UN: russell (text)

[guilt_trip]

[Russell didn’t use the network much. It was kind of a hassle and talking to strangers wasn’t his idea of a good time. He needed help, though. So here he was.]

I need a job.

I’m 15 now, I guess.
I don’t have many skills and I’m not very strong.
I don’t really like talking to people.

[Wow. Really selling himself here, huh?]

Does anyone have anything that I could do?

[He stares at the screen for a minute or two, then adds.]

…Thanks.

Comments

un: kantera, text

[happydreamed]

[Not exactly the best way to advertise yourself, Russell...]

Rather than focusing on what you're bad at, it might be best to focus on what you're good at or interested in? For example, perhaps you'd like taking care of plants?

[guilt_trip]

[He just figured people should know what they’re signing up for!]

Oh.

I’m not good at much, though.

[A pause. He had enjoyed watering and growing the plants in the dream…]

Taking care of plants would be okay.

[happydreamed]

You needn't be good at lots of things. You can be good at only a few things and still find employment.

[guilt_trip]

I guess.

[Another pause. He’d been offered a few jobs since speaking with Kantera here, but the one that sounded most promising was…]

Seems like I’m going to be taking care of plants after all.

[happydreamed]

So I've heard. I hope you enjoy your work - I often visit Donnie and his housemates, so I may see you around while you're gardening.

private

[othellovonryan]

On a scale of one to ten, how trustworthy is Russel for working as a groundskeeper for our home?

Re: private

[happydreamed]

I would rate him at about a 9. He works diligently, he thrives on being useful and helpful to others, and he is very unlikely to bother anyone else on the grounds on purpose.

I also owe my existence to him and consider him a dear friend and confidant, so. At the very least, you can trust that he wouldn't want to make me upset.

Re: private

[othellovonryan]

Good. I just needed to be sure. I don't like making longterm exceptions in the B.O.S.S program without a second opinion.

Re: private

[happydreamed]

Completely understandably.

Thank you for this.

[othellovonryan]

If you don't have many skills, you should be able to list what you can do?

[guilt_trip]

I’m good at video games.
I’m okay at fishing and gardening.
I can fight, sort of.
I can draw, but not very well.

[…]

That’s probably it.

[othellovonryan]

You know Kantera?

[guilt_trip]

[???]

Yes?

Text: U

[melodymania]

I'm planning on building a business. I can give you odd jobs until then.

Going to get some good questing money I can pay you with.

How would you feel about passing out fliers? No talking needed.

[guilt_trip]

Yes, I could do that.

What sort of business is it?

[melodymania]

The idea I got is it's gonna do everything.

Ear piercings
Money laundering
Tattoos
Pokemon Training Classes
Satanic Rituals
Smokey Eyes
Fae Deals
Lobbying
Dental work
Medical examinations
Fortune Telling
Information brokerage
and Color Consolations

Just to name a few.

If you don't wanna talk to people, and you're not physically strong, I could use you in the back. Paperwork and light accounting. Need to keep things orderly and stuff like that.

You can use a calculator, yeah?

[guilt_trip]

Some of those things don’t sound safe or legal.

Text

[livesoutofspite]

Have you thought about a paper route?

[guilt_trip]

That’s not a bad idea.

I don’t have a vehicle, though.

[livesoutofspite]

Makes sense. I can give you a bike, if you want. It's pretty simple and then you'd have what you need.

[guilt_trip]

[He’d give something as expensive as a bike to a stranger? Just like that?!]

That’s very kind of you.
I think I found another job, though, so I shouldn’t accept.

[…]

I don’t know how to ride one, anyway.

voice-to-text / text-to-voice (forward dated to when Wylan wakes up)

[daturameloxia]

I could use someone to help me gather flora for my chemistry experiments.

[guilt_trip]

I think I have a job now but if you just need help collecting plants, I can probably still do that.

[He can’t turn down a good fetch quest!]

[daturameloxia]

It'd only be collecting plants. I'm a bit weak, recovering from an accident.

[guilt_trip]

Oh.
I’m sorry.

[That’s what people say when others get hurt, right?]

What do you need?
I’ll find it.