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[photosympathies]

I need advice!

( Hello network, here's your friendly neighbourhood Stampede about to fully launch into something with no forewarning and no introductions. It's how he makes friends ... and also enemies, don't worry. ) So, we have to get jobs, right? But I'm not exactly sure what I'd be good at. I usually just do whatever people need around the towns I'm visiting, which means I know a little of most things. But I figured this place was new and people might be a little more cautious about that. So I made flyers!

( In one hand - metal, blue sometimes sea green - Vash holds up a stack of leaflets. )

Only when I was trying to give them out I got a lot of dirty looks so can someone tell me what I've done wrong! I really want to be useful while I'm here.

( Turning the flyer around so that his ( unfortunate ) captive audience can see. The design is obviously home made, and probably in a rush. On the paper it proudly proclaims

VASH THE STAMPEDE
RENT BOY
WILL DO WHATEVER YOU NEED
COST: ???
Below that is a crude drawing of the man himself - a stick figure with a triangle body ( his coat, sadly missing ) and a mass of spiky hair. It has a crude beaming smile on the circle of a face. )

Is it the drawing? I could have done better I guess, but I was in a hurry. ( A pause, a slow dawning realisation. ) Aw, shoot. It's the name, right? I didn't use my civilian name! Crap, that's probably a no-no.

( Nothing else could be the issue.

... Right? )

Comments

[eyescar]

I think so?

[ They had boats with the kaiju, so… ]

They only just started working, but I had surgery when they first appeared so I didn’t want to risk it.

( text ) un: shiro

[cranekin]

Maybe you can give examples of what you'll do.

[nutkick]

men don't wear corsets!!!
and why are we discussing your waistline and whether you're fit to be a prostitute or not?!

[ can we not?!! huff. ]

maybe you can do delivery services.
that's helpful and you'll be wandering around.

the pay is shit, though.

[fursuit]

nah, doesn't bother me. I'm used to people being curious. isn't exactly every day any mortal creature gets to chat it up.

[ Religion, though. That he doesn't touch, since he kind of doubts this guy would be thrilled to hear about Aztec religion and his worship in particular with a comment like that... Even if it's in the past, it's still pretty brutal, so far as they go. So! Anyways!

He doesn't answer the question. He doesn't think it's a good one, in a sense. So, he points out something else first. ]

you have an optimistic steak, huh?

[saragi]

yea definitely!

i'm in everlight too so we can meet up

[bowtography]

"The Stampede", right?

What's so stampede-y about you?

[ Someone's gotta ask. ]

[wwtd]

[ against vash's expectations, hiyori's expression softens at his answer. everyone else might say it sounds stupid, but it says a lot that his first thought - the thing he likes - is to help people. must be the reason LILITH chose him.

there's a small giggle she can't catch in time at "delivery guy". IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK. it's just

so very nostalgic. switch the 'u' and 'y' in guy with 'o' and 'd', respectively. ]

I-it's okay. We've all been indecisive in our lives. [ it's quiet as hiyori mulls. ] Did you like working at the hospital? I feel like, out of all of those, you can always find someone to help at a hospital.

[intertwinedfates]

Oh, awesome! I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got, in that case! And hey, if you need a hand, I'll be there.

[Maybe Everlight is for the enthusiastic, puppy dog-like people? It'd be interesting to learn more about the different teams and see if there's a pattern to who goes where.]

Twenty-one! It's not too bad, though like you say, it needs some decoration to make it less like a hotel and more like a home. They set me up as a private investigator for a civilian job, so I'm a bit surprised they haven't found work for you yet.

[peoplewatch]

[ So excited to hear from him. How cute. ]

Why don't you tell me about your skills? I could help you with choosing.

[photosympathies]

See, that's the problem. I don't know?

( He's never had to consider himself in ways of employment before. Mostly because he's never been able to stay in one place long enough. )

Back home people usually don't care what you can do, as long as you're willing to try. So I've never really had to think of it like a list? But I'm strong, and I don't tire easily, and I can take a lot more than most people but they tend to get frightened if I say any of that.

[photosympathies]

You're next door!

( Excited for some reason, and then after a beat. ) Oh man, I hope I'm not too loud? Am I too loud? You can tell me if I am. I've definitely had some people bang on walls in taverns because they can hear me so you should absolutely definitely do that if you do.

( And then, even more sheepish. ) They ... probably did? I was kind of out of it at first. It's not every day you world hop, right? Or maybe it is.

[photosympathies]

You know what, I did. It was useful, and I knew a bunch of first aid already so as long as it wasn't too complicated I could help take some pressure off of the actual doctors and nurses. And I liked talking to the patients! A lot of the time that's just what people need, a listening ear?

( A hum, thoughtful. )

But I don't have any qualifications and my knowledge is kind of more ... how do we stop ourselves from dying before we find an actual doctor, so that's probably not as useful as they'd need here.

[photosympathies]

( That gets a nervous laugh, Vash rubbing the back of his neck with his metal hand. )

Ah, it's because I'm always running I think? I don't know, someone else gave it to me and it kind of stuck. It's a little infamous. But it's better than the other names everyone calls me, so I use it more.

( Also destruction follows in his wake but. )

[photosympathies]

really?
neat! we've got some real cool people in everlight.
it must be the best of the teams for sure.

[photosympathies]

( Mortal is a little funny. Vash isn't sure he exactly counts. But it's not like he's here to advertise his otherworldly status not when it gets him into so much trouble back home. )

i mean, i try to?
being pessimistic has never gotten me anywhere.
and things are never as bad as all that to be anything but.

[photosympathies]

men absolutely wear corsets!!!
who says they don't?

( Champion of the People, Vash the Stampede, ready to fight. )

i don't really mind bad pay as long as i'm doing something useful. i don't really need money for anything much beyond food, right? they gave me some for the crabs and that's already more than i had before so i'm good on that front!

[photosympathies]

... I didn't think there'd be enough paper. I'm really not picky.

[photosympathies]

You had surgery?

( Immediate concern for a boy he doesn't know, but that's Vash for you. )

Here? Are you all right?

[vorous]

They are a demi-human race from my world. Some of than make great party assets as they have a keen sense of smell and can recognize the scent of both their allies and enemies. Kobolds can talk, but because of their vocal cords being different, they sometimes struggle with speech.

Most of them are found on the Western Continent in deserts, and they can be pretty savage and ruthless in their tribes since they just want to survive. That doesn’t mean they are all like that, though.

Some people regard them as pitiful, but I think they’re really great. They have a high resistance to poison and can eat rotten food without getting ill.

_{[ Vash implied he didn’t know, so.. I mean.. ]}

[eyescar]

Yeah? It's fine, I asked for it.

[ People are always so shocked! ]

It was an upgrade.

[fursuit]

it's a nice pov to have

I ask because watching over humanity is that, sure. but not all the time.

so, reflects well on you that it's your first guess

[bowtography]

... Seriously? It sounds like you had it rough.

[ he seems so nice?? ]

[peoplewatch]

Going off those skills alone, one would think you're suited to be a labourer, but that's hard work and a lot of those jobs seem to be taken up by machines here.

What about what you want to be doing then?

[wwtd]

I'm sure the doctors and nurses appreciated that, Vash-san. The patients, too! About the listening ear. [ she knows she would. things get hectic in a hospital. quickly.

seems like it would be a good fit, regardless. ]

Mm. Typically, there are a handful of positions to choose from. Receptionists and custodial staff are just as important as doctors and nurses. But... I'm not sure how hospitals work now. Everything is automated and integrated. The medical bay at the base itself was- [ a bit out of her league to start but she doesn't finish that thought. there's a new one. ]

Hey! You said you were a bodyguard before? With how things are, a hospital could probably - no, definitely use a bodyguard! Two targets, one punch!

[intertwinedfates]

Hey, alright! We're neighbors!

[Considering how chill and nice Vash seems, he considers this a plus.] Haha, I doubt that'll be a problem. I'm used to arguing with a teenager, so a bit of neighborly noise will be nothing!

[Ah, he makes a fair point. Nodding, he hums.] That's true. This is my second time, so I guess I'm getting used to it. But either way, don't worry-- we'll find you some kind of work somehow. There's bound to be the perfect job for both of us if we look hard enough!