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Passport Processing

With this many realities lying around and so many people bopping to an fro, some measure of order must be instilled in the chaos. Realities like to know who is lurking in their little world, like to know what possible diseases they might have, if there's an outstanding arrest warrant on their head from some other world, etc, etc... and there's always the problem of popping into existing right through a solid object, with disastrous results. That's where Passport Processing comes into play, as well as safe docks you can land in once you're processed.

Passport Processing is a blanket term given to whatever border control procedures a reality might follow. Some are stricter than others, some require various sorts of paperwork and identification -- negotiating your way through the bureaucratic tangle is half the problem transients face, since they tend to stick around longer than a commuter or a taxi driver would.

You could always ignore whatever passport processing a reality demands, of course. Punch in an address (which essentially boils down to the reality's location, and an XYZ coordinate within that reality) and you can pop on by. But nearly every reality has alert systems that can detect an incoming building, and if you weren't authorized for landing, you probably just broke a few local laws -- and what's more, they know where you're parked as well as where you came from, so you can expect a visit from the long arm of the law even if you flee. Extradition's likely even if you escape since realities take this sort of thing seriously... irresponsible, uncontrolled bouncing between realities can result in disasters nobody wants to see.

Of course, if you know how a particular reality's sensors work, you can cloak your arrival... but that kind of technology is decidedly black market. It's said that Reality Prime's border control is near flawless, for instance, and only a very, very, very select few are capable of evading it.

Because passport processing can be such a pain, many people will stick to taxis or other light transport methods rather than take on the life of a transient. Taxi companies specialize in efficent transportation, since they've become masters of navigating every tangled process the multiverse has to offer.

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None. You can define any crazy process for passports you want for your reality, or skip it entirely.