Congratulations, cuddlers! You've survived your first month here in Cadelle, and with only (cough) minimal catastrophe. The city administration is beyond grateful for all of your help in the rebuilding efforts, and cannot thank you enough for all your hard work.
Well, maybe that's not entirely fair. After bribing visitors to move out, meeting the seemingly endless caloric needs of hungry superheroes, and funding the reconstruction efforts, the city's coffers are starting to feel a little light... which leads us to today.
The festivities kick off with a time-honored Cadelle tradition: the skills fair! In keeping with local customs, Cadellians traditionally volunteer to host a booth and teach a skill of their choice for the day, a good deed that helps to refill the city's energy stores after the busy summer season. This year, the city has graciously agreed to let anyone interested sign up to host, and has set aside a small number of booths for the exclusive use of their newest visiting citizens... and while money isn't on the table (sorry, y'all, but they did say they were a little tight on the wallet), teaching out of the goodness of your heart still counts as a good deed done.
Whether you choose to host a booth and teach a skill of your own, or to wander the fair and learn something new, be sure to take time to appreciate the day's other offerings. Like any good late-summer fair, there's plenty of delicious food and drink from some of the city's best loved vendors to sample, upbeat music in the air to dance courtesy of the local top 40 radio station, and lots of opportunities to escape the heat thanks to special seminars hosted by the city's own university. Yes, seminars — there's one every hour, with topics ranging from underwater basket weaving to particle physics to the careful art of walking more than one dog on the same leash. Classes are free, seats are plentiful, and hey, what else do you really have to do? You don't have a job yet, do you?
Speaking of jobs... after the fun in the sun of the skills fair is over, it's time for the main event on day two: the job fair! Yes, that's right, a job fair, because it's time for all you freeloaders to start paying your own way.
That might be a little harsh.
In any case, Flora and Cornelius are glad to welcome to you to Cadelle's first annual Employment Extravaganza, complete with brightly colored booths, friendly vendor representatives, and plenty of applications to go around. Come say hi, shake some hands, and maybe even get hired on the spot!
In addition to the city's many and varied culinary venues, there are a wide variety of cultural institutions, learning centers, recreation spots, and shopping destinations to appease even the most restless of visitors. (Hint, hint: there's even a DIRECTORY.)
While the sky's the metaphorical limit, be sure to check out the sponsored booths currently hiring:
▸ Barred is currently hiring for dance instructors! From classic ballet to interpretative dance or hip-hop, any style is welcomed. Please note: all classes are fully-clothed. (If you prefer to dance in your birthday suit, we suggest a more personal arrangement.)
▸ Blue Springs Pool is looking for qualified lifeguards to supervise the annual 'Learn To Swim' and 'Mommy and Me' programs this fall. While being able to breathe underwater is preferred, it's not required.
▸ Chop Shop has an opening for an even-tempered (... or not) culinary instructor for their evening cooking classes. Exceptional candidates may even be considered for the chef's academy, where they will be tasked with training Cadelle's next great generation of professional chefs!
▸ Crunches is eagerly hoping to fill a variety of positions, from gym staff to personal trainers and fitness instructors. If you've got a passion for fitness and want to get paid to join a multi-level marketing company sweat, come on down!
In case meeting and greeting with desperate to hire vendors doesn't sound like a great time, or if you need a little practice with the concept of having conversations with real people, Flora and Cornelius have graciously agreed to host a speed networking event. Much like your beloved speed dating events, this special event is intended to help you quickly and easily meet a variety of hot singles in your area professional colleagues and friends, and to potentially find a new career if you're lucky! (Plus, it's air-conditioned. How can you go wrong?)
Be sure to visit the welcome table to sign in and pick up your name tag. You'll be pleased to note that the name tags have been prefilled for your convenience, so just find the one with your name on it and slap it on. Don't mind the descriptions underneath...
Or do. While the city administration had graciously agreed to loan an intern to Flora and Cornelius for this event, they didn't exactly send their best and brightest. Grumpy intern Monty Montague has decided to have a little fun with his boring assignment — instead of the requested polite descriptions, Monty's opted to fill in the blank with more... well, colorful phrases. Things like:
▸ Hello, my name is Inigo. I am a revenge-obsessed swordsman with daddy issues.
▸ Hello, my name is Marshall. I am what? who? chicka chicka Slim Shady.
▸ Hello, my name is Moana. I am MOAAANAAAAAAAA.
What will your name tag say? Do you agree to stay and wear it? While you may seek out blank nametags (or even just an extra marker to scribble out the offending message), you'll be sorely disappointed to find them all conveniently missing. Tearing it in two won't work, either — there's no penny-pinching on supplies here, and that thick plastic sticker won't rip for anything.
Oh, well. It could be worse, right? At least there's a snack bar, and everyone's suffering together... right?
Pull up a chair, find your next match, and try to avoid the enormous elephant in the room. Or don't. Whatever floats your boat, cuddlers!
In conjunction with this event, the mod team is glad to announce the launch of our official JOBS DIRECTORY! Should your character find honest employment at the jobs fair or even on their own, please be sure to let us know!
Helpful Hint: As a reminder, players are always welcome to suggest a location that may be missing from our directory, and characters are also welcome to open up their own venues with help from the city administration! For help with this, or to make a suggestion, please drop us a line at our GENERAL INBOX (or SCREENED INBOX, if you prefer).
As always, we're here for you, cuddlers, to make this game a success! We couldn't do it without you! |
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What do people expect of, or from you?
[ It's funny, because it's not wrong. After all, with his namesake, Doc had given him this sort of innocent quality, that balanced the crews he worked with. ]
I think people expect me to be a lot more naive than I am. A bit slow.
[ Was he slow? The words still echo in his mind. The mistakes he's made. ]
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... "Seer. So, what do I look like?"
She hears that question a lot, when a Superhuman finds out what she's capable of. They want to know what exactly she sees, how different they look. )
Lot of things they don't get.
( She'll say things. You're blue, because you have water powers. Shit like that. Never quite wanting to explain the truth behind all of it, what exactly that blue looks like. She doubts they'd get it. )
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He's never been big on comics. ]
Oh...kay. [ He sounds just as confused as he feels, and maybe... changing the conversation is the best option, here, because it's obvious whatever it is that she's thinking about, she doesn't actually want to talk about it. ]
What kind of job you're looking for?
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(Honestly, Kate's not sure why she thought this would be easy. Easier than the alternative, but not easy. Not after so long.) )
Erm.
( She's really not hoping to get a specific job as much as she is anything that'll pass the time. There's not a lot she's exactly qualified for here - years of supposedly enforcing supernatural law doesn't make for a lot of training in day to day jobs. )
It a cop out if I say I just want the cash?
( If you don't have a real answer, try a wry quip. One that's true all the same. All Kate needs is something to do and the money to move out of her starter apartment before she gets locked out of it again. )
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Nah, it's fair.
[ For himself, he can't really imagine going for a job he's not passionate about, but he guesses that's part of his own kind of luck - the things he's skilled at are apparently in demand. ]
I think I'm going to go for the record store, myself. Be surrounded by music sounds good to me.
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But, for now, Baby's given her a nice topic to grasp onto. Things she can ask him about, redirecting the conversation away from herself. )
Aye? You work with music back home?
( Maybe Baby was his DJ name? Bit of a weird one, but who's she to judge. )
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Nah. I'm a driver, back home.
[ But he's still walking around with his earbuds in most of the time, music keeping him moving and giving him a rhythm for his feet to follow. It's one of these things he can't live without, nor would he want to. He turns back to Kate, just to be able to read her lips in case she says anything else and he misses it. ]
But music's very important to me.
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So, what's your kind of music?
( Dance? Rock? Country? )
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At the question, he smirks, shrugging. ]
Honestly, I like everything. I've got different playlists for different days and different moods and different weather. I don't adhere to the concept of music snobbery.
[ He shrugs again, toying with his iPod in his jacket pocket. ]
I guess I'm fond of Motown, in particular.
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Could find a DJ gig instead, y'know.
( This place is like any other city, and any other city has clubs and needs people to spin tracks for their drinking customers. )
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I'm considering that, as well. But it's not like there's a million of them going. I'm going to contact the owner of The Deviant, though.
[ Tilting his chin up a little, Baby keeps going. ]
You're into clubbing?
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It's frustrating. But she'll try. Just another obstacle.
So Kate nods, straightening out her top idly for something to do with her hands. )
Drinks, dancin', loud music. Good way to burn off energy.
( Translation: good place to drown out your thoughts. But same difference, right? )
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It seems pretty obvious to him that she doesn't want to be here. But here, being talking to him, or here, being in Cadelle altogether, Baby isn't sure. It looks like she's trying, though, giving some effort to be friendly and not just walk away from him, even if it looks like it's all she wants to do. Baby isn't sure if he should be letting her go, or if he should try to keep her around. ]
Well, if I ever end up DJing over there, I'll make sure to make it very loud at all times.
[ Even if that usually doesn't really work for him. ]
Are you coming to the beach party?
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Prob'ly. Not got a lot to do here. Can find the time.
( With them all being new and things like that. Settling into a new city isn't easy at the best of times. )
You?
( She hasn't paid all that much attention to anything but the fact that there is one, unfortunately. )
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Yeah. I'm organizing it. I better show up, would be poor if I didn't.
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( Ask a stupid question... )
Guess I'll see you there, then.
( But for now- )
Should prob'ly let you talk to some other people.
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Oh - okay. I guess?
[ Because he isn't sure she even wants to be talking to him. It's a weird environment and a weird moment, and she's definitely uncomfortable. He's unsure if it's because of him or something else, but he's not going to force her to stay.
A shame, really. ]