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[youbastard]

So, anyone know anywhere that’s hiring? I think I may have just lost my job. [ There’s a distinct and intense amount of bitterness in Ellie’s voice and the quasi-British accent of hers is slightly thicker than it normally sounds. ] For some reason my boss decided that taking a place called Tattlecrime seriously was a bloody brilliant idea and no amount of logic was going to get him to see otherwise. [ A beat ] Your eyes are two different colors, Langford and you've never explained that, he said. Lends some credibility to the story he said, also makes me look a bit suspicious.

[ She puts up air quotes before she starts talking again and when she does speak she sounds even more annoyed. Who knew that was possible at this point? ] We’re going to ask you to go on leave while we order up some tests for you to go through. We’ll also need you to fill out some forms in regards to your eye and the origins of the infection spoken about.

[ She runs a hand through her hair and slumped her shoulders slightly. ]

I don’t think he liked the story of how I lost my eye. Or of what the infection actually was. [ Maybe she shouldn't have lost her temper so much. ] Doesn't really matter I guess, I don’t think I’ll be going back. [ She’s also not sure if they’d let her back in... ]

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[dog_eat_dog]

[Tess ventures a first attempt at using the network, and courtesy having been a teenage girl once, she figures out how to respond using text only.]

What was the infection?

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[youbastard]

Nothing I actually have or have ever had. It's not even really an infection.

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[weapabilities]

[ Did you ask for a video of a semi-naked manrobot? Because that's what you get. Sorry, he's still obviously hating the whole clothes thing. At least you can't see anything terrible. He acts like it's completely acceptable. ]

Miss Ellie.

I'm sorry. I don't know about a job, but maybe I could help you look?

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[youbastard]

[ This was not what she expected to see, but somehow she's not entirely surprised. Besides, it's actually a bit amusing and she could use amusing right now. ]

It's alright. Well, no, it's not, but no need to be sorry. I wouldn't say no to having someone come along on the job hunt though.

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[abadidea]

Sorry, Ellie. I was literally inside a ship.

Fucking Freddie Lounds.

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[youbastard]

It's fine. I figured you were working.

Funny those were my thoughts too

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[khajidont]

[HE IS GOING TO FILL FREDDIE'S HOUSE WITH BEES]

Oh my god, who listens to badly written tabloids? That awful --

[Bitch is the next word, but it hangs unspoken in the air before Jaime cuts himself off.]

Well, this is your chance to find something with half-decent hours. What sort of job would you want? I can help look - so long as whatever other boss you get has more than two brain cells to rub together.

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[youbastard]

[ That is an acceptable reaction. She shrugs though. ]

Evidently this moron. I hadn't taken him for the type to crumble so quickly under a little pressure. [ She really does get being concerned of an infection, but she doesn't get it after so long on a job without anything happening. At all. Or when he was getting his information from a tabloid. ]

I didn't mind the hours all the time. It gave me something to do. [ But maybe she should try to look at positively. ] Not sure, I wouldn't mind something more like what I did back home. I have the same stipulation as you though: boss has to have more than two brain cells and not read tabloids.

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[gonstop]

They seriously ended up firing you?

[It made sense in a way, since he's heard of things like this before (unlike Gon), but still. This seemed a little unfair. Jumping onto the panic unthinkingly, maybe...]

Sorry, Ellie. I don't think my place would be good, but I can help you look, if you want. What kind of work do you like?

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[youbastard]

I wasn't precisely fired. [ She refused and stormed out and is probably fired. She offered a tiny smile. ]

It's alright. I'll figure things out. [ A beat ] I loved what I did back home.

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[forcowardice]

That's really stupid that happened. I'm sorry.

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[youbastard]

Stupid is the polite way to put it. But thanks, I'm kind of sorry it happened myself.

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[gevurah]

Are you still Registered?

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[youbastard]

Yeah. Why?

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[brushoff]

Looks like we're both in the same boat. [ except Dorian lost his job cause he's a goddamn idiot. ]

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[youbastard]

[ It was technically mostly her fault for losing her temper. ] Sorry to hear that. How'd you lose yours?

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[gonfreaky]

So there was something to worry about.

[He sounds hurt.]

I'm sorry you lost your job, Ellie.

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[youbastard]

I didn't think there'd end up being anything like this to worry about. [ Maybe she did. Now she just feels bad. ]

It's alright. Or it will be. Maybe I can find something better.

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[kanadian]

Hey, are you okay?

[ He sounds worried. ]

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[youbastard]

Oh yeah, I'm just great. [ intense sarcasm ]

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[notdaredevil]

What was the job?

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[youbastard]

EMT. So, I understand the concern about if I could have been infectious.

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[osreborn]

Gotten any offers yet?

[ There's a casual amiability to the question, perhaps determined a bit too smug-sounding to stand on its own -- so he continues: ]

My sympathies to your situation, of course.

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[youbastard]

I've gotten a few suggestions for places to look. [ A beat ] And a lot of sympathies for my situation.

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[darkpants_warmfeeling]

[In the video, Jacob frowns as though he bit into a lemon, and shakes his head.]

That's bullshit. I'm sorry, Ellie.

If worst comes to worst, I might be able to hook you up with something at the Foundation.

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[youbastard]

Bullshit is definitely what it is. You'd think he'd have taken my word considering nothing has happened in all the time I've worked there. [ Might've gone better for her if she hadn't been so angry and argumentative to begin with. ]

The Foundation? That's an imPort run buisness isn't, right?

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[nestingdevil]

Depends - [His voice comes smoothly through the line and there's a small ting as his knuckle bounces off an ashtray. The ceramic tray bumps across a wood surface, dragging through the receiver until it stills to a stop.]

- what kind of work are you looking for?

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[youbastard]

I'm up for anything really. As long as my boss actually has a working brain that can deduce things.