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[isawallflower]

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[missleadingquestions]

so

are you saying you DON'T want a job at the mermaid bar then

[it might be maya's totally-only-orca-related inclination to maybe troll folks a little bit. Especially when they make it easy.]

it's not technically nepotism right

[isawallflower]

[ wait— ]

You're offering me a JOB???
That was a job offer??

[missleadingquestions]

well
you need money
and i have money

so it works out for us both, right?

[isawallflower]

But I haven’t had a single bit of experience in food service! I could be terrible at it!!
And isn’t this something you need to consult with others over? Like Dandy or something?
This cannot be how this whole process works, can it?

[missleadingquestions]

why would i ask dandy?

[if she does, he's just going to whine about it until he inevitably accepts that yes, he has to hire people and accept getting slightly attached to his employees until they inevitably return to the sea of stars. why not just skip the whole first step and tell him what he's going to do? Maya doesn't see any problem with just bossing him around—]

i can just invite you cos we're friends. I mean, i'm the mascot and all. Besides, you're a monster??? Humans just wanna come in and see pretty monsters sing and give them food.

You could be a total jerk of a waitress and humans would still keep coming back. I mean dandy does it all the time?

1/2

[isawallflower]

Because a business isn't only one person!!

[ For starters! This isn't how it usually works, right? Right? ...Riley knows nothing of business, she's a failure as a basically-adult, why didn't she think of a single logistic before making herself responsible for— ]

You do not want ME as a waitress. I'd be a horrible waitress. I get nervous talking to people at the grocery store, why would I ever be a consideration for a waitress???

2/2

[isawallflower]

[ ....... ]



excuse me wait sing?????

[missleadingquestions]

[After the last message, Maya deletes what she was going to reply initially, laughing a little bit to herself. She can work with this.]

well it's a mermaid bar! and people LOVE the idea of music and mermaids

but the catch is.... when we sing, people either fall asleep or go crazy!

[Riley might be able to cap the lack of inclusion of the 'oh, or make you do what they tell you to do' ability, considering Maya'd used her voice on her before.]

so we kind of need non-magical acts to fill out the lineup.

[isawallflower]

[ Haaa, right. That. Well, Riley sort of...grits her teeth for a moment, and— ]

Oh, well
Harpies aren't non-magical singing either and I don't want to use that on anyone anymore.

[missleadingquestions]

what kind of magic is it?

You don't knock people out too, do you?

[maya's assuming at first it... must be the same.]

[isawallflower]

No, it's like soothing.
It gets them to listen to me.

[ She has some mixed thoughts about it now. ]

[missleadingquestions]

[but that's...!]

idk that seems like it could be pretty harmless!
I mean we try not to let anyone eat people IN the bar so
as long as your'e not doing anything to people once you're done singing it kinda just sounds like a great way to get extra tips!!

[isawallflower]

[ Another beat. ]

Can you explain to me how any of this ISN'T nepotism? You haven't even heard me sing.

[missleadingquestions]

[There's a longer pause than usual.]

ok!!! so maybe it's nepotism

are you saying no???

[isawallflower]

No!!
No I'm not saying no!!!

I just don't know
Why are you doing this?
You don't know what I sound like. You don't know what I need money for. But you're just hiring me in a causal text message?

[missleadingquestions]

because i want to!

[it feels so simple... but]
If you really want to know, it's pretty much no risk. there's like a million different things that need to get done at a food service place so there's bound to be SOMETHING you can do even if it isn't singing! and acts are pretty come-and-go anyway

that's just how Ryslig works!!

and why we've all gotta help each other out when we can ; )

[isawallflower]

[ acts are pretty come-and-go

She doesn't respond for a long, long few minutes. ]

If you're really sure.

For the record I do like my other jobs. Cassandra's just out of the office right now and taking care of animals all day can get a little tiring.

[ She's making it business. Giving into her emotions right now would leave her a wreck and...she's had enough of that, at least for this week. ]

[missleadingquestions]

tooootally

besides you should totally do as many things as you can in a place like this right?? try out all the jobs, all the weird career paths... who's gonna stop you??

plus if you come work for me we'll have to see each other more often ; )

[which she has a suspicion maybe won't be Riley's *favorite* part.]

[isawallflower]

[ Surely, on the other end... ]

I don't particularly like to do things I'm bad at, so, I'll stop me.
And I'm not really looking to get too wild with it.

[ She tries to not comment on that last bit. This is still weird. ]

[missleadingquestions]

to each their own~

so, when can you come by?

[isawallflower]

Give me a few days.
I'm recovering from something. I know I just said I needed money but I don't think you want your employee collapsing on stage.

[missleadingquestions]

oh good point. yeah stay home if you're sick!!!

oh

one more thing


you're not still scared of dandy, right?

[maya did she even ever say she was scared of him]

cw: abuse logicish, complicated punishment thoughts

[isawallflower]

[ Sick, Maya says, because she doesn't know it's Riley’s body weak from revival. She almost clarifies. But, she doesn't want the pity. Not for something that she thinks about and can only conceptualize as justifiable punishment.

It's fine. The question shakes her from that soon after. ]

I've never been scared of Dandy, Maya, he was just rude to me and I didn't want it to happen again.
It’s fine, as long as he doesn't yell at me it'll be fine.

[missleadingquestions]

oh yeah i can't promise he won't be rude that's just kinda him
but

i'll help make sure he doesn't yell.

[isawallflower]

I can work with that then.
Both the attitude and the job.