text | un: Helios

[fruitknife]

[Granted, there's exactly one person here who might understand Shinji's choice of user name, and that's a pretty big 'might.' But it wasn't taken, and it's not like the Iwatodai crowd know nothing about Greek mythology. There's just another layer to it.]

So. Money's presumably a thing here, since this isn't a void between worlds where you can just think shit into existence and I don't just have Mitsuru levels of it on hand. (Anyone else who knows Mitsuru: Yes, that much money is exactly as weird as you think it is.)

What do people do for jobs? I can cook and I can hit shit.

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Text : Un; Caster

[colchismagecraft]

[Caster just stares at this message for a good few minutes. Given the last few months had a number of the Greek Gods showing up, usually using their names as usernames, seeing another one appear was a bit alarming.

Especially given that this one was the name of her Grandfather.

'Mitsuru' didn't ring a bell, and the way of writing didn't sound quite like his - unless he was pissed off of course, which made the situation even more delicate. And, well, she didn't want to just outright admit her identity to a stranger either.

50/50 chance it was a grandfather in an extremely bad mood, or just some punk using his name as a username.]

i'e beenwokring at the library
a numbre of the stores in town are hiring and a friend of mine is working on the farmland otside of camelot proper

the phones have a tihng where they're hiring peole for quests that they will pay for if you'd be happier um
hitting shit.

[Please excuse her absolutely awful typing, she's nervous.]

[fruitknife]

[whoops? But really, it was that or 'Castor,' and Shinji's never had that strong of ties to his first Persona (now that he can say he's had two, anyway). Helios - the version he... has experience with - may have been an asshole, but he was right. Besides, it's part of where he's been.]

Definitely not a library. I'll leave that to the academic types. [But maybe a restaurant is hiring? That's promising.]

Huh. Probably gonna have to make sure Aki doesn't turn himself into a chalk outline every now and then, at least. Otherwise, depends on the shit that needs hitting.

[colchismagecraft]

[Don't mind her just trying to read far too much into this. Aki was another name she didn't recognise, so maybe, maybe she was jumping to conclusions?]

it's quiiet and means i can keep references on the magic here close to hand. not the worst job for me

giant insects, obnoxious criminals, a dullahan, goblins
tha tsort

aki and mitsuru are friends of yours i ttake it?

[A pause, before: ]

i trust you've already had the workings of this world explained to you by now
at least in terms of our powers

[fruitknife]

[Giant insects sounds close enough to Shadows to be familiar hitting-shit territory. The rest of it, not so much, but. There's more potential in that than he thought.]

Yeah. If Mitsuru's here I haven't heard about it yet, but Aki is.

Ain't like I need magic to put dents in shit. [Translation: Yes, but Shinji remains dubious about actually using it.]

text; un: nyakira

[fooligans]

If you're interested in cooking, there's a diner I'm working at.
You'd have to talk to Kagami and ask if he wants to hire someone, though.

And if you'd rather hit shit, quests are good or that.
There's an app called QuestBoard.
You can get that and check every now and then if there's something that interests you.

[fruitknife]

Cooking's probably gonna be steadier income than the quest things. [And he'll have more fun doing it, not that he'll ever say so.]

[fooligans]

We're mostly serving stuff like burgers if that's your thing.
Quests can be for pocket money or something.

[fruitknife]

Got a couple leads to look into. I'll figure something out.

Thanks for the tip.

UN: Konpeito-oni

[konpeito_aji]

Is hitting things really a skill that can get you hired? If you're not acting as a spy or assassin, that is. Maybe as a blacksmith?

[fruitknife]

Sounds like there's an opening for the skill set.

[konpeito_aji]

How?

Text | un:lightningblossom4

[roseeclair]

Hey, Shinji-san!

People have talked about the quests already, but I cook and wait at my housemate's karaoke bar. It's more on the fancy side, so think stuff like the paella might fit in there!

[fruitknife]

...How close is the kitchen to the karaoke booths?

[Look, he's been to Mandragora often enough to know the risks there.]

[roseeclair]

Wanna make sure you're not too tempted to sing?

[Mostly kidding, but who knows, she's only met Shinji. Maybe he has a wild side.]

text | un: miraclemoon

[feisticuffs]

Makoto already beat me to it, but I also cook at that same establishment. It's not bad, and we can use more hands in the kitchen.

[fruitknife]

Cool. I'll look into it.

[feisticuffs]

Plenty of opportunities for those who favor brute force, too. Aside from the quests that are offered on the regular, people always seem to need someone who can handle themselves in a fight or otherwise do some heavy lifting. I think you'll find your niche.

text; un: warmsunlight

[heartandsol]

From the network, I've been assuming there's a big need for people that can cook; I need to decide if I want to look for a part-time job doing that after class. I think there's some need for people that can break things, too, though.

Are you used to being able to will things into being? [That's kinda weird. This guy sounds kinda weird. But given her friends she really can't talk either, so.]

[fruitknife]

Easy habit to get into, last place I was stuck. And one worth gettin' into if you didn't wanna go hungry.

[Shinji's done his share of going hungry before. No thanks.]

[heartandsol]

I can imagine, if that's what it took to keep yourself fed. I have enough problems doing that on a scholarship!

Or, well, I did. This is... better. Fewer after-school activities to get in my way, too. I would think this is probably less stressful for you, too, being somewhere more stable?

Text | UN: Zagreus

[bloodandlife]

Lord Helios sir is that really you? You probably havent heard of me actually but Im sure youve heard of my father Hades.

[Why does it take so long to write anything with this blasted phone? How is he supposed to find any of the other punctuation marks or anything? Stupid phone.]

Im not the only one here from the underworld either. Have you brought your chariot? Ive always wanted to see it truth be told.

[fruitknife]

[...He clearly didn't think this through. Oh well.]

Not who you think I am.

[bloodandlife]

Oh I see. Sorry about that. Mind if I ask who you are then? Any relation? To the sun god or to me I suppose.

Either way Im also on the lookout for ways to make money so maybe we can keep each other informed.

User name: SpaceHobo

[tookashirototheknee]

I go to school, but I know that's not for everyone. I'm sure there's plenty of places that could use a cook. Hell if I know where they are, though.

[fruitknife]

Probably couldn't pay me enough to put up with school again. Hopefully the teachers aren't as bad as Gekkoukan's were.

Got some leads on restaurants and the like.