2nd Coffee

[mal_addict]

[A: Phone;Filtered to vampires]

[This is probably such a terrible idea]

So Cain tells me there’s a lot of us living here. I’m a little curious to how many there actually is.

[B: Phone; Public]

Apparently I have a job that no one bothered to tell me about until I got an angry phone call this morning asking why I hadn't shown up. Hairdesser? No, I don’t think so. I’m going to find something more tailored to my needs. Silence, it’s time to put your outfit to good use.

[C: Action; Outside the fire station]

[And so, Maladict is trying to blag her way into the firefighting force. Because that’s sort of like the military, right? She’s wearing the suit Silence made for her and looks very much like a dapper young gentleman, just as she did when she enlisted. She seems to be having trouble with the drone by the door though]

No. Seriously, I was called into work today. Maybe you’ve had some kind of mix-up with the numbers.

You sure are funny, little lady. Now run along home to your family

I’m not going to ‘run along’ anywhere, and who are you calling a lady? I want a job. You can’t tell me you don’t need able-bodied-HEY!

[The drone clamly pushes her back towards the street]

I know you really want to save kittens, M’am. But leave it to the professionals. You can help out at our next bake sale if you like

[And so Maladict is left seething outside the fire station as the drone walks in, shutting the door behind him]

Oh, come ON!

Comments

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[apneachamp]

[Walking by when that happened.]

Really want to be a firefighter? Or did you just get stuck with a stupid job?

[Karen meanwhile is dressed in her normal police uniform from home.]

[mal_addict]

[Mal turns to look at her]

I wanted a job that didn't involve primping someone's hair and pretending like I gave a damn about their lives.

[Eyeing that uniform] How'd you convince the police to let you in?

[apneachamp]

This? This is from home.

I'm stuck in a bakery here. They just laugh if you try to join the force as a woman here.

[mal_addict]

Maybe my uniform will show up one day, then. ...Not that it'll be of much use here, but still.

[She scoffs] It's ridiculous, a woman can do just as much work as a man. Hell, sometimes we're even better at it.

[apneachamp]

It beats wearing a dress anyway.

Exactly! I mean it's bad enough we're stuck in this stupid fake town, but we're also stuck in one that treats us like second class citizens.

[mal_addict]

Uh, the dresses. Those things are vile.

I had enough of that back home, I don't need it in this idiotic place.

[apneachamp]

Pretty horrible here. We should burn them.

[For the hell of it.]

Oh yeah? That stinks. Where are you from?

[mal_addict]

Now that is an idea I can get behind.

The Discworld, specifically Borgogravia. Things are a lot better for women in the other countries. It's just the one I was unfortunate enough to be born into.

[apneachamp]

Get everyone one else in on it and just make a giant bonfire of dresses.

Oh yeah? I'm from earth...well an Earth...not like this one. Canada. My country is pretty good with women's rights.

[mal_addict]

That'll send quite the message.

Then you're very, very lucky. Mine...well, dressing as a man is the only way to get anything done.

[apneachamp]

Yeah, I'm really starting to see that.

Do they have any reason for it back in your world?

[mal_addict]

Only the usual piss-poor reasons they give. 'A woman's place', things like that.

[apneachamp]

Wow. Nice to know some things are universal. You don't hear much of that now, but it pop's up now and then.

[mal_addict]

They really love that one back home. But we'll beat it out of them eventually, I'm sure.

[apneachamp]

Good luck with that.

[mal_addict]

Thanks, I really think I need it.