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[nutbuckets]

so I need a job because my shopping addiction is waaaay beyond this stipend thingy

skills include gymnastics, psychiatry, kicking ass and taking names, finding lost things

I figure I could be a great mercenary or bounty hunter or hitwoman but IDK if those things are actual jobs you can get here

dog walker? bartender? I dunno!

any suggestions are welcome!

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[tech_nically]

I must confess that I'm in a similar position. It's a little difficult when all you've been is a soldier for most of your life.

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[batleths]

I thought you were making shopping into a job.

[nutbuckets]

I mean, I could go back to being a psychiatrist but who knows how you even get licensed in a place like this?
plus it's kind of boring now
after all the other stuff I've done

sorry it's rough on you too :(

[nutbuckets]

oh man
maybe I could be a personal shopper
you think anyone would pay for that?

[tech_nically]

It's always something you could look into, at least, but I suppose I can see how that might lose its appeal after working...out of office? I wonder how difficult it would be to establish oneself as self-employed when still relatively new to this place.

I was thinking of looking into repairwork of some kind. I know my way around machinery at least.

pffffffffft

[heeroized]

I thought you were saving your stipend to buy an island.

[nutbuckets]

oh yeah I've done SO MUCH STUFF that wasn't psychiatry and was way more interesting and fun, so I'd rather keep doing that

oh wow, yeah that's an idea
maybe I can start my own mercenary company
you think they need mercenaries around here or would it just be part of the rebellion thing?

oh that's a valuable skill
mechanic?

[nutbuckets]

I tried to save but it was no good
besides, I'd just steal the island ;)

[heeroized]

Got bored?
Better to steal an island than a shirt. More of a challenge.

[tech_nically]

A mercenary company might find itself at odds with business depending on what's available. It seems that being involved with the rebels already blankets much of the potential missions.

Somewhat. When you're usually on isolated missions then you need to know how to patch your ship and whatever else you might come across.

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[maskedtyrant]

Right there with ya.
You want to partner up on something? I have an idea, but it might take a while to fully realize it.

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[tarisian_cathar]

[Parts of this are definitely bemusing, in their way.]

Where, exactly, are you keeping this overflow? Our quarters are not the most generous of spaces.

Also, perhaps not hitwoman...? In any event, I shall look for 'help wanted' signs.

[nutbuckets]

yeah, probably some kinda mission-doing group would be more likely to work out
like a superhero team!

makes sense
I've never been able to figure that stuff out though

[nutbuckets]

definitely more of a challenge
but are there even any islands around this place that wouldn't be all
dark and spooky and underground?

[nutbuckets]

sure! what's your idea?

[This seems like a good idea.]

[nutbuckets]

I'm real good at making things fit into small spaces
long-term shopping addiction will do that for ya

not hitwoman? how come?

thanks juhani, you're the best

[tech_nically]

You are the second person I've heard to use such a term. Are "superheroes" common where you are from?

It's not for everyone. I suppose I'm fortunate to enjoy tinkering when I can rather than see it as a chore.

[heeroized]

Unlikely.
You might be out of luck.

[nutbuckets]

oh yeah
there's tons of em
people with superpowers like the ones you get from heba
but they got it some other way
lotsa different ways

not my thing yeah, but I'm glad you got something you enjoy!

[tech_nically]

Any examples? Although now that you mention it, I have wondered how such abilities work regarding those aligned to Heba. I at least have not experienced anything out of the ordinary yet.

What would your "thing" be then?

[nutbuckets]

bummer
what's the point of an island if it's not tropical and bikini-ready?

[Gosh, she enjoys joking around with Heero.]

[maskedtyrant]

Ok so hear me out:
Tethering ceremonies are a big deal, right? And you need magic to make them official.
Well, Tian-aligned people can learn how to do that stuff! I asked my instructors about it, and they said I could get there, but I'd need to take a lot more prerequisite classes first.
Until then, I was thinking, we could still build and maintain a venue? Some kind of scenic location that can be dressed up for whatever the Tethers want it to be.
We'd need a significant down payment to secure the place permanently, but I could maybe negotiate a loan to hold us over until we start getting regular customers. With all of us new folks needing Tethers, plus more on the way, probably, we should get a flood of business to cover opening costs.

What do you think? Too ambitious?

[tarisian_cathar]

The murder for hire part. I would hope to discourage that, somewhat.

Let's just say I've met a few who have partaken in that, and it never ends up going well for them.

That more than a few have attempted to collect on my head, I might add, is a related issue for me, admittedly.

[heeroized]

Guess you'll have to come up with a new goal.
Maybe an uncharted cave with lots of shiny rocks.

[Is it because he's just calmly sarcastic in response, pretty much no matter how outrageous she gets?]

[nutbuckets]

really? I got mine right away, I was using it before we even got clear of the first buildings
I can just pull weapons outta nowhere, it's great
you really don't got a power yet?

oh fighting
stealing
heists
black ops missions with a bomb in my neck