[Closed] Job hunting!

[talkbirdytome]

Who: Hiyoko and Barry
What: Answering a prayer (#11)
Where: Various places on the near shore
When: April 18th
Warnings: This is stupid?


[Hunting for a job can't be all that different from hunting for your dinner, right? Well, Hiyoko hopes not. This guy is counting on her, so she's not gonna rest until he's gainfully employed!
She and Barry meet their 'client,' who is a nice, boring salaryman outside of a nice boring office where he hopes to find employment. Well, if he wanted that he shouldn't have prayed to a crazy cave girl.]

Are you ready to hunt down the perfect job?

Um... I-I suppose? I just have to convince them to give me an interview...

[Hiyoko looks up at the building. She's not impressed.]

Hey now, don't give up so easily! We can do better than that.

What..?

Comments

[very_goodman]

[Barry grins, giving the poor guy a big hearty slap on the back.]

Yeah, you're meant for better things than this!

I... I am?

Sure! You gotta think big! Why chain yourself down to a desk all day when you've got the whole world in front of you!

[talkbirdytome]

Exactly! You've got a great future ahead of you!

[She points dramatically.]

Come my friend! Let us seek your destiny!

[And then, to Barry.]

What should we try first?

[very_goodman]

This guy looks like he knows how to rock.

[Does he?]

Let's get him a guitar and see if he can shred!

[This poor guy.]

[talkbirdytome]

Um.. I don't-

Great idea, Barry!

[Is it?]

I bet he'll be a rock star in no time!

[Several noise complaints later they've finally been thrown out of the local subway station. Why they were making him busk for money there is anyone's guess.]

Hey, don't worry about it. That was just the first try.

[very_goodman]

At least we got a guitar out of it. You mind if I hang onto this?

I can't really play, so...

Hey, thanks, man! You're a real stand-up guy.

[Another too-hard slap on the back before he turns to Hiyoko.]

So, what should we try next?

Actually, maybe I'll just-

[Alas, this protest as well goes utterly ignored.]

[talkbirdytome]

[Hiyoko cuts the poor guy off with a snap of her fingers.]

Got it!

[She whirls around to face them, pausing for dramatic effect.]

Dog trainer!

What??

[He has a bad feeling about this.]

[very_goodman]

Dog trainer!

[Barry excitedly echoes Hiyoko's suggestion, snapping his fingers.]

That'll definitely work! Who doesn't love dogs, right?

[Later...]

...Wow. Dogs really do not like you, huh?

[The poor guy's all bitten up and bandaged.]

Well, nevermind. Third time's the charm, right?

U-um, maybe I'll just look on my-

[talkbirdytome]

No kidding! Good thing I was able to talk 'em down.

[She really thought those dogs were gonna eat that guy for dinner.]

But Barry is right! We can't give up now. So what should we try next?

[She asks, looking at Barry instead of their poor client.]

[very_goodman]

Hmmm... well, his voice is no good, and he's all beat up from the dogs now, so...

[Barry thinks, utterly ignoring the ever weaker protests from the man, who has become little more than background noise. After a few moments, he snaps his fingers.]

Got it! Anime store mascot!

[talkbirdytome]

That's perfect!

[The tiny protest of 'But I don't even like anime' drifts on the wind, unheard.]

The weird costume should hide all the scratches and dog bites. And waving at people is easy!

[Barely an hour later....]

I still think that lady over reacted! I mean, is it our fault her kid is the only one in the world who doesn't want to see a grown man dressed as an adorable magical girl sidekick?

[very_goodman]

Seriously. I can't believe she called the cops.

[Barry seems especially put out by this particular failure, groaning as he scratches his head.]

I'm about outta ideas. You got anything else?

[There's a pathetic whimper that might be the words 'quiet office job' but who can say.]

[talkbirdytome]

[He could've said anything just now. That guy is always saying stuff. I remember this one time....]

Hmmm.... eccentric street artist?

[Is that even a real job? Who would pay you for that? The poor guy just heaves a long suffering sigh.

As of yet, none of them have noticed the man wearing a suit and sunglasses who has been watching them curiously. But more on that later.]

[very_goodman]

Yeah, that's gotta be it! Fringe art is always super popular! Let's go get some spray cans!

[By this point, the guy is just going along with whatever they say, resigned to his fate and unable to escape.]

[talkbirdytome]

[Another hour later. The poor guy is almost in tears. Hiyoko is just shaking her head in mild disappointment. They're outside the police station.]

There's just no accounting for taste, is there? But hey, look on the bright side! They let you off with a warning.

[The noise the man makes could only be called Norman-esque. But it's at this point that the man who was watching from afar approaches their beleaguered client.]

Excuse me but do you have a minute?

[He pulls out a business card.]

I'm with Daiba television and I have proposal for you...

[very_goodman]

[A week later...]

Well, looks like everything turned out all right! Here's to a job well done!

[Barry cracks open a soda and lifts it up for a toast. They're walking along the streets of Tokyo, stopped outside an electronics store that's showing the first episode of Baka Jobs. It's a new reality show about a guy who goes around trying the dumbest jobs Japan has to offer for a single day. Somehow, their stupid plan worked, though not in the way either of them had intended.]