I think...[She circles her fingers around her coffee cup.]
That's even more beautiful, in a sense.
[Her smile will turn sheepish, however.]
We don't need to keep discussing your health, though.
I was offered a job that would provide me housing in exchange for some daily work...However, I'm not sure that I'm cut out for that. The pressure of being so indebted to my employer sounds...stressful, don't you think?
[ He tries to shrug, but it's hard when he's pinning his own arms down. Only a handful of hours out of the house, and she's already got a job and housing lined up for her. That's honestly remarkable. ]
I work two jobs. The money I make keeps me alive too. But instead of feeling indebted... I think of it as helping each other out? People don't get hired out of pity. They get hired because they're the best choice the employer has for the work.
[She fights the urge to hug him because honestly Minato you just have it So Hard and it tugs on her heart.]
That's a good perspective to have, Minato.
I'm not sure this is one of those cases, though. I'm only being offered the position because of my situation. It's the same reason that so many have offered their money or their couch. Everyone is going on of their way to help me.
It swells my heart, and yet...I still feel unsure of what I should actually do. I suppose my life is having change forced upon it faster than I might have hoped. [Angela makes sure not to press too much distraughtness into her words, being mindful of who exactly she's telling this to.]
[ Somebody who can't properly alleviate that distress, as much as he'd like. Somebody else might've gotten up and given her a hug, tell her she's loved and the world is kind and that's why they're helping her. Minato stretches out a little more across the table, stretching his back. Because despite what he said, tossing money, a job, a place to sleep to a homeless girl sounds as much charity as it does pity. ]
Things change all the time. But you always have a choice of what to do. You can turn down the job if you don't feel you can handle it. Or you can do your best at the job, and prove you're worth hiring.
I suppose I won't have any choice but to take the offer eventually. It's not like people are going to fall out of the sky offering me record deals. And I'm not one of those pretty girls that can make millions off of the Internet alone.
[A somewhat deflated sigh, as her optimism continues to dip.]
I wasn't ready for the amount of scratching and clawing it looks like I'm about to need to do. I think that's the trouble.
[ He could say something about her being one of those pretty girls, but his cheek is pressed against his arm as he shifts and that makes it hard to talk. Having a home, parents or other guardianship to look after you, those are things he'd taken for granted too, however ready he was for the work he knew he'd have to put into living on his own. ]
You always have time.
[ A month, right? And if it doesn't work out, she still has her parents. ]
That would be nice. [ TBH he has thought about bringing a sleeping bag in, or even a blanket, but that would make his intentions too obvious, wouldn't it? Not like his falling asleep back there every day hides any of that. ]
Once winter sets in, though, I've got one of those puffy winter coats. It'd be like wearing a sleeping bag.
[ I just googled this but laughs, these exist, he's going to buy one of these ]
[ There are scientific articles about the health benefits of sleeping on the cold, hard ground but I'm half asleep myself and so is Minato so he just digs out his phone, opens up Google, and starts tapping in the relevant search terms to bring up the articles, pretend he's showing them to her just to prove his point. It was a joke, but actually not really. He's put thought into this before. ]
[ Yea, she can police his sleeping habits at a later time, for now, he's going to take advantage of hard ground and sleeping bags with sleeves.
Doesn't smile though. ]
"Sometimes"?
[ He doesn't mean it in the "What do you mean? I'm funny all the time!" sort of way, but the "I'm never funny ever, don't slander me like this" sort of way. ]
[ Personal spaceeeeee... He has no defense against shoulder pats either, so instead of pulling away, he sits there until Angela feels awkward enough to stop on her own. ]
You can be less active and I'd still interact with you. Like when you sing and stuff.
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That's even more beautiful, in a sense.
[Her smile will turn sheepish, however.]
We don't need to keep discussing your health, though.
I was offered a job that would provide me housing in exchange for some daily work...However, I'm not sure that I'm cut out for that. The pressure of being so indebted to my employer sounds...stressful, don't you think?
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I work two jobs. The money I make keeps me alive too. But instead of feeling indebted... I think of it as helping each other out? People don't get hired out of pity. They get hired because they're the best choice the employer has for the work.
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That's a good perspective to have, Minato.
I'm not sure this is one of those cases, though. I'm only being offered the position because of my situation. It's the same reason that so many have offered their money or their couch. Everyone is going on of their way to help me.
It swells my heart, and yet...I still feel unsure of what I should actually do. I suppose my life is having change forced upon it faster than I might have hoped. [Angela makes sure not to press too much distraughtness into her words, being mindful of who exactly she's telling this to.]
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Things change all the time. But you always have a choice of what to do. You can turn down the job if you don't feel you can handle it. Or you can do your best at the job, and prove you're worth hiring.
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When did I get so indecisive?
I suppose I won't have any choice but to take the offer eventually. It's not like people are going to fall out of the sky offering me record deals. And I'm not one of those pretty girls that can make millions off of the Internet alone.
[A somewhat deflated sigh, as her optimism continues to dip.]
I wasn't ready for the amount of scratching and clawing it looks like I'm about to need to do. I think that's the trouble.
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You always have time.
[ A month, right? And if it doesn't work out, she still has her parents. ]
What's the job?
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Nothing too difficult, I don't think. In exchange, I'll get a room for as long as I need one.
...Doesn't sound so bad, right? Nothing I didn't get really good at in military school.
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[ Minato lifts a hand and motions somewhere behind his back, probably at the wall where a clock hangs, although he's off by several feet. ]
That's why I'm always here.
[ Too lazy to go home when he has a shift in 8 more hours, might as well spend the night, etc. ]
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They should really just give you your own bed here.
Or at least a sleeping bag in the break room...
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Once winter sets in, though, I've got one of those puffy winter coats. It'd be like wearing a sleeping bag.
[ I just googled this but laughs, these exist, he's going to buy one of these ]
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[Reaches across the table to pat his shoulder.]
Your posture is already...questionable, at best.
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[ aka not denying that and yes that is exactly what I planned to do ]
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[That said, she's smiling and laughing because that's so him.]
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At...least you're being scientific about it.
I still can't say I approve, but I'm going to give you control of your own body for this one.
[Still smiling tho.]
You're really funny, sometimes.
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Doesn't smile though. ]
"Sometimes"?
[ He doesn't mean it in the "What do you mean? I'm funny all the time!" sort of way, but the "I'm never funny ever, don't slander me like this" sort of way. ]
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The less you try to be funny, the funnier you are, Minato.
I think that it is a special talent.
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Aren't you glad that you can make me smile and laugh, even if it is not on purpose?
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[Nudges his arm in an attempt to get him to smile, the latest of many failed attempts, probably.]
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Selective affinity... Makes sense. Even inert elements can interact in the presence of highly active ones.
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Inert elements!
[The nudge on his arm graduates to a pat on the shoulder.]
There you go again, being hilarious and delightful!
I will say that that is a good way of putting it. I am glad that I am active enough to coax interaction out of you, Minato.
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You can be less active and I'd still interact with you. Like when you sing and stuff.
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Should I tone down my level of activity for you, then, Minato?
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