handofaegis | (no subject)

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So hey, um, I've been wondering.

To get money on Earth, you have to do work, right?

How do you find work?

Help Wanted Ads in Newspapeers, on computers or in windows of stores.

Ask a friend for help / work if they're able to.

Start your own business (this requires a lot of money and will likely fail)

Or you know, steal it.

Well, let's avoid that last thing.

I don't really know anything about what actually constitutes as work here, though. It's always different from world to world.

Well, considering you have no education or qualifications of note to the systems here, you'd probably be limited to some sort of menial duty at a counter or sweeping up trash or stocking shelves/walls.

Unless you're absurdly lucky and became some sort of professional Duelist.

Which requires talent scouting.

Keep in mind most work is exhausting, boring or both.

Oh, right, education.

I mean... I think I know a lot, but I guess I'm still not that smart, even by Earth terms.

I wonder how you get qualifications, then.

We should check to see how smart you actually are. You're not that dumb, Aegis, and while you could end up being 'book dumb', you don't seem that stupid to me.

We could at least get you a "Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates" to pad things out but the thing has a 33% passing rate.

You gain qualifications by getting educational training at a University or going to a Technical School, or by apprenticeship.

I'm never really sure... it's hard to think otherwise when you heard it a lot, you know?

I mean, I could at least try for that kind of thing! If it'll make stuff easier.

And who told you that?

It would and it might let you get more money.

... Caduceus.

Considering they wanted to lock us up in a bubble for eternity and they were constantly lying, I think you should try and put anything she said aside.

From what I remember, you might be naive, but you're strong-hearted, brave and clever.

Clever enough that you want to find out how your new home works.

I know I'm not as dumb as Caduceus thought I was. I know that enough consciously!

It's just. You hear it for years. It's difficult to put it aside or ignore it. I mean, she's only been gone for a few months, now.

Then I'll have to keep praising you. And make sure it doesn't go to your head.

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