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[xxxxx]

A few of us have been talking and we're already tired of being broke, so we're wondering what everyone hopes to do here job-wise, what you did before, and how you go about explaining it to the locals if they want to know about your previous floor-sweeping or shelf-stocking experience before allowing you to sweep any floors or stock any shelves. Especially if your job back home was a little more complicated than that.

And have any of them asked any of you for references? Do they actually check them?

Does anybody have any experience with making up false references wholecloth? Can we begin acting as one another’s references?--which is a terribly trust based suggestion, we realise, and so the following question,

Should we design a character test for the sake of honest false reference corroboration? (‘We’ is the general ‘we’ not the ‘we’ asking these questions.) Is there anyone here who is not a reliable hard worker that the rest of us should be sure not to refer for anything?

Before anyone feels the need to point out that unreliable lazy workers will lie: yes, thank you, please see similar discussions following the questions about murder.

[ For the record, this is the product of a phone and its tiny keyboard being passed around among several different curious people. Remus just drew the short straw, because there is no justice in any world, and has to post it. Also, threadjacking super encouraged if you feel the urge. ]

Comments

[xwings]

good to know
and what do you think i should do with a canyon or a bridge?

[doggo]

Could always put the bridge over the canyon if you have both on hand

[xwings]

do you think people will pay for a view of the canyon from the bridge?

[doggo]

Thinking more of tolls to cross but yeah suppose tourism might work as well

[xwings]

so i gotta get either a really pretty canyon, or one that's conveniently located

[doggo]

Both would be ideal
Can't be too difficult

[xwings]

i'll keep my eyes open

[doggo]

Brilliant.

With free admission to us, of course.
When you've found it.

[xwings]

of course

[xxxxx]

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I don't have anything in mind about your canyon, though this looks like an excellent business plan, but your references for your friends would be most useful if you could lie and do different voices. 'Ah, yes, he worked for me six years ago and did outstanding work', that sort of thing.

[xwings]

i think i could manage that
do you really think it'll be necessary?

[barreling]

My guess is it depends how much shit shoveling you wnat your job to involve

[xwings]

i hadn't even thought of that

[barreling]

sucks doesn't it?
but look if we all help each other out I bet we can avoid that and find some nice mediocre jobs that aren't gross
you have anything in mind for yourself?

[xwings]

they don't really seem to need pilots down here, so
i got nothing

[barreling]

yeah not a lot of planes here unfortch

you could drive stuff? lots of wagons around and i heard somebody saw some like steam car things maybe?

[xwings]

it's not about the vehicles, it's about the flying
so i guess i'll try to find work in a bar or something

[barreling]

maybe you can find a giant magic bird to ride or something
invent airmail

bar is my plan too. bartending's always been good to me
kinda

[xwings]

kinda?
i've never done it before, not really
but i'm a quick study

[barreling]

so wait how are you at lying and voices? we never answered that question

i might have an idea

[xwings]

i can do about three different voices without sounding suspicious
and i can lie for a good cause

[barreling]

alright so you pretend to be my former boss if I need a fake boss for them to call up
and i'll teach you how to bartend

[xwings]

you got yourself a deal