][ 27 (all audio) ][strikes are thoughts

[shiningdown]

Fortunate, I suppose, to not have to drink or eat anything---particularly drink today. In the past this type of curse seems to happen on days meant for a celebration of sorts.

I have no idea what today's reason for festivity was supposed to be.

Of course, maybe there wasn't one this time at all.

[ a muted sigh and a pause both go here ]Anyway,

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[fatespoken]

bartender

[shiningdown]

Your business must be slow today.

[fatespoken]

that's all right. not really in the mood to work either.

[shiningdown]

That's a popular feeling today, it appears.

[conductyourself]

There is no equivalent here to what I did at home, so I work a number of odd jobs. I am a librarian, an apothecary, and a healer, and recently I apparently own a bar.

Are you asking because you're looking for work?

[shiningdown]

Do you work as so many things because you want to? To fill time?

[ pause ]

Oh, well, yes. But I'm not very familiar with doing most things.

[conductyourself]

Yes; they're more like hobbies. I don't do any of them full-time.

What did you do on your own world?

[shiningdown]

I see.

In my own world I simply did what a star is supposed to. Shining and bearing witness to history.

There were other things, but they seem far away even though they are technically the most recent.

[had_not_lived]

Do you never eat and drink?

I work in a bookstore here. At home I was still in school...

[shiningdown]

I have before but I don't regularly, no.

[ pause ]

Do you like it?

[had_not_lived]

Why not? I mean, did you enjoy it when you did, even if you don't need to?

I like the bookstore, yeah. It's just me and Billy now, mostly, which... well, we don't know that much about running a business but we get by pretty much.

[shiningdown]

It was nice, completely new. But it isn't a necessity and up until now the choice has allowed me to not seek employment.

Getting by is admirable though---and surrounded by something you enjoy.

voice;

[7thborn]

Waiting tables. Not even close to what I've considered doing back home, but it gets me by.

voice;

[shiningdown]

Getting by will do.

[ pause ]

What is it you consider doing in your original world?