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[ifnotloyal]

[ A whole month and one enjoyable beach trip later, Ace is finally crawling out from hiding under whatever bed he'd been sulking under (quite literally, actually). It's about time to figure out what he should do next after the catastrophe in De Chima and so... ]

This might be a weird question, but what kind of work is out there for a dog?

[ Or should he be a little more specific? ]

An imPort dog, not a regular one. I mean, I do sort of still have my old job, but I'm starting to think they're going to leave me suspended for a lot longer and it's getting a little dull.

[ Sure, playing regular household pet dog is fun, but he'd stopped being one of those even before ending up in Heropa. ]

Comments

voice;

[infomodder]

[Will Graham, text function advocate, is willing to use voice in this case.

Puppy Power in action.]

Can you run a cash register?

voice;

[ifnotloyal]

[ Thank you for remembering dogs can't read, Will. ]

A cash register? [ a what now ] That thing people keep opening and closing at the front of stores, right?

audio

[vaccination]

[.......................................... what.]

You're. A dog...? Is that what you're saying?

[SAYING.]

audio

[ifnotloyal]

[ Got it in one, kiddo. ]

Yes? Yes, that is what I'm saying. I'm a dog.

video;

[parallels]

Can you run fast?

Perhaps you could do delivery. Like the post or food.

...Not that I'm the expert on proper jobs for dogs, ImPort or otherwise.

[This is so weird and she's totally desensitized.]

voice;

[ifnotloyal]

Not super fast, if that's what you mean, but I can run pretty well.

Though considering I bark at the postman, wouldn't becoming one be weird?

voice

[aggressiveapathy]

Horse whisperer.

voice

[ifnotloyal]

April...

[ April, no. ]

I can't talk to other animals anymore.

Video;

[hydraated]

[Wait. Wait. Ward forgets all of his encryption and all of the tech he's been trying to teach himself.]

...Bullshit.

permavoice;

[ifnotloyal]

[ There's a pause, then a quiet huff. Rude much, buddy? ]

It's not bullshit. I'm serious.

[Video]

[onewiththewild]

Why do you want to work? I thought only humans wanted that.

permavoice;

[ifnotloyal]

Because lounging around the lawn all day gets pretty dull. I kind of had a job back home, too, so it's not the strangest idea to me.

[Audio]

[anthropophagite]

[ oh there are imPorts who are dogs.

Ok. He can deal, he guesses. Sure. ]

... why did you get suspended from your last job?

[Audio]

[ifnotloyal]

I, uh...

[ Oh boy. ]

Broke a few things. Kind of got the police involved.

[ Bit officers, helped flip an entire cruiser, mayhem everywhere. ]

video.

[xpostate]

[ david has to put a lot of thought into this before responding. sure, it's his job to help imports get jobs, but he never thought he'd get a dog for a prospective client. ]

Have you considered elderly care? Dogs are supposed to help with their quality of living, so... [ it's the only conclusion he's reached so far. ]

What happened with the old job?

permavoice;

[ifnotloyal]

Elderly care? Like guarding old people?

[ ...do old people need guarding? ]

Well. [ Ah, yes, the old job. ] I got into some trouble with the police, now I'm suspended until further notice.

audio

[corviform]

Ace?

[ Worrisome thoughts enter his head quickly. ]

You're suspended? Why?

audio

[ifnotloyal]

[ OH NO, IT'S GIL.

He really doesn't want to tell Gil. He's going to be disappointed!!! ]

Um. I... well... You know that disturbance in De Chima with the dogs and the police and government housing being trashed?

Voice

[darkpants_warmfeeling]

Looking for work, Ace?

[A little odd for a dog to be on a job hunt, but what isn't in this dimension?]

Some people use trained dogs to help guide them around. Even if you don't have the training, the fact that you can talk to people could be a big asset.

Voice

[ifnotloyal]

Guide dogs? I've met a few of those before.

[ Overall great dogs to know. ]

I guess I could do that, but usually those dogs live with whoever they're helping, don't they?

voice; peter parker's comm

[shutterbugged]

This is expanding on a couple other people's suggestions, but how about working in animal therapy? -- Animal-assisted therapy, I mean, not therapy for animals. You need a degree for that, obviously.

Lots of different facilities use therapy dogs, and being able to speak English would be a huge asset.

[ifnotloyal]

That sounds kind of nice.

What exactly do they use therapy dogs for, though? Is it like guarding old people? [ That... that probably isn't what was meant by helping the elderly, Ace. ] Or being a guide dog?

voice.

[selfequipped]

You could do detective work, if you were interested?

[Though she's wondering if that's what he was doing in the first place.

Well, she guesses she'll find out soon.]

[ifnotloyal]

Oh, I could do that, but isn't that working for the police?

[ Alert, alert, someone isn't fond of police (anymore). Thanks Heropa and De Chima PDs. ]

voice

[animalage]

So... are you an animal shifter, like me, or a dog dog? Like, actually all the time a dog.

[ifnotloyal]

The second. I've always been a dog.

[swimpai]

Huh?

((A pause, he shakes his head. No way this is an actual TAKING dog. NO WAY. (Little do you know, Ai.) ))

Well, I know back home there are police dogs! Maybe you could work with the police. Or maybe one of those trained dogs that help around the blind. OH! But there's also hospice dogs too, and those stop at the hospitals to say hello to people; I guess that really boosts morale. Or, uhm... I'm sure there are other things to do for dogs... ((Thinking thinking thinking....))

[ifnotloyal]

[ Oh, but it is, it is. ]

Er. Maybe not the police... [ He's had trouble with them, ahahaha. ] I've been considering the visiting hospitals one, though. That sounds like something that'd be nice to do, assuming they don't mind a dog like me visiting.