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[fonewearl]

[At some time in the early evening, a public call is made on the videophones. Those who choose to answer it are treated to the sight of a blue-haired teenage girl. She's wearing an unfamiliar black-grey ensemble with traces of purple and other miscellaneous colors, contrasted in style by a necklace whose brightest stone is a deep red—proof that she's another outsider who has been brought in. She doesn't really look particularly bothered by being here, either; more neutral than anything else, at least for now.

Being anywhere at all is at least marginally better than being nowhere, after all.]

This isn't exactly what I had in mind... [She briefly mutters to herself, though not quietly enough for it not to be heard. After that, she speaks up, now addressing anyone watching and listening:] Anyway, uh. Hi.

It's probably obvious, but I'm new here. The name's Mirys, and that holo you've got set up out here says I'm supposed to look for work while I'm around. [The word "work" is spoken with a vague hint of distaste; the thought of needing to look for jobs to do brings up some recent and fairly unwelcome memories.] Not really sure what sort of stuff would be in demand, though. I've got some experience as a hunter— [What kind of hunter isn't specified, though it might be obvious from what she says next:] —but I'd prefer to avoid that line of work if I can, and I'm fine with learning something new. If location matters, I'm probably gonna be trying to find a place to stay in... [Fumbling around with a copy of the map real quick.] ...Nova City? Something in or around there would probably work best.

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[fonewearl]

Anything that would be less likely to get me killed. I'm not in any real position to be picky.

[Her initial response is...not exactly helpful. However, since she's being asked what sort of thing she would be into and it is relevant here:] But, well, something involving modern tech would be nice, even though I'd need some time to really learn what I'd have to do or not do. Always had an interest in how stuff worked, how it was made, and things like that, but I never actually got an opportunity for it back where I'm from.

[She doesn't even think twice about not calling it home.]

[whiteas]

If you're interested in things like that, I do happen to be the founder of the Genessia Scientific Research Foundation. Which means as long as you try to stick toward the Foundation's general goal, you're welcome to use our resources for technological exploration and development. The GSRF is a non-profit organization, but we make sure to pay our scientists so long as they're making some headway.

[fonewearl]

Just to be sure we're on the same page here, you do know that by "never got an opportunity" I mean "never got an opportunity"? As in, I never had the chance to start learning to begin with?

[Beat.]

Are you sure you want to make an offer to somebody that has literally zero experience? [There's a question behind that snark: Do you or one of your employees have the time and patience to try their hand at teaching, Weiss? Mirys did indicate in her original message that she would be willing to learn, after all.]

[whiteas]

I'm not an utter dolt, I wouldn't make the offer if I hadn't been paying attention. Also, if you never had the opportunity and were actually interested, I would assume you would've found a way to at least look into reading things on your free time. If you didn't even bother with that then I'm not sure you could call it a real interest.

[ If she wants to be insulting, Weiss has no problem insulting right back. ]

Either you try your hand at it and are useful or you continue to have that be an unexplored possibility: That much is up to you.

[fonewearl]

[Mirys pauses, thrown off by Weiss actually taking a shot right back; for some reason or another, she actually wasn't expecting that.]

Point.

Gonna go get started, then. [She'll find herself something small to start off with while she starts looking into the things she wants to do. That way, if it turns out that things won't work out, she still has something to fall back on.]

[whiteas]

[ Weiss tries to present herself as someone who's customer service friendly and willing to help. It's part of the whole welcoming company bit. Which can make it a little more bracing when her actual personality comes out. ]

That's a much more acceptable attitude.