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[dreamermoa]

Hi, everyone. I heard that there were...like....space-gangsters or something on Sharef. So...I hope everyone is okay. [She looks a little uncomfortable. She does honestly hope everyone is okay, but she wants to talk about something else, too. But is it appropriate to talk about it, when people might not be okay? She'll just have to forge onward with it. :|b ]

I was kind of hoping someone could give me advice. When we got here, we were told something about getting a job? And - I don't mind working! I'd like to work! But...I don't have any experience, or any skills. I don't really know what I could do.

[The worry is clear on her face.] We were told that we had two months to find something to do, and it's already been a month already. I have to find a job.

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[meteorshots]

You could try going to school. As long as you're a student, it counts.

And then maybe... You'll learn something that way that'll make a good job. ...That's what I thought, anyway.

[video]

[dreamermoa]

School....I remember them saying something about that. But....

[For a few long moments she stays quiet, looking off to the side. She feels a little awkward about this.]

I've never been to school before.

[text]

[meteorshots]

Neither have I. But... It's easier than trying to figure out what you're good at.

[video]

[dreamermoa]

Really? You've never been to school? [Gosh, she kinda thought she was the only one. People who weren't dirt poor got to go to school and stuff. Not that she's the only person who's dirt poor, but everything on the Fleet is so sparkling and bright that she assumed all of the people on it were, too.]

Um...can I ask where you're from?

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[meteorshots]

Nibelheim?

There's no There wasn't a schoolhouse there. There wasn't much of anything.

[ And now there's nothing - but he can't say it's that much of a loss. Not the town, itself, anyway. ...But "dirt poor" definitely would've been an apt descriptor for the place. ]

I didn't think it was that big a deal.

[video]

[dreamermoa]

[Sounds like Orokos, right down to the "now there's nothing" (or something totally different, at least).]

Orokos had schoolhouses, just...not for people like me. [Long awkward pause. Awwwwwwkkkkwaaarrrrd. But then she looks back at the camera and smiles tentatively.]

But...maybe you're right, and it's not a big deal? If both of us have never been.

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[plotblackhole]

Can you do menial labor?

[video]

[dreamermoa]

I think so. Unless something is really heavy.

[video]

[plotblackhole]

If you find yourself incapable of anything else, I'll hire you.

[video]

[dreamermoa]

What are you hiring for?

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[plotblackhole]

I'm working on building experimental giant robots. There are some tasks I simply don't have the time to complete myself, which is where you would come in.

[video]

[dreamermoa]

[He gets a stunned look. Hey whatcha up to? Oh you know just building giant robots, that's all. But maybe this is common where he's from?]

What are the robots gonna do?

[video]

[plotblackhole]

Fight those who attack this fleet, presumably.

[video]

[dreamermoa]

Wow. Do you, I mean...have you made fighting robots before? Is that what you did back home?

[video]

[plotblackhole]

That is part of what I did back home, yes.

[Voice]

[ja307020]

Student seems to be an acceptable temporary function here. You could take a course to learn skills for a regular job.

[video]

[dreamermoa]

Yeah...I just...don't know what I'd study. I haven't thought about what I wanted to do in ages. Other than "not live in the ghettos".

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[ja307020]

I can relate to that.

I am taking science and history.. to understand this world better before I make a final decision.

[dreamermoa]

About a job? Or...something else?

[ja307020]

Both. It doesn't seem like we're in for a short stay here.

[dreamermoa]

Yeah. [Her voice gets quiet, thinking about something. Stuff she has to decide about. Simple things, but things that could change everything, too.]

...so, how are the classes?

[ja307020]

So far they are not too bad. I think I have confused the professor once or twice.

[Yup there's a reason why Tron can't ask questions until the end of class now.]

[Video]

[norefunds]

Can you wait tables?

[Video]

[dreamermoa]

At a restaurant? I've never done it before...but sure! I could be nice to customers and stuff!

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[norefunds]

A bar, actually. And I do happen to need another waitress.

[Video]

[dreamermoa]

[Her face is brightening by the minute. Being a waitress sounds like a good job - not too technical, something steady, being around people, etc.]

I can do that. How do I apply? Do I have to...fill something out? [(making writing motions with hands)]

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[norefunds]

Just come down to the place sometime and talk to me about it. I'll get you set up.

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[dreamermoa]

Thank you! Mister...um...what was your name again? And where's the bar?

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[norefunds]

Quark. [Tilts his head forward slightly in greeting.]

Texting you the coordinates now. [And so he does!]

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[dreamermoa]

Mister Quark. Okay. I'll come over now? [That's not actually a question, she's coming over now. After probably getting a little lost.] I'll see you soon!

[ You have gained an adorable ally this day, Quark. Whenever someone says you're funny looking or an unscrupulous businessman, Moa shall come to your rescue.]