Street smarts, plus a little edge because his senses are keener than ordinary human ones. For example ...
* He knows what drug paraphernalia, weapons, and a wide variety of other dangerous things look/smell like.
* He would sense if there were wild animals nesting in a pile of stuff, that might bite people if disturbed.
* He can usually tell the difference between things that have been thrown away and those which have been set aside for later use, based on how carefully they are arranged (or not).
* Occasionally people boobytrap stuff so it won't be disturbed. He knows what a lot of that looks like, too.
Now compare Turq's level of knowledge with that of average working-to-middle-class teenagers or college students. His life experiences have equipped him to spot a lot of hazards they wouldn't even know to look for.
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>> How does Turq know if it's safe, etc.? <<
Street smarts, plus a little edge because his senses are keener than ordinary human ones. For example ...
* He knows what drug paraphernalia, weapons, and a wide variety of other dangerous things look/smell like.
* He would sense if there were wild animals nesting in a pile of stuff, that might bite people if disturbed.
* He can usually tell the difference between things that have been thrown away and those which have been set aside for later use, based on how carefully they are arranged (or not).
* Occasionally people boobytrap stuff so it won't be disturbed. He knows what a lot of that looks like, too.
Now compare Turq's level of knowledge with that of average working-to-middle-class teenagers or college students. His life experiences have equipped him to spot a lot of hazards they wouldn't even know to look for.