video | un: claudiometer

[claudiometer]

[y'all know the scene: room at the inn, so this is probably a noob. And indeed, the redhead dressed like a thrift store fell on her is a new face on the network.]

Hokay, so. I'd like a Word with whoever picks the stuff we get out of that box. A tool belt with no tools, I ask you, who makes a girl rebuild her kit from scratch?

I mean, I'd also like a word with whoever thinks 'dunk everyone in a lake' is a great idea, but I'm sure I'm not the only one there.

Anyway. What do people do for money around here, because I kinda doubt my day job is gonna translate.

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video; UN: firstfallen

[corruptedsave]

There are the quests, that's one way to make money.

[Have a child answering your question, Claudia.]

[claudiometer]

[Okay, small child. Who picks the lake-dunk recipients, because dragging actual children into this stuff seems... maybe ill-advised.

But she would've thought she could handle it at ten, so she doesn't comment.]

Maybe. Depends on how athletic they are.

[corruptedsave]

[Man, wait until she runs into more kids here.]

The quests? It all depends on what the person posting them wants, you could also just try and get a normal job. It'd be more stable than relying on quests they only like get posted once a month or something like that.

[claudiometer]

I was definitely thinking more along the gainful-employment lines, yeah.

video; un: coffeefiend

[ichoosefight]

Hey, it might! I'm basically a professional friend now.

[claudiometer]

That anything like a professional pirate?

[ichoosefight]

[ ... ]

How are those concepts in any way connected?

voice; un: smoking_bomb

[bakudan_bambino]

I get paid for school, and by completing quests.

What tools are you needing so bad?

I've got a hammer and nails, and some basic stuff. I don't need it because I'm not a carpenter, but you can have it.

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[claudiometer]

Nah, keep your own tools, dude. I can restock. ...eventually.

They pay people to go to school? Why don't more places pay people to go to school?

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[bakudan_bambino]

It'd be kind of sad if you can't afford to replace them.

Yeah.

Probably because more places don't take people who are students and force them to fend for themselves. Also if we're learning magic and that somehow saves all our home worlds, it's something that should be rewarded.

[vrepit_no]

[Please excuse him while he has a Moment and figures out how to respond to this very familiar face.]

[Eventually he turns on his own video. Easy way to gauge recognition without being overenthusiastic about it. Still, warm smile.]

Welcome to Camelot. There are a lot of strange things around here, but luckily they don't skimp on money making opportunities. You can take quests from the quest board app, apply for a job at one of the many businesses around here, or even just attend school. They give you a stipend for attending, it's kind of amazing.

There're computer-related businesses, if you're interested in that. And a type of magic that lets you communicate with technology, if I understand it right.

[claudiometer]

[Sorry, Shiro, no recognition to be had here.]

Paying people to go to school, what a concept. Did literally anyone else think about how much that'd cut down the dropout rate? Like, seriously.

Yeah, Birdbrain over here mentioned the tech-magic angle, and I gotta say, if I missed out on that one I'm gonna be pissed. ['Birdbrain' is presumably referring to her familiar, who is currently out of frame.]

[vrepit_no]

[...sigh. Okay, well, he'll have to explain that later, maybe. Is it ethical to just not tell her...? He'll talk it over with Shinryu later.]

Sounds like your familiar has found you.

[He beckons Shinryu over to drape across his shoulders and peer into the camera.]

This is Shinryu - he's my familiar. Who did you get blindsided by?

video; un: dandelion knight

[actinggrandmaster]

[Someone who looks like she might be some JRPG's rendition of Jeanne d'Arc shows up on her feed.]

The lake landing is strange, but I don't think they've figured out a better way to land people safely. Better than rock, at least.

[claudiometer]

...I mean, fair. Still.

[actinggrandmaster]

No, I understand what you're saying. Whatever creature that's bringing us here is bringing us here without our normal items and throwing us in a lake.

And bringing a random selection of people too.

video; un: miniskirts4ever

[queenofminiskirts]

Clearly whoever brought us here doesn't know how to treat a lady.

[She also didn't enjoy being dunked in the lake!]

But what was your day job?

[claudiometer]

[...Fuck it, there's no reason not to say it when you've been dunked in a lake and given magic to stop a multiversal calamity. Artie, if he ever turns up, will just have to deal.]

Vaguely-supernatural-tchotchke retrieval and storage.

[queenofminiskirts]

Oh, that sounds cool! [Pause.] But what's a tchotchke?

Video | un: SpaceHobo

[tookashirototheknee]

Someone super rude, that's who.

[There's a vague voice on the other end of the video, and a view of a super-messy room.]

Wait. Pidge?!

[A red-haired young man with a scar on his cheek comes into the video screen.]

Are you back? Wait.... you're not my sister. Shit. I'm so sorry.

[claudiometer]

And you're definitely not my brother. Don't worry about it, though.

But at the same time, color me intrigued. Your sister also turned up with an empty tool belt?

[tookashirototheknee]

She didn't, but it sounds like something that would happen to her.

What kind of tools do you need? I've got a pile of duplicates from when Pidge was here... and I think some triplicates because she bought some more.

Video un: sneaky_fox

[damn_kitsune]

[Well she was certainly an interesting character.]

My, now I wonder what your "day job" was if it doesn't translate well here.

Especially since I cannot do what I normally do here in this realm.

[claudiometer]

[She tries.]

Vaguely-supernatural-tchotchke retrieval and storage. Why, what's your day job?

[damn_kitsune]

[He's not even sure if he wants to know what she means by that.]

I'm a vassal of Lord Oda Nobunaga, and commander of Sakamoto Castle. I can't exactly do that here, so I had gotten a job as a bartender to earn some coin. It's proven to be quite amusing.

[And an easy way to gather information on other people.]