HELP WANTED

[toobigtohandle]

Kenta Ooshima shared a photo. 04/10/18 near Viea Village

HELP WANTED The Ooshima Stables is looking for more staff among Retrospec users. Needed: Stable hands, night and day security, horeseriding teaching staff. No previous experience necessary. Students welcome. Working hours : will be negotiated individually, flexible schedules offered. Starting salary: $2,000 a month for full-time staff, rate subject to change depending on qualifications. Please note: we only house horses, no Chocobos. Contact: here, or PM Ooshima Kenta to arrange for an interview.

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[vitis]

hey, kenta
i could lend a hand, maybe. would be happy to go in for an interview

[toobigtohandle]

Of course. When are you free? I'm busy around until 6pm every day this week.

[vitis]

7:00pm on thursday sound good?

[toobigtohandle]

Absolutely. I'll send you the address.

[vitis]

thanks! i'll see you then

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[toobigtohandle]

[On the day, Kenta arrives at the stables just before 7, which gives him a bit of time to change into work clothes and go get Iwaiichigou from the field so he can put him back in the stable and give him his dinner.

So that's probably where John will find him, catching a horse who is thankfully tame enough and nice enough to let himself be caught without a fuss.]

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[vitis]

[ john's timely— he even tried to dress nicely for the occasion, what with it necessarily being an interview and all. granted, as he knew it'd take place at the stables, nothing that needed drycleaning nor anything he minded getting a little a more worn.

spotting kenta along with his horse, john strolls up, giving the other man a short wave. ]

Hey! Good to see you. [ he nods to the horse. ] He got a name?

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[toobigtohandle]

Hi.

[Kenta gets closer tot he barrier and opens it, leading the horse out. In the last month and a half, he's grown comfortable with all the tasks associated with taking care of a horse, and he's even good at horseriding now... although some of it he suspects might be Retrospec-related.]

Do you mind if I just put him back in his stall first? I want to lock up for the night when I leave.

[vitis]

No problem.

[ john gestures-- please, feel free. he'll follow at whatever comfortable distance necessary. ]

[toobigtohandle]

His name is Iwaiichigou, but most people here find it hard to say, so sometimes we call him Number One.

[Kenta checks that the stable is clean before getting the horse inside. He grabs a bucket to feel the water trough, fills the feed, and then locks the door as exits after one last stroke on the big horse's nose.]

Let's go to the office. It'll be more comfortable.

You know how to take care of horses, right? I seem to remember you telling me you grew up on a farm...

[vitis]

Iwaiichigou.

[ pronounced fairly well; alas, retrospec has allowed john to cheat in that regard. john moves to follow kenta to the office. ]

[ as for the question, it's difficult to strike a balance between truth and emphasizing his strengths, but: ]

Yep, sure did grow up on a farm. [ a wider smile; he's pleased kenta would remember that. ] I can't say I'm any specialized expert with horses—we had sheep, a few goats and such—but the neighbor had some horses that we'd visit and care for on occasion. ... Really, though I've probably spent more time at those stables of Churchill Downs, voluteerin' there.

[lalliho]

why no chocobos

[toobigtohandle]

Because I have a horse and there are already three stables in town that house chocobos.

Also, I'm just not that interested in the birds.

[lalliho]

okay but horses are ugly

[toobigtohandle]

That's a matter of personal preference.

There's no need to be rude if you're not interested.

[lalliho]

so you can be rude if you are interested?

[toobigtohandle]

If you're being annoying on purpose, I have better things to do with time.

And if you think horses are ugly and you are manner-less enough to tell it to a horse owner's face, I'm not interested in hiring you.

[lalliho]

At least you're not a complete idiot. If you still hired me I'd think there was something really wrong with you.

It's kind of weird we have so many stables though. I didn't even know we had as many as we do.

[toobigtohandle]

I'm a business owner and that would be a bad business decision.

And there have always been a lot of chocobos around even before horses started appearing again.

[lalliho]

yeah but why

we're a city and we couldn't leave until recently even now we can't go far

[toobigtohandle]

Only Retrospec users are aware of that.

And you don't need to go far toenjoy riding.

[lalliho]

you don't get to enjoy it very long though

[toobigtohandle]

I've actually gone to Bosuma on horseback. It's a nice trek.

[lalliho]

I had to do that when it was first discovered. chocobos move to much so I picked a horse that was like my grandma

[toobigtohandle]

So you don't like horses and find them ugly, but you ride one when needed?

[Why does he always meet the weird people?]

[lalliho]

I needed to get there?

[toobigtohandle]

So clearly you can be practical. Why the need to come here and insult horses, then?

[lalliho]

I mostly wanted to know why you didn't have chocobos when they're better

[toobigtohandle]

Again, that is a matter of personal preference.

[lalliho]

but it's still why I came here

[toobigtohandle]

Why did you need to waste my time with it?

[lalliho]

I guess I didn't

but I was curious and didn't think about it being a waste of time but I guess I should have known because that's what usually happens

[toobigtohandle]

What do you mean, that's what usually happens?