text; un: fireprince

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1. what do you know about job interviews?
i didnt know you have to interview to get jobs. even if it's just at a restaurant!! regardless of whether the job itself involves talking to people at all!!? stupid

[ Guess who's been bombing interviews as a part-time busboy all over town. And who's only bothering to ask about proper employment beyond random quests, um, now, after several months of just getting by...? He must be getting tired of stealing hotchips from the cornerstore. ]

2. what do you know about going to school as a full-time student here?
i heard you can make a living like this
insight about going to school in other worlds could be useful too. i was homeschooled....

[ But at least he's thinking in terms of solutions. ]

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Yes! Between classes, of course.

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so you're speaking from personal experience on all accounts here... great..

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I am!

So when I say that attitude is virtually unemployable, especially as a busboy, I mean it.

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so school it is, i guess.......
glad to know i'm "virtually unemployable" thanks

[ He is, though. Someone had to tell him. ]

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[Azul lives to serve.]

At least as a busboy. You might find a more suitable job elsewhere.

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but ive never had any other kind of job
technically

like i said i have other skills but i dont know what i could apply them to without any official work experience to back it up??
im a trained swordsman and combatant in many martial art forms, even without full use of my native fire magic, plus i know a lot about naval ships and navigation, skilled in stealth and infiltration, and i can do calligraphy, paint, do rock gardening, and play tsungi horn
i also know how ride an ostrich-horse, a komodo-rhino, a sky bison, and even a dragon now if you count my familiar.....
but these aren't skills that make money.... just useful skills.
well except the tsungi horn thats not really useful either

[ Oh my god why is he clinging to the busboy idea he's failing at with all this under his belt apparently, talk about duality in his half-cocky/half-dismissive perception of his own abilities, who even is this kid ]

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[Azul would love to know what is this kid's damage, and also how the hell did he get this deeply involved.]

Have you considered becoming a martial arts teacher?

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yeah..... i thought about it. but im a pretty strict teacher..... i had to train someone very important back home in firebending, and even he was soft sometimes and he's the most powerful person in our world?? id probably lose my temper with students who didn't care about it as much as they should. my friend at home had to care more than anything else and still goofed off anyway.

[ read: Zuko held unrealistic expectations of working Aang as hard as he'd work himself. Which is unrealistic... even for himself. ]

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[Hells. Zuko, for the love of god, take a break..]

Then I honestly can't help you. Maybe offer to do calligraphy commissions?

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actually thats not a bad idea.....
one of my friends already commissioned a card from me for his boyfriend once.. and he's pretty industrious. high standards. and i wouldnt have to talk with people much, either, just write whatever they want and drop it off.
it'd be like side money.

[ whaaat Azul, you helped the helpless boy ]

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[He's too nice.]

Slightly more reliable than quests and as you gain a following, possibly even more lucrative.

You know, I usually charge for helping people like this.

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what do you want

[ well, uh. at least zuko is. also nice. sort of He's sweet... and saw that less as a smarmy quip and more as an outright request for compensation. and... complies? This kid's legit ready to send him Gold because he can't read a joke, oy gevalt. ]

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[WELL far be it from Azul to turn down payment. If you can't tell when he's being half-serious, that's on you.]

Well, gold is always nice but I think I might need a sign for whenever I open my business here. Could I get it from you, free of charge?

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oh yeah sure
uncle's teashop had a beautiful calligraphy sign inside above the entrance as well actually
"better three days without food than one day without tea"......

[ So the dramatics run in the family. ]

how much gold do i owe you

[ Oh my god Zuko
Pays off to be somewhat nice to dumb sad rich strangers on the internet

Unfortunately, Zuko's not rich, just dumb and sad, and still spends money like he's rich (though perhaps not royalty)... But that's not Azul's problem. Ka-ching. Send him that Venmo, baby, collect your fee for such patience. ]

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[...yeah, okay, this guy's just naturally dramatic.]

I'll send you a bill and you can just wire me the money.

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ok
thanks for your help
reach out when you're ready for the sign

[ These two both had two very different conversations in this one interaction, it seems. Zuko's absolutely hapless. ]