❦ the fifth rose

[silpheed]

PHONE;
[HELLO MAYFIELD the day of reckoning has come. meaning you get not one irritated, bossy and rude immortal on your phone lines today, you get two!!]

As most of you know, things are getting rather busy around here. That means there's less and less time for menial tasks and chores.

Because that is the case, we have decided that now is the best time to look for some sort of hired help. After all, I doubt that you people really have anything better to do. [RACHEL PLS at least try to make a good impression.] If you are such a person--and you likely are--and also excel at household chores, we now have a proposition for you.

We'll be holding a short audition at the high school auditorium at noon sharp today for those who are interested. Don't fret about pay, it will be a rate which you certainly won't deserve. [now it's tagteam bad impressions...]

If you're late, please do not waste our time by coming. That will be enough of an indicator that you would do a poor job serving. With that said though, I look forward to any who come to audition. It may be difficult, but do your best to at least be somewhat competent. [what a charming young lady you have the potential to serve right]

Thank you in advance for your consideration, and enjoy the rest of your morning. [no it's too late to fix the rudeness of this phone call now but he apparently doesn't see anything wrong with ending on this note...]

ACTION;
[for those brave souls who actually decide to go see what this thing is all about, they'll find a sign on the outside of the auditorium doors that simple says "auditions here" in neat script. inside the auditorium itself, the stage is well-lit and a table is set up in front of it, where Rachel and Charles are currently sitting with a couple of papers, pencils and what appears to be half of a tea set.

APPROACH WITH CAUTION the judgment begins before you even step on the stage...]

Comments

[cursedtolive]

[Excuse you Czes does not want to play butler to someone half his age.]

I don't know, you could have acted the part of young children in need of help to tug at the heartstrings of the many kind people living in this city, perhaps?

[encored]

[that's okay, working for friends ruins friendships.... he'd feel pretty silly hiring someone for work like this when they look even younger than he does, anyway]

That might have worked when we first arrived to the city. [sadly by now, a fair few people know who they are...] Either way, I don't enjoy that particular role very much.

[cursedtolive]

[He laughs again.]

To be honest, you're right, it'd be kind of creepy to hear you act the way you look.

[encored]

Oh, I agree entirely. It isn't a personality that's very suitable for me, you know? Though that dissonance does come in handy at times.

[mostly when he is trying to freak people out like the rude loser he is]

[cursedtolive]

Oh yeah? What would you use it for if you act like that all the time anyway?

[encored]

Ah, no, I meant acting my physical age. It can be amusing in some instances. [like when he's tricking snacks people into thinking he's a harmless loser kid lost in the park at midnight! that's always fun...]

[cursedtolive]

I get this feeling you'd use it to commit some sorta reverse-kidnapping of some sort, Charles.

[encored]

Goodness, what kind of assumption is that? An absolutely inaccurate one, I can tell you that much.

[cursedtolive]

Really? I thought I was pretty accurate!

[encored]

Do you truly think so? My, I don't know what I could have possibly done to give off such an impression.

[cursedtolive]

So what do you do?

[encored]

I just enjoy catching people off guard a little at times. One must look for entertainment wherever possible in a place like this, wouldn't you agree? [half-truths are the best truths.]

[cursedtolive]

I completely agree. What kind of things have you done while you've been here then?

[encored]

My, recounting three years would take quite a bit of your time up. I'll just say that I've had my boring days and my exciting days, though the former unfortunately outweighs the latter.

[cursedtolive]

[... Well he certainly didn't seem like the type to take a whole lot of excitement in things, at least.]

Nothing notable?

[encored]

[and rachel is even worse than he is on that front...]

Oh, plenty of notable things. None of them are casual phone conversation topics though, I'm afraid.

[cursedtolive]

Hah. That's no fun. But I understand.

[encored]

Tales for another time, perhaps.

[cursedtolive]

Sometimes soon, perhaps.

Anyway, I wish you luck -- or I wish anyone hoping to get hired by the two of you luck. [Who would even want to he doesn't want to know.]

[encored]

Thank you. With the level of incompetency here, I feel as though we'll be the ones needing a vast majority of the luck. [no the exact opposite is true...]

[cursedtolive]

If you were less picky...

[But he's laughing.]

[encored]

Compromising standards in a situation like this would only land us the bottom of the barrel in terms of potential applicants. It's better to be picky, you know? [it sounds like a joke even if the sentiment behind it might be true...]

Either way, we'll certainly let you know if our search was in vain.

[cursedtolive]

Certainly. Please keep me updated. I might just come visit sometime to see how well you'll be treating them.

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