2nd campaign

[campaigns]

[It's the middle of the night, and when a man has a craving for a piece of pie, there's no other cure for it than having that piece of pie. Why the hell not? It's a magic castle, apparently, and that's a thing that can happen.

So there is a man standing in the kitchen, dressed in a suit--you won't find him dressed any less--and eating a piece of pie. Turns out that magic pie is actually pretty great.

He has his journal open on the counter before him as he thumbs through it casually as if it was just a newspaper. Then, a thought occurs to him, one that has nagged at him since his arrival, and he flips to a blank page.]

Aside from any personal sense of accomplishment, is there any point to working at all while we're here?

Do any of you work here? Or are you all considering this one big happy vacation?

Or... vacations. Someone please tell me that summer camp was a one time thing.

Comments

Written

[ruined_jaw]

Well, you can earn money to spend in town, if you'd rather make an honest purchase than wish for something, which some people prefer to do.

There's a handful of businesses in town run by castle folk, I believe. A little sweet shop, a pie place, and a pub I believe. There may be more, but those are all I'm aware of.

Personally, I busk in town. Wander about town with my guitar, and play for caisos. That's the coin of the realm here.

Dictated, because this pie isn't going to eat itself!

[campaigns]

But that's not all there is as far as employment options, right? Not that the thought of working retail or the lifestyle of a hippie aren't just oh so appealing.

Written, because Eli might get freaked out by a voice in his head XD

[ruined_jaw]

Well, considering that there's not much in the way of a proper economy around here, not many people go into business for themselves. There's no need, really. Generally speaking, if people have a skill they want to share with others in the castle, they offer it as part of a barter of some sort, or sometimes free of charge, depending on how generous a person is feeling.

What do you do, if you don't mind me asking?

[campaigns]

Wh-- What do I do? [That's a question he's not entirely accustomed to hearing. His reputation precedes himself. It just hasn't reached this dimension yet. But it will.]

I do many things, but retail and busking are not among them.

Dictated

[imalwaysright]

You can get money you didn't wish for by working. I'm working at a candy shop.

I'm pretty sure camp doesn't happen often. I heard that it turned into France and New York before.

ditto!

[campaigns]

[France? New York? Fabulous Earth locations?]

Whoa, whoa. Hold on. You mean to tell me that, in the past, the populace has been transported to France and New York? And everyone is still here? Why didn't anyone just hop on the next flight back home?

[imalwaysright]

From what I've read? They couldn't. You're probably better off asking somebody who's actually been here for that stuff though.

[campaigns]

I'll do that. That would mean you're fairly new here yourself.

dictated

[bonniewitch]

I work in the Lux here. It's a bar and restaurant.

ditto!

[campaigns]

Located on the first floor of this [said sarcastically] wonderful establishment, right? I've seen that. I wasn't sure if it was run by an actual person or just another magic conjured... what's it.

[Although he's rethinking his resistance to all the magic. This pie is fucking delicious.]

[bonniewitch]

It was set up by someone who left the castle before I arrived here. You should try and stop by sometime if you can.

[See how she's trying to say how good it is?]

I'm guessing you're newly arrived to the castle then, yeah?

[sixguns]

I enjoy workin', keeps my mind an' body limber. There's a sense of pride that comes along with it.

[campaigns]

A noble way of putting it. And what kind of work is it you enjoy?

dictated

[shepherdsveritas]

I have a job, aye. My brother'n I both do. We don't think it's right askin' th'castle fer shite.

[campaigns]

Fair enough. [a pause] And this money that you earn. It comes from... where?

[shepherdsveritas]

It comes from th'town. [He frowns. He gets where you're going with this, dude]

[formercheerio]

I wouldn't call this a vacation.

[campaigns]

What would you call it? [Because free room and board and round trips to exotic locations sounds like a vacation to him.]

[formercheerio]

A big mess? We're kidnapped to a castle that does crazy things, what else is it?

[arealwoman]

I've been looking at something, not exactly work yet, though.

[campaigns]

So then it's more of a hobby to pass the time.

[arealwoman]

For now. It's a job, just not as official.

[walkinthruwalls]

I work at the pie shop in town.

[campaigns]

[That seems a bit futile given what is on his plate.]

How many people here do you figure work in that cozy little town?

[walkinthruwalls]

Quite a few? There's a lot of shops.