[video]/[action]

[la_matrona]

[Imelda may be good at many things, but technology is not one of them. Nor is being on her own in a strange place, so different from Santa Cecilia or even the Land of the Dead. She's not particularly good at approaching people either. But needs must and her needs right at the moment include a job, red bills aren't going to work forever and she can't seem to figure out how to find one. All before there were contacts, and she's gotten used to whatever her beloved familia has set on the ofrenda. Now she is back to nothing. Less than nothing.

She tries not to let that show, though, sitting straight and stern for the camera as if posing for an old photograph]

I'm looking for work. [and how annoying to have to do this all over again. She who had started a successful zapataria twice... and would do so a third time. When she had enough money gathered.]

I can cook and clean and mend and all those things required running a household. [she waves a hand] Finances are a specialty.

If you are looking for some skilled labor, or know of anyone who is, contact me por favor. [and she will try to figure out how to answer in time]


[afterwards and otherwise, Imelda can be seen wandering down the streets of Genessia, peering into shops, looking lost, and indeed she might be. Not that she will admit it]

Comments

[Video]

[aurabble]

Hi! Do you think you could...do cooking lessons on the down-low? I'll pay whatever price you think is fair.

[Video]

[la_matrona]

What is...the down-low? [she's not interested in doing anything illegal.]

[Video]

[aurabble]

Like...inconspicuously, so my girlfriend doesn't find out. Or my friends. I wanna surprise her, and my friends would just be annoying, y'know?

[Video]

[la_matrona]

Oh. [waves a hand] That I can do for free. I'm not going to charge you, but you have to provide your own ingredients and no whining. I can't abide whining. Comprende?

[Video]

[aurabble]

Wha... Really?! [He leans forward into the camera a little, clasping his hands.] Y-you don't even know me, Miss! Are you sure?

Oh, right! I don't whine. [Yes he does.]

[Video]

[la_matrona]

[she knows he will whine. He looks like a whiner. But he will either shape up or be on his own. She doesn't have the time nor the inclination to babysit someone who is old enough to know better.

Also.... She sighs, folding her arms.]

It's 'Mrs.' [because that status, small as it was, was the only thing that flojo had left her with and she would keep it as much as it annoyed her]

When did you want to start?

[Video]

[aurabble]

My bad. [He smiles brightly.] Mrs. [...Why doesn't he pay more attention to the network he's sure she probably intro'd herself before. But he can't go back and look now.]

Mrs... I'm Jaune! [Nailed it.]

Whenever's best for you. I don't want to get in the way of you finding a job. [He rubs the back of his neck awkwardly.] And my shifts been rotating to night lately, so...

[Video]

[bigbadrose]

How good are you at finances?

[Video]

[la_matrona]

Fair enough. [she's had a lot of experience really, roughly a hundred and thirty years, but seventy of those years have been in the Land of the Dead which is not exactly operating on the same level]

What would I be working for?

[Video]

[bigbadrose]

Torchwood.

Unless you mean wages, in which case... depends on how good an accountant you are. I've been having to manage all the books since October, and I don't mind, but it's a bit overwhelming with everything else.

[Video]

[la_matrona]

What does Torchwood do? What is it about?

[Video]

[bigbadrose]

[CROSSES HER EYES. WHAT A COMPLICATED QUESTION WOW. WHERE DOES SHE START?]

[Home? Here?]

[She flails a hand...] There's a lot of things. Foods. Science. Uh entertainment? Tech. Non-human stuff??? Right now we're dealing a lot with undead, vampire, erm... demons, uh liches? I think??? Oh! And we're working on a android and AI bill o' rights --

Look, like I said, yeah? It's REALLY involved.

But you wouldn't have to do much more than help me with billing and accounting. I've got Matt workin' on the legal stuff, and Jack and I can handle a lot, and the Doctor does all the science and tech mostly, unless I come up with ideas for him to implement and test, but the billing... I've been workin' nearly non-stop again. Had flyers out for accountants since last September, and it's June.

I'll admit, Torchwood is pretty tough to work with. We're a pretty ecclectic bunch, and our specialty is specifically the abnormal, but if you really want, you can free-lance from home part-time, yeah?

Between our recent Haunted House, restaurant, and expansions beyond patenting this month, plus having Matt around so I could actually make sure everything was on the up and up, I've just been a little overwhelmed. To be honest.

And my partner, Jack, is a lifesave, really, but he's no head for business anymore than the Doctor.

[Video]

[la_matrona]

[she's a little unnerved by the amount of... things they are involved in. Demons? Vampires? AI? What is a lich? She doesn't know these things, but she does know what it's like to be a young woman struggling to keep the finances together]

I will come in and help you streamline the process so it's easy for anyone to do. [she's learned a thing or two after all] And will help out from .... [she doesn't want to call it home because it is not] ...where I am staying.

I expect to be paid, of course, but I am not interested in becoming permanent... [what is the word?] ...staff.

Action

[mother_of_monsters]

[ Dray is in front of his new business, Arcadia Studio,checking that all the windows are clean and everything looks nice. A walking skeleton isn't something he sees often even if he had talked to both Lewis and Héctor before, and she catches her attention. ]

Hello miss. Can I help you?

Action

[la_matrona]

Ah... [though she knows cat ears are some kind of strange fad that has hit the Land of the Dead recently, at least those poor ones that died young... She's never seen them so...realistic.

And then she realizes she's staring so she has to blink and pull back]

Do you...work here?

Action

[mother_of_monsters]

[ If she looks closely, Imelda might notice that his whole body is covered by short golden fur. And the tail that moves behind him seems too realistic to be fake.

Dray's used to the stares, though, so he's patient with that. ]

That's right. Arcadia is an architecture design studio but we also have a small shop for smaller, handmade items. Are you looking for something?

Action

[la_matrona]

[she is a little distracted by this, yes]

...Sí. But I don't have the capital to start a product line just yet.

Action

[mother_of_monsters]

Again, he doesn't mind. In fact he gives the woman a kind smile.

it took me a while to start my own business, I wanted to make it perfect. You're a newcomer, I take it. I'm Dray Lyell, nice to meet you.

[ Dray offers a hand because he's got manners. ] What would you like to do? What product I mean?

Action

[la_matrona]

[she hesitates, then takes his hand. It's an odd feeling. She hasn't touched even sort of human flesh for a very long time.]

Ah, shoes. I make shoes. [she straightens and lifts her head proudly] The finest shoes you will find anywhere!

Action

[riddlemehiss]

[It's said that if you spend enough time staring into a shop, a magenta striped cat will come and stare back at you.]

Lose something?

Action

[la_matrona]

[oh, what a comforting sight. A talking cat is unusual but a cat is a cat and she is fond of them]

No, just looking. How are you this evening, gorrón?

[riddlemehiss]

I'm Cheshire!

[This evening and every evening in fact.]

But what's a "gorrón"?

[la_matrona]

What you are. [he is precioso] Would you like to go get some milk?

[riddlemehiss]

[Ches appears to be accumulating a lot of nicknames lately. The other skeleton called him something funny sounding too...

But then Imelda mentions milk and he forgets all about it!]

I would love to get some milk! Especially in some tea!

[la_matrona]

Tea? [she chuckles] What an odd gato you are.

Come along then... [she rubs her fingers together, calling him as she would any other cat] Let Mamá Imelda treat you to something nice.