24 Lage 4385: Revoked!
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delight_in_wtI still didn't have any ideas for what I wanted to do for work and I am a pretty good fur-stylist already so I went to check grooming shops for openings.
The Well-Groomed GentlePrime
Snooty Cani Proprietor: "We only hire Cani here. Other Primes simply cannot give the necessary attention to scent."
Me: "But I've styled lots of Cani! I just let them pick their own scents."
Snooty Cani Proprietor [looking down her long muzzle at me]: "And do you let them apply it? I suppose you just hand them the brush and clippers and let them groom themselves, while you're at it?"
Me: "... no?"
Snooty Cani Proprietor: "Go away, Orren."
Me: [goes away]
The Perfect Carapace
Me: "Hi I'm a fur-stylist not a carapace-painter but I looove carapace-painting I've done it for some of my friends. Do you have your own guild or does the fur-stylist's guild cover carapace-painting?"
Pretty Herethroy Man: "We have our own guild, sugar. Did you do your own fur?"
Me: "... yes?"
Pretty Herethroy Man: "I love the shimmer! It's just the right mix of subtle and dazzle. Will that spell work on chitin?"
Me: "Uh huh! I used it on Dandelion when I did the vines-and-glirry pattern on zir last week."
Pretty Herethroy Man: "You did that pattern? Those glirries were stunning! The thickness on the vines was a little uneven, though."
Me: "Thank you! I'll remember to watch my line width the next time."
Pretty Herethroy Man: "You should look into training at the Carapace Painter's Guild, sugar. I'd love to hire someone with your sort of talent."
Me: "Can you take the journeyman test to skip apprenticing or is an apprenticeship mandatory?"
Pretty Herethroy Man: "It's mandatory for a minimum of one year, last I checked."
Me: "... I'll think about it. Thank you!"
I really don't want to do another apprenticeship. The longest I've ever lasted as an apprentice was seven months. The only reason I made it to journeyman as a fur-stylist is that they'd let you test with a master's recommendation and Master Brightwater owed me a favor.
Lush, Luxurious and Lovely
Blushvine was there when I came in. She's a Herethroy co-lover with a pink-and-white carapace. We used to work together. "Dee! How have you been, fur-girl? I haven’t seen you in ages!"
"I’m doing great, Blush!" I told her. "I finished the enchantment I’d been working on and I’ve been relaxing and swimming and reading and listening to music and catching up on old friends and it’s been great! But my roommate thinks I should get a new job. Is Lush hiring?"
Blushvine waved her antennae merrily at me. "We sure are, shimmerfur! You want a booth?"
"Yes please!"
"I’d be glad to have you! Let’s just check with Chenthery. C’mon." Zie led me to a back room where a fussy Rassimel with traditional grey-and-black fur was going over the shop’s accounts.
Blushvine: "Chenthery, I found a new girl to replace Lily-Floats!"
Chenthery: "That’s great! Who – " [looks up] " – oh no. No no no no absolutely NOT."
Me: "What?"
Chenthery: "We are NOT employing HER."
Blushvine: "Why not? Dee’s a great stylist! She’s one of the best I’ve ever worked with."
Me: "Awww thanks Blushers! You’re the tops too!"
Chenthery: "Are you mad? She’s the most unreliable Orren in Vheshrame! The most unreliable Orren, mind you, and that’s saying quite a lot. She missed two days out of three when she was scheduled at Absweth’s."
Me: "I did not!"
Chenthery: "And did you hear what she did to her last customer? She completely disregarded Lady Vina’s wishes!"
Me: "Did you hear what she was wishing? It was HORRID."
Chenthery: "I don’t care if she wanted you to shave her bald and tattoo ‘Death to the Seven Plus Twelve’ in the God’s Tongue on her back, if the customer asks for it you DO IT!" She glared at me, all bristled-tailed, then turned back to Blushvine. "I am not having her in my shop. In any case, she can’t work here. Her guild membership was revoked."
Me and Blushvine [together]: "What?"
Chenthery: "Absweth had it pulled after her last disaster with poor Lady Vina de LaGrasse."
Blushvine: "They can do that?"
Chenthery: "They most certainly can! That was gross dereliction."
Me: "…"
Blushvine led me out of the back room. "Why don’t you go down to the guild hall, shimmerfur? Maybe it’s just a misunderstanding."
" … Tattooing blasphemy on someone who asked for it would be going a bit far, don’t you think? What if the gods thought you meant it?" I asked.
Blushwine patted my back and whispered, "Yeah. Good luck, Dee."
The Guild of Fur-Stylists
Mr. Csientu, the Cani at the guild hall when I called, confirmed that Absweth had registered a formal complaint against me. My guild membership hadn’t been revoked but it was suspended pending investigation. "When are they investigating?" I asked.
"They took Absweth’s statement three days ago when she made the complaint. You should be getting a letter requesting your statement shortly. Same with Lady Vina de LaGrasse. Then they’ll talk to the other associates from your shop – your former shop, sorry – if the situation isn’t clear. The Guild Board will review the evidence and render a verdict at the Autumn meeting."
"… when’s that?" I asked.
"In two months."
"Oh."
"You can file a Request for Expedited Resolution if you want."
"How’s that work?"
"All stages of the investigation get conducted in person instead of by post, and the Board members get copies of the investigation by messenger the same day it’s complete, and their votes are collected by messenger. There’s a 60 lozen fee for it."
A month’s rent for me is 30 lozens, and I don’t have that.
Oh well. I was pretty sick of fur-styling anyway.
The Well-Groomed GentlePrime
Snooty Cani Proprietor: "We only hire Cani here. Other Primes simply cannot give the necessary attention to scent."
Me: "But I've styled lots of Cani! I just let them pick their own scents."
Snooty Cani Proprietor [looking down her long muzzle at me]: "And do you let them apply it? I suppose you just hand them the brush and clippers and let them groom themselves, while you're at it?"
Me: "... no?"
Snooty Cani Proprietor: "Go away, Orren."
Me: [goes away]
The Perfect Carapace
Me: "Hi I'm a fur-stylist not a carapace-painter but I looove carapace-painting I've done it for some of my friends. Do you have your own guild or does the fur-stylist's guild cover carapace-painting?"
Pretty Herethroy Man: "We have our own guild, sugar. Did you do your own fur?"
Me: "... yes?"
Pretty Herethroy Man: "I love the shimmer! It's just the right mix of subtle and dazzle. Will that spell work on chitin?"
Me: "Uh huh! I used it on Dandelion when I did the vines-and-glirry pattern on zir last week."
Pretty Herethroy Man: "You did that pattern? Those glirries were stunning! The thickness on the vines was a little uneven, though."
Me: "Thank you! I'll remember to watch my line width the next time."
Pretty Herethroy Man: "You should look into training at the Carapace Painter's Guild, sugar. I'd love to hire someone with your sort of talent."
Me: "Can you take the journeyman test to skip apprenticing or is an apprenticeship mandatory?"
Pretty Herethroy Man: "It's mandatory for a minimum of one year, last I checked."
Me: "... I'll think about it. Thank you!"
I really don't want to do another apprenticeship. The longest I've ever lasted as an apprentice was seven months. The only reason I made it to journeyman as a fur-stylist is that they'd let you test with a master's recommendation and Master Brightwater owed me a favor.
Lush, Luxurious and Lovely
Blushvine was there when I came in. She's a Herethroy co-lover with a pink-and-white carapace. We used to work together. "Dee! How have you been, fur-girl? I haven’t seen you in ages!"
"I’m doing great, Blush!" I told her. "I finished the enchantment I’d been working on and I’ve been relaxing and swimming and reading and listening to music and catching up on old friends and it’s been great! But my roommate thinks I should get a new job. Is Lush hiring?"
Blushvine waved her antennae merrily at me. "We sure are, shimmerfur! You want a booth?"
"Yes please!"
"I’d be glad to have you! Let’s just check with Chenthery. C’mon." Zie led me to a back room where a fussy Rassimel with traditional grey-and-black fur was going over the shop’s accounts.
Blushvine: "Chenthery, I found a new girl to replace Lily-Floats!"
Chenthery: "That’s great! Who – " [looks up] " – oh no. No no no no absolutely NOT."
Me: "What?"
Chenthery: "We are NOT employing HER."
Blushvine: "Why not? Dee’s a great stylist! She’s one of the best I’ve ever worked with."
Me: "Awww thanks Blushers! You’re the tops too!"
Chenthery: "Are you mad? She’s the most unreliable Orren in Vheshrame! The most unreliable Orren, mind you, and that’s saying quite a lot. She missed two days out of three when she was scheduled at Absweth’s."
Me: "I did not!"
Chenthery: "And did you hear what she did to her last customer? She completely disregarded Lady Vina’s wishes!"
Me: "Did you hear what she was wishing? It was HORRID."
Chenthery: "I don’t care if she wanted you to shave her bald and tattoo ‘Death to the Seven Plus Twelve’ in the God’s Tongue on her back, if the customer asks for it you DO IT!" She glared at me, all bristled-tailed, then turned back to Blushvine. "I am not having her in my shop. In any case, she can’t work here. Her guild membership was revoked."
Me and Blushvine [together]: "What?"
Chenthery: "Absweth had it pulled after her last disaster with poor Lady Vina de LaGrasse."
Blushvine: "They can do that?"
Chenthery: "They most certainly can! That was gross dereliction."
Me: "…"
Blushvine led me out of the back room. "Why don’t you go down to the guild hall, shimmerfur? Maybe it’s just a misunderstanding."
" … Tattooing blasphemy on someone who asked for it would be going a bit far, don’t you think? What if the gods thought you meant it?" I asked.
Blushwine patted my back and whispered, "Yeah. Good luck, Dee."
The Guild of Fur-Stylists
Mr. Csientu, the Cani at the guild hall when I called, confirmed that Absweth had registered a formal complaint against me. My guild membership hadn’t been revoked but it was suspended pending investigation. "When are they investigating?" I asked.
"They took Absweth’s statement three days ago when she made the complaint. You should be getting a letter requesting your statement shortly. Same with Lady Vina de LaGrasse. Then they’ll talk to the other associates from your shop – your former shop, sorry – if the situation isn’t clear. The Guild Board will review the evidence and render a verdict at the Autumn meeting."
"… when’s that?" I asked.
"In two months."
"Oh."
"You can file a Request for Expedited Resolution if you want."
"How’s that work?"
"All stages of the investigation get conducted in person instead of by post, and the Board members get copies of the investigation by messenger the same day it’s complete, and their votes are collected by messenger. There’s a 60 lozen fee for it."
A month’s rent for me is 30 lozens, and I don’t have that.
Oh well. I was pretty sick of fur-styling anyway.
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Date: 2010-06-30 04:23 pm (UTC)It sounds like it might be time for adventuring or something...?
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Date: 2010-07-01 01:13 am (UTC)Collections:
10lz minor dentistry, Phlario Tervische
Expenses:
Restock the larder - 15lz
Keg of hootch - 5lz
Notes:
Whoops, mis-dated my last page. Maybe that's what happens when fusting bizarre tempador fustich is flying around!
I'd donate those bound heals if I could, but I don't know how they'd get to you. I don't THINK my ledger is magical, so I thought maybe binding them into a page you'd read would would let you get it, but I guess you don't have the actual page of my ledger there with you. I thought about binding something and seeing if it could be handed down over generations, but I doubt I could get anyone to help me with that.
Hey, I'll tell you what, cutie. I've broke even for Hivvem already, so if I get lucky and can sell another bind this month, or I win a little money on the Ghurrahex vs. River Gunch fight in the Burl, I'll see if I can get a bank to transfer 30 lozen to one in Veshrame and hold it for an orren named Delight-in-Justice 127 years from now. Maybe I can get my friend Dzhani to do it if they'd just hustle me out the door. I'm willing to spend it just to see if it works, ha ha!
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Date: 2010-07-01 12:46 pm (UTC)Who's Dzhani?
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Date: 2010-07-01 02:07 am (UTC)To bad we can't figure out how to do interdimensional fur styling...
Both me and my husband are in need of haircuts.
What else have you done, aside from adventuring?
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Date: 2010-07-01 02:33 pm (UTC)Nothing I really want to do again that much. Maybe dancing but it was HARD and it didn't really pay.