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[calloused]

[ introductions are for losers, so Derek doesn't include one. just gets right down to what he wants. ]

Started a business. Hiring people. Tell me if you need a job.
Full time or part time positions available. Branches are located in Heropa or Maurtia Falls. Be nearby, or at least willing to travel.

Requirements:
- Unaffected by blood, bones, etcetera.
- Capable of dealing with emotional turmoil.
- Stamina in spades.
- Likes animals.
- Not an asshole.

That's it.

[ that's it. no further explanation. no sympathy for anyone dealing with roomba drama. zero shame ]

Comments

[fehus]

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i can talk to animals and weave peace. would that do?

is it just domestic animals, or wild animals you're looking after?

[calloused]

[ ... sounds perfect, which worries him. he wonders if this kid has issues with wild animals, though. should probably tell him he was the wolf in the woods one of these days. ]

I guess.

I'm not going to turn an animal away if it's hurt. Or needs to be rehabilitated before release. So.
Grab bag.
Maybe.
So far all I've dealt with is an old lady's parakeet who got its head stuck in a bell.
It's all still very new.

[fehus]

ok. i'm used to a grab bag kind of job. weird other thing: deer, horses, cats, pigs and crappy seagulls have an affinity for me, and animals in general kind of know i'm down with some nature divinity, but i can't control them or anything. it doesn't work like that.

how did you get the parakeet's head out?

[calloused]

Congrats on being a seagull witch.
I'm not above paying you to just play with the strays all day, if you'd rather stay in the shelter rather than work at the clinic. I sort of assume you don't have much medical experience and it's important to me that they have a decent quality of life back there.

Successfully.

[fehus]

i'm actually a healer. i have all the medical experience. a seagull witch doctor, thank you.

but i would love to play with strays too.

[calloused]

Okay.
Okay. Yeah.
I know you. If you really want work, I don't mind hiring you.
Can't pay much, at first, but I can give you a regular paycheck that'll offer enough to get by. Should be able to give you more of a raise as time goes on, if you decide to stick it out past "a bit".

This is new to me and I'm still trying to figure it out, but it'll go okay.

[fehus]

the pay doesn't matter much to me but my last boss told me to always make sure i was paid for my services so ok. deal.

what's the name of the clinic?

[calloused]

OK.
Blue Moon Animal Clinic.

[ pause. ]

Name has sentimental value.
Don't give me shit for it.
Try me. I'm not above firing someone on their first day.

[fehus]

it seems fine to me. is it your favourite beer?

[calloused]

Why would I name something after beer.

[fehus]

blue moon? it's a beer. and you're a scruffy dude with a tude.

[calloused]

I absolutely do not have a tude.

You're a tude.