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[girlskickass]

This place again.

[When Max comes into view on the screen it's clear that she's sitting on her bed in the Freya house and is worn out from the trip back. The same old song and dance. Creepy maids, and stereotypical housing placements.]

Huh. Looks different. Show of hands, who's still here that remembers me?

[There had to be someone. Maybe if they replied she'd feel less alone. After everything with Logan, and Ben, and the rest of her siblings she's been feeling worse than ever and coming down from what she thought was a bad dream didn't help.]

And can I get a run down on the recent events? Nothing too lengthy. Use bullet points if you have to.

[Max reaches up and pushes her curly hair back across her forehead. She's not going to say more than she has to. Networking isn't an area of strength for her. So she might as well kill two birds with one stone.]

I also need a job. I'm not gonna be left in a lurch like last time. Give me an offer and I'll let you know if I can swing it. And if you're not the one that's hiring specifically, point me in the direction of who you know that is.

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[becauseichooseto]

Or possibly more efficiently, tell us what your skills are and I can see if I have something for you.

[girlskickass]

I'm quick with a pretty kickass work ethic. I'm good about completing tasks no matter what the odds, and I'm dependable. Is that enough? Or do you want more.

[becauseichooseto]

[Those are not so much skills as characteristics. So he tries again.] Yes. What can you do? Type, chat, sing, dance, wait tables, have medical expertise, cook, design, fight, teach, act, write. The kind of things I need to match you to a job or vice versa.

[girlskickass]

[She was trying to skirt past her actual skillsets but apparently this guy was smarter than she'd pegged him for.] Fight. I can fight.

[becauseichooseto]

Right. Well, there's the school. Or the Citadel. I suspect the older Travellers would be more drawn to the Citadel rather than the school, so keep that in mind.

[girlskickass]

What's the difference? Why don't you give me the down low on both. Not that I wanna teach combat, something nice and normal was more what I was shooting for.

[becauseichooseto]

The school has a number of subjects that students can sign up for. I teach drama myself. There is egyptology, languages, maths, history and music.

The Citadel is solely for adults wishing to brush up on or learn combat skills.

Like what? Normal covers quite a bit.

[Voice]

[hadbadays]

I've got a secretary and a cleaning position. Any of them anything for you?

I've got a journal too, for the ... recent events thing.

[Voice]

[girlskickass]

Secretary, maybe. We'll see what other offers get put on the table.

Thanks. You think I could sneak a peek?

[Voice]

[hadbadays]

Right, well, just give me a call later if you're interested.

I wouldn't mention the journal if I didn't mean you could sneak a peek.

[Voice]

[girlskickass]

Well, let's meet for the journal first. Even if I don't wind up your secretary that doesn't mean we can't get a few rounds and enjoy each other's company.

[Voice]

[hadbadays]

Yes! Of course. No worries. Uhm ... Would you have anything against coming by my place in the evening?

[Voice]

[girlskickass]

I don't have anything against that. [She could handle herself if he pulled anything and she knew it.] What's your location?

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[dicey]

[...]

Did you lose your bracelet and kiiiiiiiind of... get lost in the city until someone gave it back to you?

[From the wording, she's guessing no-- but that's what happened to her and she's kind of weirded out by it, so she's curious about others who have had "disappearing" experiences.]

[audio]

[girlskickass]

No, I went home for a little while. Wound up in stasis before getting spit back into Asgard. It's weird.

Wait- what happens when you lose your bracelet?

[audio]

[dicey]

I don't know. It was weird. It was like I forgot I was me until I got it back.

[audio]

[girlskickass]

That is pretty weird. Did you ever find out if the gods were responsible?

[audio]

[dicey]

I have no clue. I just came out of it.

[audio]

[girlskickass]

That's a little suspicious. So you lost yourself and when you came back you had no recollection?

[hisstrength]

[She can keep this succinct, probably. Bullet points work in spoken word, right?]

Since I got here, we've had an earthquake that damaged a bunch of places, then there was a fire in Alfheim that was so big it snowed ash for days because the fire giants were burning everything to the ground, then we got refugees from Alfheim, a lot of us decided to help them out and went there and fought off the giants. After that, people started rebuilding.

That's about it.

[girlskickass]

[Okay, wow. This place is about as eventful as she remembered. She didn't know how she was ever going to catch up.]

You mind telling me how long you've been here exactly? That'll give me a better idea of time frames.

[hisstrength]

A month, give or take.

[Which, in retrospect, seems like a very short time for all this to happen.]

[girlskickass]

Wow. Okay, then... I guess that accounts for some time passed. I'm almost afraid to find out what other older residents might have to say.

[hisstrength]

I want to say things have picked up, what with how often the end gets brought up lately, but I really wouldn't know. Think it's been a while since you were here?

[girlskickass]

It's hard to tell. I was kind of snapped right back in after disappearing. And time works differently here.