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[inthequiet]

So, is there an etiquette to these things? Hi, my name is Suzie, I like quiet nights indoors and Vladimir Nabokov. Hi, my name is Suzie and I'm a superhero, apparently?

Hi, my name is Suzie and my annual salary just dropped by an average of 20k. I guess that college degree isn't worth much here in bizarro land, huh? Seriously, did they look at my credentials and shrugged, thinking this will do? Are the people in charge here dicks?

At least Florida's... humid. I'm not complaining, it's nice. Nicer than last time I was in Miami.

Fuck, I feel like I'm recording a dating video in the 80s.

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[ghoulking]

You can change jobs easily here, and your credentials will be taken into account as long you register.

Vladimir Nabokov is amazing, though. What works of his you enjoy the most?

[inthequiet]

Lolita, no doubt about it. I'd probably say that's my favorite book, period.

You?

[ghoulking]

It's one of his most popular works, it's quite good.

I prefer The Luzhin Defense, myself.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Some of us are able to put our doctorates to use.

[inthequiet]

That's a relief. Not that I have any doctorates lying around, but still. A degree's a degree, I worked hard for that.

[ Jeeze, what is she doing with her life. Does everyone have a PhD? ]

[slightlyoffchilt]

You did, and you ought to be recognized for it. [His tone softens -- she wasn't repulsed by his incessant need to tell people about his doctorate, so she's in his good books already.]

What did you specialize in? I find that networking here is far more efficient than the official system in place.

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[fridgeflower]

It does sound a little bit like a dating video.

Hi, Suzie. Sorry about your salary. A lot of people here have seemed able to rank up pretty quickly, though, so... It hopefully won't be a long-running issue.

What did you do back home?

[inthequiet]

Uugh, I knew I should've rehearsed or something! Dating is... no. Not a thing. Not even in the 80s.

I was a librarian. Just accepted a really good new position too and then... poof. Florida.

[fridgeflower]

Ooh! A librarian! That's, like, a dream job!

I don't blame you for being cheesed at getting assigned something else, but... I'm sure you can find something again! Heropa has the public library and the college library, and there's an imPort-founded library in Maurtia Falls. That one's even meant as a resource center, I think, so I'm sure they'd... You know. Welcome resources.

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[drivesadesk]

You can switch jobs and employers will count your experience. Most of the assigned jobs seem to be jokes more than anything.

[inthequiet]

Oh, so they are dicks! At least we cleared that up.

[drivesadesk]

Yeah, I was a receptionist when I got here. I was a CEO in my home universe. Of course, I was only put in that position back home by the reptilian invasion, so I had fun with doing the receptionist thing for a while, like a new assigned identity, but I decided to do something better after I got bored with doing that and having no money.

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[viced]

Huh, most places are pretty understanding if you're an import sometimes.

Sorry you're dealing with that. What field were you in before you showed up here?

[inthequiet]

I'm a librarian. A proper one, degree in library sciences and all. Experience. Just accepted a really good position before I arrived here too, so I wasn't really expecting my career to be derailed like this.

[viced]

Oh. Well fuck, that's pretty bad.

In Maurtia Falls, the former Ambassador Baelish actually set up a rather impressive library. You might, ah, fit right in there.

[killtime]

Get any dates yet?

[inthequiet]

Not a single one. I'm disappointed, quite frankly.

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[beyourzoomer]

Welcome to the new world, where you have super powers that may or may not be useful.

Florida's 100% better if you spend much time at the beach. Do you surf?

[The last bit gets a smirk out of Max.]

I was going to say this reminds me a little bit of the Love Connection.

[inthequiet]

Surf? God no. I'd drown five minutes in. Beach time sounds nice though.

Oh, I remember that. They used to show reruns when I was a kid.

[grandtheftequine]

You think a 20k drop is bad? I went from running one of the biggest corporations in the world to wearing a fake mustache for $5 photo ops.

[inthequiet]

Ouch. Alright, you got me beat there.

Still can't bring myself to feel too sorry for you.

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[setmatch]

I can relate to the college degree apparently not being worth much. I didn't go to law school and work as a prosecutor to be demoted to an administrative capacity.

[inthequiet]

That blows. From what I've been told it's not too hard to get a better job, but still. Sucks to be kidnapped by dicks who won't do their research.

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[fehus]

You'd need bigger shoulder pads and bigger hair.

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For the 80's dating video, I mean.

[inthequiet]

I will accept your criticism and make adjustments for the next time I aimlessly ramble to a large group of absolute strangers.