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[fourthsaken]

[Jade sighs dramatically. It's nothing she hasn't heard a hundred times since her change.]

It's fine. Everyone says it. You know, I didn't think I'd end up so tiny. Soeki turns into like, an actual bear.

[girl_at_the_window]

[Susan bites her lip. She wants to feel bad about adding to the noise of everyone says, which usually isn't a good place to be, but unfortunately, Jade is small and adorable, so it's not like she can take it back.]

Luck of the draw, I guess. What happened, anyroad? To make you change like that?

[fourthsaken]

[Jade really doesn't think she's lucky. She wanted to be more intimidating and is still annoyed that that's not what she got.]

I asked Mana if I could be a werebear for awhile. Being a shade starts to be really, really hard... I needed a break.

[girl_at_the_window]

Oh. I didn't know you could ask for that kind of thing.

[She takes a moment to consider that, frowning, then nods.]

I guess I can see why.

[fourthsaken]

You can ask for pretty much anything. I know people who asked for their own cities or to change their monster permanently or really cool powers...

[Jade shifts awkwardly under her gaze, unsure if she's being judged for picking such a strange monster change.]

Have, uh, you figured out what you're turning into yet?

[girl_at_the_window]

[Well, there's that question again. Susan's answered it a few times now, though, so it's easier to be casual about.]

Thought wendigo for a while, but sai Korra thought it might be faerie, and I think mayhap she ain't wrong. I'd be alright with that. I mean, flyin' sounds pretty good.

[fourthsaken]

[Jade looks up at her, cocking her head to one side, ears perked. She considers the slight changes so far before nodding.]

Yeah. Yeah, I could see that. Faeries are... [She pauses for just a moment. This is not the time for Jade to say why she's terrified of faeries and their abilities.] My friend Oliver's a faerie. If you want advice or whatever, he'd be happy to help you. And you're lucky. Faerie's are like, the prettiest monster.

[girl_at_the_window]

[Susan smiles, a little thinly.] Guess that's somethin'. [If she's honest, she's starting to think she's had enough of being pretty.]

I don't think I've met Oliver, but I'll keep an eye open.

[fourthsaken]

Dude, it's a lot. I wish I was actually pretty. [Jade never wishes she was a faerie, she's too afraid of them, but being a pretty monster? That definitely has its appeal.]

I can introduce you to him if you want. I live with him and his boyfriend.

[girl_at_the_window]

His b...

[Right. Yes. There's plenty of people here who don't think that's strange. She knows that. It just sometimes still catches her off-guard when people talk about it so casually, is all.]

I'd like that, mayhap. We'll see.

Uh, about the job...?

[fourthsaken]

[Jade gets it, she really would if Susan explained her hesitation. Jade grew up in a small town in Iowa, no one there would causally mention a lot of things Jade openly talks about in Ryslig. It's a very, very different place and not just because of monsters.]

Right. Right, the job. Sorry. I can give you the tour? Or, uh, if you wanna tell me how you'd be interested in helping... I could use help sewing or just stocking stuff and cleaning. Keeping up with orders and deliveries too. Seriously, whatever you'd be interested in doing, we could make it work.

[Jade trails off, slightly embarrassed. She feels like she sounds too desperate, not just for an employee but for a friend her own age.

The truth is, she kind of is.]

[girl_at_the_window]

[Susan nods. She can hear Jade's enthusiasm over the idea, but it doesn't put her off - quite the opposite, in fact. Jade's not the only one here who's been short of friends her own age.]

I can sew a little. I'd be happy to try, anyroad, though I reckon I've got some learnin' to do. And I'll do the rest, too. I ain't shy of workin', and it sounds like you got a lot on your plate.

[fourthsaken]

[Jade can't help but grin, glad that she hasn't scared Susan off, that maybe the other girl is just as excited.]

Awesome. On slow nights I usually do a lot of sewing so I can help you then and teach you some of the basic patterns I always follow, like the hoodies and jeans and shit. Some of the custom stuff, I'll keep doing on my own. And I definitely need help with customers. Some locals have started coming to the store and I'm not exactly the most approachable looking monster...

[girl_at_the_window]

We ain't seen how I'll wind up lookin'. [It's said in the tones of a joke, and with a laugh - but it's serious, at least in part. There's no guarantee she's going to look all that much more approachable.]

I can manage that, I reckon. Don't sound like too much.