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[saynotobugs]

⭐ Who: Maki, you
⭐ When: Early February
⭐ Where: The Koubu-ya across from the DU office
⭐ What: Lunch and griping

[So it's an average day at the Dreamer Union, by which we mean there haven't been any major incidents and no one seems to be kidnapped by their own issues yet. (Give it time.) Maki heads straight to Koubu-ya as soon as the lunch bell hits, and if you come in (common enough, given how close the restaurant is to the office), she'll give a brief wave from the lunch counter in between picking at her massive bowl of shio ramen. Judging from her face, her own level of salt is at least comparable to that of the ramen.]

I swear, if it's not people thinking I can fix the lights in front of the office when they go out -- okay, yes, I probably could, but it's not in the job description -- it's opening suspicious emails. [She turns to the nearest person she knows and gestures with her chopsticks in the air.] I mean, "notavirus.exe"? Is everyone with a brain busy in the Dream Sphere?

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[saynotobugs]

And how's that better than you passing the buck to me?

[thezekeinator]

I only informally pass the buck to you. Maybe someday they'll give me some actual authority over the DU...

[He hopes not. His constant meddling at the DU is as a person first, a Dreamer second, and a government official last. It needs to stay that way.]

[saynotobugs]

Genbu, if they did that, I don't know who would burn out first, but I think it'd be you.

[olruggio]

Hmm...

Everyone's always turning to you for odd jobs around the Union, but are you a Dreamer yourself?

[he didn't notice a Sandglass, but he also knows that not everyone like to leave theirs out in the open]

[saynotobugs]

[Maki shakes her head with a small, derisive laugh.] Could you imagine? Nah, I'm not. Wanted to for a bit when I was a kid, like everyone does. I'm just me.

[olruggio]

[a wry little smile as he teases]

Wall, a majority of my work relies on how creative I can be so...

[sighs]

You seem to have enough on your plate as it is, so maybe it is a good thing that you never found a Sandglass. Who's to say? When Qifrey and I were younger, we thought that I'd be the one who took up the mantle of a Mentor yet... [he frowns] Things change.

[saynotobugs]

You never know when you're a kid. You can do everything you want for your dreams, and something else happens.

[darcangel]

You are wise.

[ Jeanne nods, like that's a normal thing to tell someone. ]

[liedol]

How much do you think they're getting paid to do that...? It's gotta be a decent amount, right? Since it's so important?

[ she says it so hopefully, and yet her sour expression makes it so clear what she expects the answer to be.......... ]

[saynotobugs]

I don't know about wise. Just trying to get through the day to day like anyone.

[saynotobugs]

Hopefully, but I'm not gonna have that much faith in the city unless they say it. [sigh] You never know with those guys.

[darcangel]

Sometimes -

[ May she lay a hand atop yours with a gentle, serene smile, or is that too forward? ]

That is enough.

[saynotobugs]

[She seems amused by it, and that's probably the best you'll get.]

We'll see. Thanks, kid.

[darcangel]

You are most welcome.

[ she'll take it!! ]

[thezekeinator]

[Zeke leans back dramatically, one hand thrown out wide as he laughs.]

Let them try! All the crap they've thrown my way hasn't broken me yet!

[liedol]

Maybe I should try and kick up a fuss about it...? If I say something on social media, people will probably start talking about it too, right?

[ using her powers for good. i think. ]

[saynotobugs]

Hey, you never know. If it's you, maybe. You have that effect on people.

[olruggio]

[slowly eating his noodles]

Even if something different happens, if you find contentment in it, then is it all that bad?

[saynotobugs]

That's one thing, yeah. If you're happy. Otherwise, well, that's just how it is. You gotta live with it.

[olruggio]

So?

Are you happy or are you living with it?

[saynotobugs]

That's a pretty loaded question. You do this a lot?

[olruggio]

Maybe.

You're free to ignore the question if you'd like, it won't hurt my feelings.

[saynotobugs]

...

[Maki keeps eating. She shakes her head.]

Everyone's got their own thing. Their own problems, too.

[olruggio]

Problems that won't just go away because we stop acknowledging them.

[soup sip, sip, stop.]

Hmph. The girls back home would probably mention something about me ignoring my sleep schedule...

[saynotobugs]

You'd think a place called the Dreamer Union wouldn't have so many insomniacs around, when you think about it.