[Hilda is stretched out on Lorenz's couch, a bowl of popcorn balanced atop her stomach as she watches her soaps—but no one needs to know that? Just like no one needs to know that she almost upends the entire bowl when the text catches her entirely by surprise, oop @ her. Technology... so weird...]
oh, marianne. i always have time for you! you can ask me anything 😊
Thank you, I'm sorry this is a little sudden, but Do you know if anyone from our home has tried to apply for work here?
[ as opposed to, have you tried to apply for work here because she knows that hilda would sooner stay at lorenz's apartment watching her soaps instead. ]
And yes, I was planning to. Or... well, do you remember the cat cafe we went to on my first day here? When I walked by today, I saw a sign outside that said they were hiring, so I thought I'd try.
well, i think you're doing just fine. i mean, applying for work so soon? that's impressive! i'll always be here to cheer you on, marianne 🙏🙏🙏 i'm glad we're together again!
It's kind of like being back at the monastery, isn't it?
I've spent so long keeping my head down and running away even when you and the others were trying to encourage me... but I want to do what I can to help. I'm always here for you too, Hilda.
closes my eyes.... text; forward dated to like after the intro or w/e time is just a concept
[ she knows... her name likely shows up on hilda's caller id or whatever but listen, she's still getting used to this ok. ]
If you aren't busy, I was wondering if I could ask you something
time is fake, as we all know
oh, marianne. i always have time for you!
you can ask me anything 😊
[Ya girl mastered emojis her first week.]
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Thank you, I'm sorry this is a little sudden, but
Do you know if anyone from our home has tried to apply for work here?
[ as opposed to, have you tried to apply for work here because she knows that hilda would sooner stay at lorenz's apartment watching her soaps instead. ]
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not really
lorenz might know? it seems like something he'd ask
[Because he's a nerd. A pause, and then:]
are YOU applying for work?
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I'll ask him. Thank you, Hilda!
And yes, I was planning to.
Or... well, do you remember the cat cafe we went to on my first day here?
When I walked by today, I saw a sign outside that said they were hiring, so I thought I'd try.
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the cats were so cute 😻
and how could they say no to you?
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Thank you for taking me there
I'm nervous about it, but I'm hoping it will be okay.
One of the questions asks for a reference, would you mind if I listed you?
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i'll sing your praises, marianne!
not that it's HARD.
i can't think of a single bad thing to say about you, so don't be nervous!
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But, surely not everything is good
I don't want to give them the wrong impression...
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but i like everything about you, marianne. really!
and they will, too!
i know you'll do an amazing job.
[How do interviews work, anyway... mysterious...]
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Thank you for everything, Hilda.
Not just for this, but I don't know what I'd do if you weren't there when I first got here.
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i'm just happy that you're settling in.
and that you've been smiling more!
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But it's not so bad.
That's because of you, too.
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i mean, applying for work so soon? that's impressive!
i'll always be here to cheer you on, marianne 🙏🙏🙏
i'm glad we're together again!
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I've spent so long keeping my head down and running away even when you and the others were trying to encourage me... but I want to do what I can to help.
I'm always here for you too, Hilda.