Four weeks. As a Checkpoint Inspector, that was my life expectancy. The first time I'd spoken to the security team, they didn't even take the time to know me past my name. Although I later learned of the plethora of stories where the inspector had lasted only eight days before she got firebombed out of existence.

Politically, Equestria has taken a neutral stance in all international conflicts. However, while this neutrality had brought us no enemies, it certainly hasn't brought us any allies. But it had brought us existence. The simple fact that we existed was reason enough for the desperate and opportunistic to enter. And it was my job to check their papers.

Because in the end, paperwork, is just paper.

But it all begins with two words.

Papers, Please.