The Second Turn [anonymous text/video]

[chikapolilla]

[anonymous text] Hollow Comfort

a question
by now many of you have realized your situation
and where we are and what this place is
so to those that have embraced this world:
what do you find worthy of your time?
how do you find meaning in this nothingness?
how can you say that helping someone is worth anything?
when they might not be here next week
right now i don't see the point in anything
and would like a different perspective

[video] When the Piper Seeks his Fee...

[Vaggie looks up on the camera as she sits on a bench in Everglade looking morose as usual. Beside her are a set of boxes and bags, and she seems to be peering soberly at the camera.]

Well, it finally happened. Those little red bills they gave me are finally down to the last few. And as charming as it is to sleep out in a back alley or under a newspaper in the park, I don't really find that all that appealing.

So, uh...

...yeah, I'm asking for a job. Not asking for much, but it does have to pay. I've done some bookkeeping stuff in the past, and maybe a few odd jobs here and there. Its not exactly like I have references. But if you have something or have heard of someone that is hiring, help a girl out? Thanks.

Oh, and if that job is Torchwood -- I'm not interested.

Comments

Video

[anamnestik]

Oh my! Do you enjoy bookkeeping? I could use more help around my archive business, should it be of interest to you, miss. My name is Eliot Durant, by the way.

Video

[chikapolilla]

I wouldn't say I enjoy bookkeeping, but its quiet and if the pay is good, sure.

Its quiet and I don't have to deal with bullshit. Unless the company is doing bullshit, and then I'll be pretty quick to call it out.

Er, well... if I'm being honest, anyway.

[anamnestik]

My business is generally quite quiet.

We're an archive, so we both collect and file information. Customers can pay us to locate information on specific topics, like an internet search engine would. Because it requires so much focus, I do prefer the offices to be quiet.

[chikapolilla]

What, like an online wiki?

[anamnestik]

Yes, quite similar!

My goal is to begin focusing on gathering and sharing information about this world, and our predicament. Knowledge is an invaluable tool, and it should be easier to access than by word of mouth.

[chikapolilla]

[Actually that seems right up her alley... Almost suspiciously so...]

That sounds pretty good, but why is this the first time I heard about this?

Is your company really shit at marketing or something?

[anamnestik]

Well, I cannot deny that it has been difficult to spread the word... Many of my employees have vanished, so it's just me running all of the branches. I've been quite overwhelmed with cataloging everything I come across all on my own, and fulfilling requests.

Have you any experience in advertising?

[chikapolilla]

[She blanches. Its a real deer-in-headlights moments.]

No.

...

And if that's what the job requires you can forget it.

...

Sorry.

[anamnestik]

Not at all! If I had more adequate help at the business front, I'd be able to spend more time on advertising myself. If it's not your cup of tea, then I'll not force it upon you.

[chikapolilla]

Yeah, no. I'm not... really what anyone would call a social person. This whole thing is only just okay because I can keep it one-on-one...

Still, this is the best job I've been offered so far. So how much does it pay?