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[soulmakingsound]

Who: River Tam (soulmakingsound) & Open To All
What: Starting a new life
When: Anytime during September
Where: In and around Olympia
Warning(s): Possible trigger warnings for past psychological abuse



[i. The Simwe Institute: The Library in Evras's Research Centre]

Now that they're more settled and have found a house, River has decided that she should contribute to the house funds. Though housing is free for a month, there is still food and clothing to consider, and rent past the first month. So after a bit of hunting around and dozens and dozens of questions asked, she's managed to find herself a position as a Cataloguer.

Which is all well and good, but also a bit distracting, because she's found several books that interest her. These are stacked next to her at the reference desk. She'll answer your question in a moment, let her finish this page.


[ii. The Housing District: Possibly Your House]

It seems as though she's talked to so many people, now, that live in Olympia. But talking over the network and meeting face to face are very different things. So River, thinking logically, figures that if she systematically knocks on doors of the houses nearby, she will surely find someone she's spoken to.

Or maybe someone entirely new.


[iii. The Market]

She hasn't seen a marketplace like this. Not since Osiris, where resources were more plentiful. Most of the planets she's visited had backwater little towns with tiny tourist shops attempting to sell homemade goods. But this? This is fantastic. Almost overwhelming.

She wanders from booth to booth, touching fabrics, dipping her fingers in bags of grain or seed just to enjoy the sensation of it. She may not buy anything, but she can still appreciate.


[iv. Wildcard]
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[soulmakingsound]

"If you bring more business to it, it should be yours." Her logic is infallible. Numbers do not lie.

"You should. Once we're further settled and established, you should break out on your own. Bring customers over from this stall. If they're loyal, they'll spread the word."

[companioning]

"It would be nice but sadly, that's not how things generally work." And it really would have been nice but for the moment she was going to have to settle with just having a job, which she was of course thankful for.

She smiled at River and nodded. "Now that, I'm sure I can do. If I do end up getting a shop, you'll help when you can, right?"

[soulmakingsound]

"Given specifications I could likely make tea, yes." Or at the very least, exchange money for tea. Though her customer service skills are rather lacking, to say the least.

But an effort would be made, for Inara's sake.

[companioning]

"I'll be sure to have different recipes written down for you," Inara assured her. "And perhaps you could try coming up with new blends on your own. And with the way you're able to read people, helping them pick a tea should be something you're very good at." At least she thought so. She was able to read people fairly well, but nothing how River was able to.

"But truly, I would appreciate any help you would give me."

[soulmakingsound]

The thought hadn't occurred to her. Using her reading was effortless, usually; things just came to her. But to try and read something specific -- that would be new.

"It would need to be focused," she murmurs, thinking out loud. She's never actively tried to read anyone, assuming that most people would prefer to be left well enough alone. "But surely if it's for something good, something helpful. They might not mind?"