Audio; Day 400

[sharingone]

[Four months have passed since his arrival, and reaching that landmark has made him realise that he isn't going anywhere, anytime soon.

Things are changing, slowly, but right now his plans all come down to one problem- a lack of income.]

I'm looking for employment, what do people have on offer?

I'd give a resume, though I doubt it would be relevant unless there is a pressing need to hire those with combat training.

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[tonsofpun]

Right.

If you figure you want to, go talk to Ryan. ... but if fighting's more your speed, go up to the school and talk to them about becoming a self-defense teacher. They're looking for those.

[sharingone]

Which school would that be?

[He has a feeling he knows which one she is talking about...]

[tonsofpun]

The one Snape runs. Or you could talk to anybody at the Citadel, I think they do the same thing over there, just more for adults.

[That's the one.]

[sharingone]

[Yeah he thought so.]

Snape's school? Not happening.

[They don't really get along. For.. reasons.]

I might check out the Citadel though.

[tonsofpun]

[Yeeeeeah she's not gonna defend Snape.]

What're you gonna teach? If you do that?

[sharingone]

Some sort of combat training I guess. Either hand-to-hand or with blades.

[tonsofpun]

... are you really good?

[The way she says it doesn't sound like it's meant to be insulting. Honest question.]

[sharingone]

[Some people may be a little more modest, but not him. He's good and he knows it.]

Even with most of my abilities locked I'm a good deal better at it than a lot here, that's for certain.

[tonsofpun]

If you can back that up, they could probably use you.

[Oddly enough, there's plenty of people here who can't figure out how to fight. And even if Ellie's got a leg up on them, everyone can stand to improve.]

I mean, after that last crock of shit with the elves, we really need to up our game.

[sharingone]

I've spent almost my entire life training for combat or taking part in it, I already know I can back up my words.

[She's right though, after seeing some of the mess that happened with the elves..]

I'm not a good teacher, but maybe I can help so that some here aren't entirely hopeless if the city gets into trouble again.

[tonsofpun]

Superhuman, genetically engineered child soldier from space?

[She says it wryly, almost knowingly. Like one of these days she'll actually be right.]

Hey, if you can teach anybody it'd help.

[sharingone]

You got the child soldier part right at least.

[A silence lingers for a moment; mostly he is trying to recall any memory of this person he is speaking to, but he can't think of anything.]

Who are you, by the way. I'm Sasuke.

[tonsofpun]

Hey, I got one!

[Cheerfully. Ellie's friendly, generally.]

I'm Ellie. Child soldier dropout.

[sharingone]

Maybe you can teach people too then. Why'd you drop out?

[tonsofpun]

Maybe. I'm not all that good at hand-to-hand.

[Maybe with a knife, but not so much the other stuff. There's a little bit of a pause before she answers.]

Decided I didn't want to be a soldier.

[Anyone's guess whether it's the truth.]

[sharingone]

Better to quit if you can't take it than to stick around and be a burden.

[It sounds truthful to him, and not too surprising either. A lot end up dropping out during the Academy or soon after.[

[tonsofpun]

[Ellie sucks in a breath, instantly angry.]

Hey, fuck you, sometimes there's more important shit out there than gunning down some poor asshole for being in the street at the wrong time.

[sharingone]

I never said anything about gunning down innocent people, did I.

[His voice isn't raised but it sounds harsher than it had before. What is it today and everyone either pissing him off, or getting pissed off themselves?]

[tonsofpun]

[She never did at first, either. Most of the anger fades out of her voice.]

... I had a lot of reasons. But it wasn't 'cause I couldn't take it.

[sharingone]

[She didn't say it, but it was the conclusion he cam to. If someone was 'in the wrong place at the wrong time.]

What was it, then.

[He's curious.]

[tonsofpun]

A lot of shit.

Look, no offense, but I'm not all that eager to spill my guts to somebody I just met.

It's nothing personal.

[sharingone]

Yeah, fine.

[He isn't one to go spilling life details either, he gets it.]