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[ After the murmurs of job opportunities began to mix through the idle chit chat of the refugees, Ann wanted to get a few questions out to the people who may or may not have already started work. ]

Soooo... this whole jobs thing...
It's not as easy as it seems, right? I know we're suppose to work our asses off to make sure they keep the people in Thesa safe, but — has anyone had experience working with something like... that? Guards, scholars, and uh... adult workers.... It all sounds like some weird characters from a fantasy novel or something. Cliche, but given the past few weeks? Totally legit.

I guess I'm wanting to ask: how are you knowing you're a good "fit" for one of these jobs? Back home, I was...

[ She wants to say model, but she doesn't really give the deets too much. ]

Let's just say the closest I got to any of these kind of jobs were reading Shakespeare in school.

If you know of any normal jobs or have any pointers on talking with the recruiters, let me know!!! My skills include fashion, picking good places to eat, and persevering through unlikely circumstances! o(^▽^)o

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[ The girl wasn't in her weird red catsuit, but instead normal clothes. "Normal" as she bought some from the market upon arrival to blend in. ]

Pervs, that's who. [ Sorry, she's still bitter that adults are nasty. ] Which one did you end up picking...? Oh, I bet something with the scholars because you seem super smart!

[ She thinks, anyways. He can see her chew on her lip, thinking for a moment. ]

Doesn't that sound lame..? "Oh, you fight dragons and save people? I sewed a really cool skirt". Ugh... I don't want to be useless, I guess.

[ That much makes him smile. She's so nice! He has no opinion on pervs ~~because no one showed him the kind of art people make of 2B~~. ]

Yeah, I went for the Simwe Institute. Research is kinda what I do.

[ He laughs a little, happy. Still, there's the problem of her situation. ]

I don't think that's useless. Fighting dragons and saving people can really do a number on your clothes. It's not dangerous or very exciting, but that's actually a good thing.

Let me know how it is? [ It's a casual gesture. ] Not exactly an egghead or anything, but I have some friends who may do good there.

[ Of course she was thinking of her friends. ]

That... yeah, it's not impactful either. It'd be good to have part time at the very least. [ She says with a thoughtful hum. ] Until I can figure out what I can be good at.

Oh, sure! I mean, it depends on what they let us see, you know. The owner is kinda weird.

[ That's really sweet of her, though! ]

Well, it's probably less boring than going around and watching stuff all the time. That's kinda what I did back in my world. It helped the combat units, but it wasn't all that exciting most of the time.

Thanks!

[ These two dumbies... ]

You...watched stuff? [ It doesn't click with her. ] Oh! Wait, were you like some navigator? Color commentator? Support?

[ There's a tightness in her chest as she wonders if Futaba is ever going to wake up from the pod... ]

Reconnaissance, actually. With the war, some of us had to gather information on the enemy while the others fought. I could support too, but I'm not as good in battle.

[ Hopefully that's not all that suspicious. It's just a job, right? ]

Hey, that's pretty awesome! I had a few friends who kinda surveyed the scene like that. We'd be dead twenty times over without them! Sounds like a pretty important job for you then.

[ She says with some actual fondness. ]

Thanks! It was really important, but not as flashy as other units sometimes.

[ He's grateful for the compliment, but also an actual dweeb. ]

It still served a purpose, you know? Take that out and there's a problem. Flashiness isn't always the best - especially when you have a job to do.

You have a point there. My work made it a lot easier for my partner and I to get the hard stuff done during the war. I liked that part of it more than the violence anyway.

[ Mostly. It's Complicated. ]

Wow... that sounds really tough. I can't imagine - like... this? Despite how some people believe we are being prepped for war, it doesn't feel like it. We still have most of our freedoms, but back home war meant something different.

So - uh, sorry you had to deal with that and the violence.

It was. [ Even he can't hide how much he hated it. ] This place hardly feels like war at all. Maybe the Natha are involved in something like that, down here? It's so peaceful in comparison.

Thank you. I hope you never have to deal with anything like that.

As long as Shiho is safe in the pods, if a war breaks out - I'll have to give it my all. There's reasons we keep fighting, you know? I hope I don't either, but if it's just another thing to fight for... I gotta.

[ He pauses. Things are different here and no one really knows his situation. She doesn't have to know about 2B - if no one does, she might be safer - but she's also not afraid to admit she's fighting for someone. He should be so brave. ]

I feel the same way. They managed to save 2B, so I'll do whatever it takes to stop anyone who tries to fight them.

[ Though he's a tad bitter they didn't ask for his help before the Descent. ]

[ Look at how Tense the conversation got. Oops. ]

...Yeah. [ She doesn't pry further on who 2B really is, but she knows for sure: they're important. ] Let's just hope it doesn't come to that.

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