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[never_very_good]

[VOICE]

Beginning of the year, way back before all the sand and shit, I hired someone to run my bar. Now he's gone. It figures.

So I'm looking again.

Bar's underground. Called the Raven. Serves blood, so don't bother if that's a problem for you. Better if you've done something like this before, but not a dealbreaker. Staff's pretty good, just need to keep things running smoothly, night to night.

Interested, lemme know and we'll talk details.

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[dignity_misery]

[Well.]

Run your bar. Not serve in your bar?

[The latter is out of the question for her.]

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[never_very_good]

[The look she gets is a little suspicious, because he's watching her and Eden, and he's got a pretty crummy poker face.]

Got enough servers. Need a manager.

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[dignity_misery]

[So she's a little tactless and cruel sometimes...]

Never managed a bar, but I'm looking for something more-- [What is the word.] Involved, to occupy my time.

[Maybe the peaceful library had been good for her head when she'd gotten here. Maybe it's driving her crazy now.]

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[never_very_good]

[He's not unaccustomed to that, it's just a matter of who she's being cruel to.]

What do you do now?

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[dignity_misery]

Shelving books at the library. Before that was security for one of Stark's parties, but I have some background in finance.

[Oddly enough, it's true. Her father had wanted all his brats in his company and trained them accordingly... It was just a matter of what they did with that knowledge. Donovan and Carla exploited people. Jerome stayed behind his desk and tallied ledgers.]

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[never_very_good]

[Shit, suspicious as he is that is... kind of a hefty qualification, compared to some people around here.]

No problem with vampires?

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[dignity_misery]

[It's what she'd gone to Darmouth for, although that didn't count for much, considering she dropped out midway through her first year.]

Not on sight. I don't know anything about them either.

[Which might be something to rectify if she wanted to manage a vampire bar.]

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[never_very_good]

What's your name?

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[dignity_misery]

Carla Morir.

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[never_very_good]

Frankie.

Lemme get back to you, yeah?

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[dignity_misery]

Yeah. It's your bar, Frankie.

[valentineluke]

No perks to add for incentive?

[never_very_good]

It's a job, not fuckin' Miss America.

[valentineluke]

My earlier offer still stands, use it for an incentive if you wish.

[never_very_good]

Paying to pretty the place up?

Depends if they're interested in changing things.

I'll think about it.

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[worldofourown]

I've played chairman to a Girls' boarding school. How different could this possibly be...?

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[never_very_good]

Ever been in a bar?

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[worldofourown]

[Karl smirks.]

Of different sorts, in different countries.

[And in different time-periods. He's not the button-down, starched shirt type of chairman, Frankie. :|]

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[never_very_good]

[Hey, if you say boarding school he's going to picture, you know. The kind you see in the movies.]

Just saying, kind of problems we see aren't kids sneaking out.

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[worldofourown]

[Karl picks distractedly at his face. Something- either in the background or in his own head- is bothering him. Because the Dieties cursed him with intensified senses.]

Oh, there's far more dirt that happens in schools that mere juvenile delinquency.

[Like murders. And kidnappings. And cover-ups. All of which he was involved with.]

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[never_very_good]

[The nervous tics don't do a lot to bolster confidence, mister.]

Need someone to keep shit running smoothly. Hire staff if they leave, keep the donation system legit. Make schedules. Make sure there's booze. That kinda thing.

[Everything Frankie does now, so he doesn't have to.]

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[worldofourown]

[Dear God. His HEAD. Karl grinds his back teeth. Onscreen, it looks more like he's smiling. Have an eyeful of fangs B|b]

Sounds simple enough. It's all about appeasing the customers. Much like how, in schools, it was all about hushing up the parents.

[Return to the Dark Side, Frankie. We have cookies.]

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[never_very_good]

[A good thing to know about a prospective hire. Maybe unsurprisingly-- since, well, he does own a vampire bar-- he doesn't flinch.]

Got a name?

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[worldofourown]

It's Karl. Karl Fei-Ong. And you?

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[never_very_good]

Frankie Dalton.

I'll get back to you, about the job.

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[worldofourown]

A pleasure, Mr. Dalton.

~I look forward to hearing from you.