Diplomatic Immunity--Preface: Vasha's Discovery

[Bront]

"Well, I'm not looking for too long, as I was hoping to earn enough money to return home, but I could probably stay for a while if it was needed. I have grown fond of Arris, and had little time to explore the city."


Vasha tries to put on her best smile "As for cridentials, I have never worked a job yet, but I am willing to try and work hard at it. Perhaps you can show me what you would need me to do and test me."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Basically, you just start with the base price and ask for people who will pay more, and then continue asking for more, with a time limit for a bid, until you get no bids and the time limit expires, at which point, the last person to bid wins, and they pay the amount they said. Does that make sense? I can give you a practise example, but as long as you're a good speaker with a loud, clear voice, and can work well with people, it should be pretty easy. We would want you to stay for at least a month to pay off the time we spend training you, but if you want to leave the planet, it might take close to that time to gather the necessary funds anyway. Does that sound good for you?"

 

[Bront]

"I'm willing to give it a try. Let's try a practice run first." Vasha tries a fake aution of an item, and manages not to get tongue tied.

"That was fun. Do you know where I can obtain lodging? And how long and how often would I have to work?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"You would just work while the auction house was open, and since even the best auctioneer is bound to get her voice tired after too much non-stop talking, we have it split up so that there's only six hours of work for each auctioneer, with a three hour break in between, and that would be for seven out of the eight days of the week, since the auction house is closed the last day. As for lodging, you could get a room at an inn, or you could rent out an apartment, I guess. My main concern is how you can show you are an honest upstanding girl--we wouldn't you stealing any of the merchandise, right?"

 

[Bront]

"Steal? Why would I want to do that? I thought you would pay me if I got a job here." she says. "Oh, am I not understanding something?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Yes, we would pay you for working here, that's correct, but as you might guess, some people try to take advantage of their employer's generosity and steal the merchandise, fleeing afterwards."

 

[Bront]

"What? That's horable!" Vasha says, before she connects things "Oh, you want to know if I'd do something like that? I can only swear that all I want is to earn enough to eventualy return to see my family." She says with a friendly smile. "But, apparently I need money, which something I have none of, so I am here. I think I can do a very good job for you"

"How much would you be paying me? And do you know of a good place to obtain lodging?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Well, I'm glad you agree with me. It is definitely horrible when people steal things from those who are nice enough to employ them. You will get a slight commission from your sales, so if you do a good job at promoting sales and prices, you will get more money. You can expect to receive a few Emerald Valryts each day of work, so that will be maybe around 60 or so in a month, again depending on if you do a good job. As for lodging, there's a few places--it depends on what you are looking for."

 

[Bront]

"Well, I'll do my best for you, thank you."

Vasha frowns "I don't have any money for lodging right now though." She sighs. "Something simple is fine. Do you know of any enclave of Nymphs by any chance?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Okay, then. We'll want you to sign a contract for the firs month now, so that way we'll at least cover the cost of training you, OK?"

"As for simple lodging, no, there's no Nymph enclaves here--you may be one of the only Nymphs on Arris, my dear, though I suppose you may run across a few while you are working here. You can just get a cheap room at an inn for 2 Ruby Valryts a day--I'll front you that for the first few days after you sign the contract, OK?"