( video | un: duckling )

[danserai]

[ the feed comes on by itself. ahiru hasn't realized she's turned it on as she's pouring over these pamphlets intently, talking out loud because that's just how she functions. ]

Okay, so to get food, I need to make money. To make money, I need a job . . . What do they have?

[ she looks over the first pamphlet. ]

Healer! That doesn't sound so bad! Something something . . . "mini . . . ministration . . ." Blood? Eugh, no.

[ she tosses that one aside. ]

Next one . . . Hunter.

[ a beat. she stares at it. it stares back at her as if it knows her secret. she immediately scrunches it up, tossing into the trash can because she's not an animal.

( just a bird. that people may hunt?? duck confit is a thing. ) ]

This one! This'll be the one! Arcane scholars . . . "They either wish to consume all the knowledge they can or share all the knowledge that they can." . . .

[ another beat. she sighs. ]

Well, I'm not smart enough to be one of those. Aaaah! I'm never going to get a job! I'm going to starve! I'll never be able to have bread agaaaaain.

[ doom is clearly at hand. ]

Comments

audio; un: abs

[armd]

(suggested simply because this seems like the last option this anxious, well-meaning person would ever consider:)

Steal it.

[danserai]

S-S-Steal?!

I couldn't do that! They'll arrest me! They'll put me behind bars.

[ the bread will be stale. ]

[imaglyphwitch]

[Ahiru, STAPH. You are so cute it's killing Luz. If Luca was the male version of a cinnamon roll, then Ahiru was, like, a marshmallow with sprinkles].

Ok, hold on Ahiru! First off, we don't need money so much as people trade things, ok?

BUT. If you are looking for a job? What do you think about working in a bakery?

[danserai]

I heard about that but I don't really have anything to trade and I don't really have any skills unless being a dancer is a skill but it's a really bad skill because I can't dance well . . .

[ oh wait luz said bakery, keep track, ahiru. ]

Uhm, I dunno. I'm not very coordinated.

video; un: liontamer

[chickenchoicejudy]

[Oh my god, she's adorable. Ryan doesn't mean to laugh at her, but he definitely laughs a little bit. He's not trying to be a jerk; this is just the cutest thing he's seen in a while.]

Relax, relax! You're not going to starve, I promise! Have you seen what they use for money around here? A lot of it is shiny rocks and seashells and things that you can find on the ground without having a job at all. I bet if you go to the beach and find something cool in the sand someone will give you bread for it. You can take your time with the whole job thing.

[danserai]

[ doubt. ]

You pay in rocks? What kind of rocks? What if I picked the wrong rock?!

video; un: ushiromiya

[entreats]

[ .. oh gosh, this poor girl. They really ought to make it more clear to people that this isn't necessarily a 'you only get to eat if you work' kind of place, huh.. ]

It's going to be fine.

[ Perhaps Ange should elaborate on that, but she's pretty sure other people will-- so she instead zooms in on: ]

Why do you want bread in particular though?

1/??

[danserai]

[ why bread . . . ? ]

[danserai]

[ actually why bread.

is it because people feed her bread.

has she been dropping duck hints all along? ]

[danserai]

[ quick ahiru, think of something smart that will distract them from this knowledge! ]

4/4 END

[danserai]

Because bread is . . . easy to eat

[ nailed it. ]

[Audio][UN:A_Wesker013]

[subject_013]

Keep reading down the list of jobs. You may find something that fits you. The employment types are so broad, there's a fit for most everyone's skills.

[A deep, mellow voice with a calm, unflappable air and a hint of a patrician-sounding accent.]

Resources might be somewhat limited here, but you won't starve. Currency is easy to come by, as the shopkeepers are happy with rocks or shells, even stubbed pencils. For that matter, the locals are the soul of generosity: if you look distressed, they're willing to help.

[danserai]

Rocks and pencils . . . really?

That seems kind of weird.

un: trienemybest; video

[droptheious]

[Bless. He's trying his best not to laugh here.]

Okay, take a breath. You don't have to worry about getting a job. We've got plenty of food and the means to buy it. You definitely don't need to get worked up about it. Also, yeah, like everyone else has said, rocks and shells make for pretty good currency. I don't think there's any actual money here.

[danserai]

[ okay but — ]

What if I bring in a really bad shell? Will they throw it away? Will I be banned?

text (un: falcogrice)

[grice]

Hi.

Like everyone said, they don't really use money here. People use trading instead. And if you'd like, we can go look for things to use for a trade? Like mushrooms.

[danserai]

really? you'll help me out?

[ that's so nice! ]

text - UN: IceCream

[threelayers]

Hey there, flour girl

[She liked silly nicknames.]

Don't worry too much about the details on those.
They sound spookier than they really are and you can probably work for an Architect.
they make things, which includes cooking.

That's not so bad as, you know, using blood to heal people.
Which is very very ewwww. You're not wrong.

[danserai]

neo! i guess i really am flour girl.

i don't think i can do anything with blood.

[ what is a duck's blood type anyway, don't make her ask these questions. ]

video | un: OZ

[swornto]

What do you mean, you're not smart enough? A lot of these jobs aren't about smart~ They're about guts!

[danserai]

Guts? . . . Really?

un: eudaimonikos; audio

[eudaimonikos]

You can't just run down a list of job descriptions - you should start with yourself. What do you like doing?

[Also, yeah, you'll be fine, you can trade for stuff and people will help you, blah blah blah. He's pretty sure that's been covered.]

[danserai]

I guess . . . I like dancing.

But I'm not very good at it.

video: moonmochi

[hopticulture]

...how old are you?

[this kid seems too young to be worrying about finding food and work.]

It's not too difficult getting by in this place without an actual job, y'know. Food-wise, at least.

[danserai]

[ normally, she wouldn't, but before drosselmeyer and edel arranged for everything . . . and then she had fakir to help her . . . so . . .

she starts counting on her fingers . . . ]

So this is ten and then . . . Thirteen? I think it's thirteen.

text | carcinoGeneticist

[klawful]

WOW. THAT REALLY SUCKS TO BE THAT INCOMPETENT.

I WILL PREPARE YOUR GRAVE AND SPRINKLE IT WITH THE BREAD I BOUGHT FOR YOUR FUNERAL. IT WILL BE DEEPLY IRONIC AND HILARIOUS.

[danserai]

That sounds like the opposite of a funeral.

Also i-it's not that bad! I got lots of good ideas . . . for jobs. And . . . things.