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So...work.

How does somebody get a job around here? I'm starting to go a little stir crazy, just hanging around The Flop. I don't really have any professional skills, but I'm a quick learner and I'm really creative.

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It's basically just a game of finding the right person to talk to, really. Edmund has a trading post and I know he'll send people out on errands, but he also might know some places around that are hiring.

So it's pretty much the same as back home for me. Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.

Sure. How've you been settling in so far?

Not too bad, I don't think. It's...weird. But everything starts to seem normal after a while, you know?

People are pretty nice, that helps.

Oh yeah, I've found that the others in our shoes have all been really nice. We can't help but be drawn together because of the situation.

I happen to have that recently-opened cafe of mine. One of my staff ended up back in the pods, so if you're not entirely avoidant of food service work...

My name's Pepper Potts. What sort of background do you have?

I'm an artist, actually. So yes, I've worked in food service before.

I think we all do, at one point or another.

[Pepper's smile is crooked for a moment as she reflects on college jobs.]

Piper's managing the day to day of the place, since I'm a businesswoman but not actually of the restauranteur kind normally. She'd be the one to talk to to hammer out your exact duties, but what have you done? And what do you do art-wise, for that matter?

Waitressing and bar tending, on and off. Nothing fancy. A couple of cheap family places and some dives.

I do paintings and pictures. A lot of abstract and surrealism.

Edited 2013-10-04 22:38 (UTC)

If you're able to self-motivate on the job, then I think we've got a strong case for giving you a position at Callahan's. I prefer to give people part time hours, given that there are a lot of other things that might need the attention of someone from Salvation, and we'll do a couple weeks' trial run to see if things are working for you on Verdana. Get in touch with Piper and work out a schedule. I live in one of the apartments over the cafe, so I'll drop in now and again to see how you're getting on.

[With that bit of delegation accomplished, Pepper's able to return to a more interesting bit of the conversation with a glint of interest in her eyes.]

Another potential opportunity for you, then: I have a lot of empty walls in the place. If you had any pieces you wanted to display for sale, I'd be happy to give them space.

Okay, wow, thank you. I'll contact Piper to work out the specifics. I don't actually have much of anything right now...I just have my sketchbook and pencils with me. I'm hoping I can get my hands on some real art supplies soon.

Edited 2013-10-06 21:59 (UTC)

Well, let me know if you need a hand on that front, too. Or talk with Edmund -- he's very good at getting his hands on things, will take payment in trade or labour, and he'll deal fairly with you.

None at all? I find that difficult to believe - even your children aren't entirely idle.

Uh, I have skills, just not...very marketable ones. The whole career thing never really did it for me, I guess. I'm a professional starving artist.

What is your art? We have a number of craftsmen in the city, perhaps they would have need of another pair of hands.

I paint, mostly. Well, there's paint involved. I make pictures.

Hmm. I have some contacts with the university. They may have need of instructors, if your skill extends to teaching.

Where I come from, you need to go to school to teach. I never did. I...wouldn't even know how to begin, really.

But thank you.

Fair enough. If I come across someone in need of a painter, I'll send them in your direction.

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