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[aerodynamic]

HELLO

"Yo. Is this thing on?"

GOODBYE

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[vacuous]

...

[ If it didn't work out...? ]

I... I don't know.

[ He can't bring himself to go back to work. He'd have a useless degree. He'd be single forever. What would that make him? Just a leech on his parents, useless and alone? ... ]

[aerodynamic]

[ oh. bad. okay, well, what if he simply removes his foot from his mouth to pivot the conversation? ]

I mean I doubt it'll be a problem. You seem dedicated and isn't that half the battle? Or so they say. You seem like you know exactly what you would do when you got there at least. And it'd probably be easier to find more options if you wanted once you were there.

[vacuous]

[ He can tell this is a backtrack, not that he's going to do anything about it. ]

I'm not sure about what job exactly yet. I was going to see once I got there.

[aerodynamic]

[ he's sorry 😭 ]

It can't be any worse than the job I have now if that's any consolation. [ it's a joke to try and lighten the mood. ] And somewhere new would mean it's exciting no matter what.

[vacuous]

You have a job?

[ While still in school? Wow. ]

[aerodynamic]

Oh, yeah. I work at a department store after school and weekends sometimes. And sometimes early mornings. Or late nights. Whenever they schedule me.

[vacuous]

You work pretty hard huh.

[aerodynamic]

[ he sort of shrugs to that. ]

I guess. I like earning my own money and I like helping out where I can, so it kinda works out. Not that I think it's what I want for forever, but it's an option.

[vacuous]

Still... good on you for being proactive.

[aerodynamic]

... thanks. [ ... ] I figure if I can at least have something consistent, the rest will fall into place however it falls into place. Even if it takes a while to decide where I want to go. You're a good step ahead.

[vacuous]

I don't know if that's true. You can do better.

[aerodynamic]

I'm not the one with a college education.

[vacuous]

University...

[ JUST THE VAGUEST CORRECTION. ]

[aerodynamic]

Whatever, same thing. [ it is not, but it is in the country apparently. ] I'm not the one with a university education. I'll be lucky if my grades are good enough to graduate.

[ this is a bit of an exaggeration, but also. ]

[vacuous]

[ The vibe of someone who is indeed like it's not but doesn't bother. ]

A lot of people don't take university as seriously as you'd think anyway. The important part is the entrance exam and the rest is for show to most, unless you had a major you wanted to chase.

[aerodynamic]

I've thought about it, but it's, like... a major I don't know what I want to do with. If that makes sense? I haven't looked at options because I hadn't decided to even consider it until a few weeks ago.

[ hold on. ]

Wait if a lot of people don't even take it seriously why do people make it sound like a big deal?

[vacuous]

Because education is important and getting into university is a sign that you succeeded in that part.

If you go through the job hunt process, which they provide help and guidance for at most places, it's not too hard to secure a job someplace.

[ The way I accidentally hit post early by accident, went eh maybe it's fine, then saw there was a typo anyway. ]

[aerodynamic]

[ we're doing fine it's fine. he does get what tokinaga is saying, but... well. ]

Right. Wasn't this originally about you and Rugname? Doesn't that apply to you, too?

[vacuous]

If you just need any job. Getting a specialised one is harder, depending on the field and credentials...

...I didn't struggle trying to become a salaryman, to be clear.

[ That was easy enough but there were other issues. ]

[aerodynamic]

But who wants to do that instead of following the thing they're actually passionate about?