"I arrived two months ago," Chrom replied. So he was relatively new himself, but he did know enough to be at least passing familiar with Crystallis and what was expected of him. "As was Pyrrha, another of our housemates. But Robin and Morgan have been here for many months. Whatever I fail to answer, they might be able to fill you in."

As for specifics... "Quite a bit," Chrom inclined his head. "I'm assuming your Moogle gave you the basic rundown of who we are, and why we're here. Currently we're waiting for the entity known as the Calamity to awaken. We were told it would do so this month, and made preparations to evacuate those who are threatened by it. But we don't know the exact day or time. For now, all we can do is wait."

That was, by far, the most urgent piece of information that Chrom could relay.

"There's a queen of this kingdom, but she hasn't been seen in quite some time. A man named Cid is filling in as the acting reagent, and if there's something you desperately require from your homeworld, or if there's a new Job you want to acquire and equip, you'll need to speak to him. He isn't exactly..." How to put it politely? "...the most diplomatic person in the city, and will allow you to make requests no more than once a month. He'll usually ask you to do something for him in return as well, so I wouldn't make requests lightly."