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[synthdetective]

[ Nick has finally found a pack of cigarettes, and he is standing besides his apartment building with a cigarette dangling from his metal hand. And as hot as it is, he doesn't seem to look uncomfortable. ]

Alright, it seems I need a job. And while I was a detective back home, I think it is going to take me sometime before I learn the ins and outs of this place in order to do my old job properly. So I was wondering if anyone needs a synth, who is willing to do those jobs nobody else wants. Maintenance. Especially when it comes to work with other machines.

[ He asks to the camera, and he figures this as a good an idea as any to find himself some work and purpose. Nicky isn't exactly the type to sit and stare at the walls type. ]

But I'm sure I could do something else in order to make a living if someone is hiring.

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[youfool]

Something else? Say no more!

Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's like the gym; you warm-up with lighter weights to prepare for the 'real' ones. Are you certain detective work isn't like riding a bicycle? Something one 'never forgets'? There must be some universal principles to it.

Because, if you're still interested in that line, I could make a suggestion.

[synthdetective]

I'm sure that it isn't. The principles are the same, sure, but there is learning about the people and the area itself. And while, I'd love to do the job again, like I said it would take sometime before I can offer quality work.

[Voice]

[whatsanaimbot]

...You are an omnic?

[Her accent is french and...just a tad puzzled. He is clearly artificial, and yet not quite like anything from back home. Hm.]

[synthdetective]

[ Nick tilts his head to the side, and he recalls speaking to Trance about those Omnics. ]

Not quite. Though I spoke to someone about those omnics not too long ago. [ But Nick still wonders more about them. ]

But I'm a lot more than just a simple robot.

[whatsanaimbot]

[So the little girl was chatting up the locals. Hm. Amélie turned this thought over head in her head for a moment.]

They claim the same thing, really. Omnics, I mean. It hardly makes it true.

[Someone might be a tad racist against robots. Just a smidge!]

[synthdetective]

[ Nick knows this attitude all too well. ]

And what makes you think that they or I are simple robots. Not that I know a whole lot about those omnics.

[whatsanaimbot]

Most of them are simple robots. Some are...more, I suppose. They're useful enough.

[Her purposes were different from everyone else's, of course.]

I've known at least one who changed the world.

[By getting shot. In the head. By her.]

[synthdetective]

[ Nick pauses to take a puff from his cigarette. ]

I'm what some would call an android with a twist. [ He takes another puff. ]

Ah, so was this one of the good omnics or was this one of the others?

[whatsanaimbot]

Well.

Isn't that a matter of who you ask?

[synthdetective]

About me, being an android or an omnic that is not bent on global domination?

[whatsanaimbot]

Eh, the semantics of what you are aren't really all that interesting to me.

I meant the omnic. Or anyone, really. Good and bad are terribly subjective. Are an omnic who changes the world by destroying a city and an omnic who changes the world by destroying the way the old one worked really terribly different?

[synthdetective]

[ While there is no video on his end, but simply a voice, he can be seen thinking. And he places his plastic hand to his chin, and he thinks long and hard about this. ]

The means to an end will always be the same. But it is the goals that both of them had that are different. And of course, that depends on me knowing the finer details of how your world works.

But considering the feelings towards my own kind back home, lots of people would see things as being two of the same no matter what the motives of the omnic were.

[whatsanaimbot]

The finer details are the same as ever. There was a war between humanity and omnics, we won, the omnics had to...assimilate. A lot of them did, really. Some better than others. You have omnic movie directors and omnic buddhist monks and everything in between.

People still hate them of course, but hating things is basically what we're good at, so that's hardly surprising.

[synthdetective]

Humanity is good at holding a grudge, I'll give you that much. But there is a lot of good in you too, and I've had the fortune of seeing the good, the bad, the ugly, and very much in between.

And as much as I know there's people out there who'd like to see my kind wiped from the face of the Earth, but I know there's humans that see both synth and robots worthy of things like... Oh... mutual respect for each other’s right to exist.

[whatsanaimbot]

Oh believe me, I've seen it too.

[She was a walking billboard for what humanity could ruin, really.]

From my view, Omnics are just as useful as people.

[She'd changed the world with the death of a single one, after all.]

[youfool]

[So he just needs to acclimatize, eh? Ted, impatient that he was, could respect that.]

How are you for bartending? Not given to dipsomania, I hope?

[synthdetective]

Why do I have this sinking suspicion that I'm not going to like what you're using the omnics for.

[synthdetective]

I've never made drinks before, and I have to wonder if it would require me having the ability to taste what I'm serving.

[youfool]

Ah...[That was kind of sad to think about. Not that Ted much liked the taste of drinks himself, but he assumed that apply to the whole sense.]

That's a pity; they say one gets to hear everything in bars. Sounds like the perfect cover for a detective. Well, how about window washing, or gutter cleaning?

[synthdetective]

[ Nick holds a finger up in the air as there's one downfall to tending a bar. ]

There's one thing that's a bit of a downside, you're stuck in one bar. As for washing windows or cleaning the gutters, I get to get around a lot more. Besides, you'd be amazed at how many bartenders are willing to flap their gums when it comes to sharing useful bits of information.

[youfool]

Oh; I thought it was the other way around, with bartenders having something near a duty to listen to the woes and tales of all their patrons, whose lips drink was fain to loosen.

Well, if those other two aren't too humble for you, I know of a way to become so employed.

[synthdetective]

[ Nick mmms for a bit, bounty hunting, and he laughs a bit to himself. Nick the Bounty Hunter has a bit of a nice ring to it. ]

I'm impressed, very impressed. So how does one get into the business of cleaning out the gutters?

[youfool]

[Ted wonders if he's being metaphorical. He'd like it better if that's the case.]

Thank you! Well, if you intend to pursue that path to the fullest, you'll want to [Insert explanation of rules here contact Sun Wukong so you can get a rep going for regular pay if you're a diligent boy worker.]

After that, simply sign up with the Everglade board near its archway, and the contact information should avail itself to you.

[synthdetective]

[ Nick took advantage of a very good metaphor, and of course he's very interested in doing basic jobs. ]


Will do. And trust me, I think they're going to be very happy when I send in that application with my qualifications.

[whatsanaimbot]

Eh. [Her shrug is audible.]

That's really just a matter of perspective. I helped an omnic change the world.

[youfool]

[Ted's grinning, daring to hope another stranger might help his city just on his recommendation. The guy looks creepy enough to fit right in.]

I'll hold you to that! And I'm looking forward to it extremely.