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[servomotor]

HELLO THIS IS TONY STARK. I AM A MECHANIC

[----- THE CLASSIFIEDS -----]
SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR THE FOLLOWING 2 POSITIONS OF EMPLOY:

• ASSISTANT MECHANIC (ENGLISH-SPEAKER, UNDERSTANDS MACHINE TERMINOLOGY, STEADY HANDS, NO ORIGINAL IDEAS)
  
• PROGRAMMER (ENGLISH-SPEAKER, ANY CODE LANGUAGE, RUDIMENTARY KNOWLEDGE OF APPROPRIATIVE KANJI PREFERRED)

HOURS: 10-15/WEEK

SALARY/MONTH: 4 BREAD (WHAT'S THE UNLEAVENED EQUIVALENT OF LOAVES? THAT, DISTRIBUTED 1/WEEK IN THE INTEREST OF AVOIDING MOLD), 1 GALLON BEER, 1 COTTON GARMENT, A PRICELESS TROVE OF TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE ZION FOR THE BETTER (THE BAR IS SO HIGH); 3 MONTH BONUS (YOUR OWN STOVE, 2 BURNER, FUEL NOT PROVIDED) (YOU WILL BUILD IT YOURSELF OUT OF PARTS PROVIDED BY MYSELF AND EYEBROWS PROVIDED BY YOU). NEGOTIABLE.

OTHER NOTES: 1 MONTH PROBATION AND BASIC SKILL EVALUATION * SPIES (RUSSIAN ETC) NEED NOT APPLY. NOTHING SUBVERSIVE IS HAPPENING HERE AND I KNOW TO LOOK OUT FOR REFLEXIVE KARATE LEGS NOW. DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.

OOC Note: Charles Snippy is going to be Mechanic, pre-established, but if you'd like to play thru competing for the job or apply for the other feel free.

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GUESS WHICH 12 PARLIAMENTARY OVERLORDS ARE CURRENTLY DEADLOCKED IN CHAMBERS ON A VOTE FOR NEXT ACTION ON THE 4 LOST HOVERCRAFT

GUESS WHO THE TIEBREAKER ISN'T

YOU. BECAUSE FASCISM.

OOC Note: This is for the Return to Harbour plot. You can request NPCs here or by PMing the mod account. The mods will help coordinate if needed.

Comments

[echopraxia]

You have provided contextual clue.

( among other things. )

[servomotor]

:)

HOW COME THEY DON'T HAVE FASCISM WHERE YOU COME FROM

[echopraxia]

It is 1783 "where" I am "from".

[servomotor]

THEY DEFINITELY HAD FASCISM IN 1783

OK I GUESS MAINLY THIS IS PREDICATED ON A SOMEWHAT COLLOQUIAL RE-APPROPRIATION OF THE TERM WHICH I AM ENGAGING IN THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE NETWORK POST

WHICH DOESN'T MEAN I'M WRONG (IT MEANS THE COUNCIL IS WRONG)

ANYHOW WELCOME TO CONTEMPORARY EARTH

IT WASN'T WHAT I EXPECTED EITHER

[echopraxia]

I did not have English in 1782.

( nor was fascism discussed in quite the same way, or with that term, but that's why she's here, patiently and flatly asking him questions about the part of his broadcast that interested her. )

What did you expect.

[servomotor]

THE POSSIBILITY OF PORK CHOPS

I WASN'T CUT OUT FOR VEGANISM




YOUR ENGLISH IS REALLY GOOD (I DON'T THINK THAT'S RACIST I FEEL LIKE THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU YOU WERE WHITE)

[echopraxia]

It is not my second language.

( and it's definitely not her first, so presumably this is her wealth of experience learning how to shittalk randoms in a variety of mostly european languages. )

[servomotor]

WHICH NUMBER IS IT

[echopraxia]

Five.

( well, that's a fucking lie. )

[servomotor]

THAT'S FIVE LANGUAGES YOU CAN FIGHT THE POWER WITH

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH FIGHTING THE POWER

POSSIBLY IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE

[echopraxia]

I am familiar with pretending to do so in a story told by an automaton.

[servomotor]

THAT SURE WAS A TEN CENT WORD, MADAME POLYGLOT

[echopraxia]

This is colloquial, yes?

[servomotor]

YES

[Good use of context x 2]

[echopraxia]

( her linguistic skills bring all the-- no. )

You are doubtful ?

[servomotor]

YEAH IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO FREE YOUR MIND

APPARENTLY

I DON'T KNOW MAYBE. IT PROBABLY DOESN'T MATTER. UNLESS YOU'RE A COUNCIL SPY.

[echopraxia]

This would be not efficient use of time in that case.