with a dose of fantasy. There were some people in his world that even thought he was some kind of hoax despite seeing him all over the news. But people had their own ways of coping with things they couldn't quite wrap their heads around, and that's fine by him. Denial was probably a better state for most people.
But here, they aren't most people. Not with the things that have happened. You can't really ignore something like zombies falling from the sky, or the entire city being invaded by poltergeists. You had to prepare for it the best you can.
"Yep," he replies, nodding. "It's exactly what it says on the tin. We go to places people report having weird crap going on, check it out, and take care of the problem if we can."
A odd smile tugs at the corner of his mouth, hardly recognizable with his strange, angular features. "Don't worry. It's a hard thing for people to wrap their heads around even where I'm from." And the sciency types always seemed to have the hardest time with it.
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The Bureau was pretty good at keeping things quiet. People talked, sure, but even then most people took the stories with a dose of fantasy. There were some people in his world that even thought he was some kind of hoax despite seeing him all over the news. But people had their own ways of coping with things they couldn't quite wrap their heads around, and that's fine by him. Denial was probably a better state for most people.
But here, they aren't most people. Not with the things that have happened. You can't really ignore something like zombies falling from the sky, or the entire city being invaded by poltergeists. You had to prepare for it the best you can.
"Yep," he replies, nodding. "It's exactly what it says on the tin. We go to places people report having weird crap going on, check it out, and take care of the problem if we can."
A odd smile tugs at the corner of his mouth, hardly recognizable with his strange, angular features. "Don't worry. It's a hard thing for people to wrap their heads around even where I'm from." And the sciency types always seemed to have the hardest time with it.