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[constants]

[ There's a young girl, early teens, sitting calmly in front of the camera when it turns on. She looks like she could be a child model, with the stillness and how properly arranged she looks: well groomed and put together, dressed properly enough for church. The recording is able to capture some of the weight in her eyes though, 5000 years of knowledge cannot sit in anyone's mind with no effect, and they seem out of place on the young face. When she speaks her voice is even and seems to express only the slightest amount of interest in her circumstances. ]

Hello, it seems to be common practice to make an introduction upon arrival. I am the Archive.

[ There's a short pause to mark the end of her introduction before she continues on to her next topic. If anyone is interested in what the Archive is she figures they can ask. ]

I will begin inquiry of the kedan tomorrow as to the availability of jobs pertaining to someone of my age, but I expect that there will be more condensed and pertinent information to be found from you, the people who are the participants in such jobs. I will be grateful for what assistance you can provide.

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[magicalpadawan]

[--Here's an older girl, watching her cautiously and seated a good way back from her own console. So far, there haven't been many shenanigans with electronics, but it never hurts to be careful, right?

...Anyway, this is certainly someone she'd never expected to see here, but stranger things have happened on the turtle. Probably. There are talking dragons and stuff.]

Uh. Hi, Ivy. Can I call you Ivy? Or is that a...Harry thing?

[constants]

Hello, Miss Carpenter. You may call me Ivy.

[ Pause. How to express some relief that someone she knows is here? Should she express it at all? ]

I was not expecting to see a familiar face here. Are others here as well?

[magicalpadawan]

Okay, then you can call me Molly, Ivy.

[She shakes her head and shrugs.]

Just me, so far. Which is a good thing, I guess, since it means Harry's at home hopefully taking care of things and ...probably setting them on fire.

[constants]

They said that time stops while we are here. All evidence I am aware of supports this claim. [ She isn't getting any more information from home, which is pretty much all the proof she figures she will get, but she is willing to take these people's word. There are enough theories to make it plausible, and probably someone would have found out already if it was a lie. ] But yes, Mister Dresden does have predilection for setting things on fire.

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[demon_brat]

Most of the kedan are currently unwilling to employ 'foreigners,' though some may still offer positions.

It does depend on what you are willing to do. However, should you be incapable of finding employ with the local population, there are at least two businesses run by arrivals that may offer you a position - Wayne Enterprises and Stark Industries.

[Pause.]

Archive of what?

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[constants]

[ Best get this part out of the way first before moving on to more important things. ] Of five thousand years of written human knowledge.

Can you tell me more about Wayne Enterprises and Stark Industries? Or if not, do you know where I could find out more?

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[demon_brat]

[Paaaause. Longer pause.]

How?

And, yes, somewhat. Wayne Enterprises is... a local branch of a company that works with heavy industry and research-and-development, back home [roughly...] but, since heavy industry is not exactly plausible, here, it turned into pharmaceuticals. Stark Industries seems to be favoring people with knowledge or experience in telecommunications, though I believe they also work with some scientific research. And, as any company, there are jobs to do that are divergent from the titular activity.

The managers are, respectfully, Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark. You can probably contact either of them over this network.

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[constants]

The Archive is a magical construct passed from mother to daughter. I am the Archive just as my mother was before me.

[ For a very, very short time. She has learned to live with her mommy issues. By... not talking about them at all? ]

Thank you for your help. I will be sure to direct further inquiries to their proper representatives.

[notdreaming]

Hello Archive. I'm Kara. [ She's met a lot of people with strange names, and she tries not to assume that they're translated. Instead she smiles. ] ]

I can't really help with the job thing. There aren't a whole lot going around right now. [ But it's polite to say hello, and she does so like making new friends. ]

[constants]

Hello, Kara.

Thank you, regardless. Is there a particular reason as to the shortage of jobs?

[notdreaming]

The kedan are under a lot of stress, since the turtle is sick. They aren't giving a lot of jobs to outsiders.

[constants]

Sick how?

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[wintershepherd]

[ Jack doesn't usually remark on people's names as strange but he ventures a guess with this one. ]

That sounds like an important title. Bit of a mouthful though, every time someone wants to say hi.

What kind of job were you looking for?

[ Someone's pretty eager to leap into the city life here. It makes Jack a little surprised, given her (apparent) age. ]

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[constants]

Yes, the Archive is a repository of five thousand years of written human knowledge.

One that would be appropriate for my size. I am not well suited toward manual labor since I am young, but I would not want a mindlessly tedious job either. [ Pause. ] I am good at math.

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[wintershepherd]

And that's... you?

[ It's not skepticism so much as startelement. like he's one to talk ]

Are you good with your hands? There's a lot of shops in the Fire Sector that work on really detailed crafts like beads and the like.

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[constants]

Yes, I am the Archive.

[ It's okay, she's probably gotten every reaction possible already. ]

I am not clumsy but I am not aware of my level of skill in that area. I should look into that.

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[sciencewhizard]

Outta curiosity, since I noticed you said you're a- uh "repository of knowledge," [ Whatever that means. ] does this mean you know things like chemical formulas and all that?

[ Cause he thinks that might come in handy. ]

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[constants]

I know all written human knowledge for the past five thousand years. [ That's her way of saying "yes." ] But I am bound to neutrality.

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[sciencewhizard]

Neutrali- [ Oh no, he puts his hands up and waves them frantically. ]

I'm not in a fight with anyone or anything- just, if I ever needed to know how to make something for an experiment, I could trade with you or something?

By the way - name's Wally West.

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[dracobin]

[This particular dragon will just take the repository of human knowledge thing and roll with it, but it is difficult to hide the curiosity in his expression.]

It is very nice to meet you, Miss Archive. I suppose the others have already answered your question about employment, so if I may ask--how recent is the extent of your knowledge?

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[constants]

[ Her eyes get kind of big with wonder. There is no kid alive that would not be in awe at seeing a dragon and it's a dragon. For this moment her face loses the weight of those ages stored in her head and she stares in amazement. ]

Excuse me, are you a dragon?

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[dracobin]

[He tries not to preen. Being met with wonder and amazement instead of outright fear never really grows old.]

Oh, I am sorry: I ought to have introduced myself first. My name is Temeraire, and yes, I am a dragon.

[the_other_eight]

[Everything about the way this little girl moves and speaks grabs Pepper's attention. She doesn't seem to be showing much emotion at all for a little girl who has just been ripped away from her world and brought to a strange floating world with shapeshifting native people and ... well, everyone else. There's something clearly strange about her.

Pepper purses her lips a moment, debating if she should even comment. Clearly enough others have commented enough to give the girl the information that she needs. Still, her curiosity has been peeked. Especially after the girl names herself as 'the Archive'. That's obviously not the name of a normal little girl.

Finally, after sitting in silence for several moments she turns on the video and presents the girl with a well put together Pepper Potts (although she's clearly not as well put together as the Archive. Really, that kid's presence makes Pepper a bit envious of her poise.)]

What sort of skills do you have?

[It's the first thing out of her mouth. Not exactly what she wanted to say, it it'll do for now.]

[constants]

[ It's okay Pepper, Ivy loses her poise in front of cute animals. ]

I'm very good at math. I especially like calculus.

[ Pause. She really does like calculus but it's not the most applicable thing. ]

I am particularly skilled in matters regarding knowledge or memory. I have not had much opportunity to examine many other skills I may possess.

[the_other_eight]

[Who doesn't? Unless it's a 10 foot stuffed rabbit.

Math and calculus. That could be useful in Stark. Plus Bruce has been looking for assistants to help with his hydroponics work. Pepper pulls over some papers and ruffles through them for a few seconds before she looks back up at the mention of the Archive being skilled in regards to knowledge and memory. That doesn't, exactly make sense to her, and the subtle crease in her brows seems to indicate it.]

Wha- what?