video/action;

[moonlitrequiem]

The Welcome Center. Does it run off of volunteers?

[Yep. That's it. Not one for long conversations, or facial expressions, even.]

[Action;]

[Option A] [Now that the ghouls are no longer a threat: The dress and thin jacket Yin's wearing? That's all she came with (aside from the long socks and shoes), so now she's doing the practical thing and looking for a proper coat to deal with the weather. She can be found in multiple shops, though she will not make contact with anyone. In fact, if someone looks at her, it might feel like she returns their gaze by looking beyond them, then turning away.]

[Her movements are pretty slow, and while she's not visibly shaking, much, the cold has taken a toll. Time to get this done. Find a decent, well priced coat she can afford on the stipend (that isn't going to last but a few months).]

[Option B] [Coat bundled up around her, a scarf, and even gloves, Yin takes some time to properly lift her face to the moon and just stays there for a while, gaze completely fixated as she's bathed in silvery light. Yeah, now is not the best time approach her, though she will simply go with the flow if someone does.]

[Option C] [Free-form option! Anything in the apartment she shares with Mao before, or after, the coat buying, or miscellaneous ideas.]

Comments

C; action

[maoser]

[Mao lies on the back of the couch and watches Yin for a long time, waving his tail thoughtfully in the air. Finally he says:]

You need new clothes.

[moonlitrequiem]

[The weather might be a concern, but....]

These are still in good condition.

[maoser]

Those clothes aren't suited for this weather. You'll get sick if you keep going out like that.

[He only cares because you're a better roommate than Hei is.]

[moonlitrequiem]

[She can't really argue that. Though, do dolls get sick? Still, it's not very comfortable. It might hinder her in some way, and that wouldn't do.]

The stipend is large enough. [More like she barely eats and wants for no material possessions, so other than utilities, a little food for herself, and Mao's food? It hasn't been touched.]

video;

[anunluckypenny]

Hey there! About the Welcome Center... it used to be all-volunteer, but City businesses have been super generous and now workers get salaries. You know, not that I've ever said no to anyone who didn't want a wage.

...Are you okay? [Because you look cold, creepy little girl.]

[maoser]

[And Hei would be insufferable if anything happened to her. His attachment to the Doll is both remarkable and inane.]

Have you ever gone shopping before?

video;

[moonlitrequiem]

I do need a job. [And getting a wage at the right location would make things easier, instead of looking for a job on the side.]

Yes. I'm fine. [She doesn't really feel it. Just keeps staring, creepily.]

[moonlitrequiem]

[She shakes her head, once. It's not something she's ever done alone.]

video;

[anunluckypenny]

There's always something to do, if you want to work here.

[Penny is skeptical, but she tends to take people at their word unless given a good reason to question them.]

I'm Penny, by the way. It's great to meet you.

video;

[moonlitrequiem]

I'd like to work at the Welcome Center.

Is an interview necessary?

[Right...manners. Completely flat.] It's nice to meet you.

video;

[anunluckypenny]

Great! No interview's needed, just show up when you can, do what you can do, and I'll pay you by the hour.

Mind if I ask what your name is?

private; video;

[moonlitrequiem]

What is the role of the Welcome Center? Do we greet people? Hand out fliers?

Do we need name tags?

private; video;

[anunluckypenny]

Greeting people is definitely a huge thing... you know, telling them where they are, fishing them out of the fountain if that's where they end up. There're also three meals served every day, beds where people can stay if they don't have anywhere else to go... plenty of things, depending on how many new people show up and what they need.

[It's not a very well-organized endeavor, as Penny is usually the only one working.]

Um...? No, but I'd really like to know what to call you.

private; video;

[moonlitrequiem]

[A nod. All of that makes sense.] I will help with all of it. I cannot cook. But I can serve the food.

[Well, as they will only be working together, she figures it will be safe.]

Yin.


[ooc: Permission to stalk co-worker?]

private; video;

[anunluckypenny]

That would be perfect. You can start whenever you like, okay?

Yin, then. It really is good to meet you.


[ooc: Stalk away!]

private; video; thank you!

[moonlitrequiem]

Would Monday be convenient? [Which means she really doesn't start until Wednesday. And Penny will likely receive a message of apology saying she can't leave her apartment and will start promptly Wednesday morning.]

[Yin gives a nod.]

private; video;

[anunluckypenny]

Perfectly. I'll see you then, Yin!

[maoser]

You should ask Hei to go with you. He can help you select appropriate clothing.

[moonlitrequiem]

Hei? [He would go? They're supposed to be laying low. With him acting like he doesn't know her, shopping together isn't exactly a good idea.]

I can manage.

[maoser]

[It's a tactic Mao doesn't agree with. Hei's "Li" persona is popular; it wouldn't be suspicious for him to make friends with Yin. Pretending they don't know each other just makes certain things inconvenient.]

Are you sure?

[moonlitrequiem]

[While Mao's outlook is practical, for now, she'll go with Hei's decision. Unless it proves to be even more troublesome. Shopping alone won't bother her. She had to do that for their groceries, after all. Clothing shouldn't be much different.]

Yes.

action; option a

[anatural]

[Yin isn't the only one who needs a new coat; Korra's got pretty trashed by the ghouls. Traveling where she does, when she does, she can't exactly keep going out in just long sleeve shirts. So with the money she has left over from her last paycheck, she's out and about, looking for something warm and in her budget.]

action; option a

[moonlitrequiem]

[It's the girl she met before. Yin isn't one for greetings to begin with, but because of Hei's request to keep aloof, Yin goes as far as to switch to another aisle just so Korra doesn't notice her. Though, a flash of pale hair moving at all might do just that.]

action; option a

[anatural]

[Sorry, Yin, it's too late. Korra catches sight of the girl he met last week -- it seems like a lifetime ago. Normally Korra wouldn't bother trying to talk to her; their conversation last time hadn't gone well at all. But right now she's riding high on a strange mixture of happiness, grief, physical satisfaction and denial.]

Hey there! Finally getting yourself a jacket?

[maoser]

[Irrational Contractors and slightly less irrational dolls. The things Mao has to put up with.]

Don't forget gloves and socks.

[He may follow her as she goes shopping. Out of boredom.]