[Atsushi doesn't notice the change in expression. To him, that was a perfectly reasonable and not-at-all concerning backstory.]
I like to read too. There weren't a lot of history books, but I like novels. [It was really the only decent part of his entire childhood, the books.]
You can use a sword? That's amazing! I should look into that; pick up a new hobby. Are they heavy? Guns are really heavy.
[He was going to ask more about the swordsmanship because that definitely changed his opinion of the guy from “weird short kid-cop” to “interesting capable adult”. But he was suddenly all serious and looked concerned and was talking about employment. No, it wasn't okay not to have a job, Atsushi knew that, but did it really matter here? He supposed it did, in the context of setting at least. He makes a strangled noise when the guy mentions money. Now that was a major problem. As far as he could tell, starving to death was still a possibility inside the setting, because he'd been hungry earlier. Money, and thus a job, was needed.]
Yes, you're right. I mean, I'll eventually have to get a job somewhere. It's just I... I don't have any skills, or um, much experience or education.
[And he wasn't going to count his only previous “employment”, because it's not like they hired him for actual job-related reasons. He was pretty much going on basic literacy and determination here.]
I could clean things! Wash dishes or something. Oh, is the police station hiring? I mean, really, no one ever answers the phone there. Everyone's been complaining about it. Do you even have a receptionist?
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I like to read too. There weren't a lot of history books, but I like novels. [It was really the only decent part of his entire childhood, the books.]
You can use a sword? That's amazing! I should look into that; pick up a new hobby. Are they heavy? Guns are really heavy.
[He was going to ask more about the swordsmanship because that definitely changed his opinion of the guy from “weird short kid-cop” to “interesting capable adult”. But he was suddenly all serious and looked concerned and was talking about employment. No, it wasn't okay not to have a job, Atsushi knew that, but did it really matter here? He supposed it did, in the context of setting at least. He makes a strangled noise when the guy mentions money. Now that was a major problem. As far as he could tell, starving to death was still a possibility inside the setting, because he'd been hungry earlier. Money, and thus a job, was needed.]
Yes, you're right. I mean, I'll eventually have to get a job somewhere. It's just I... I don't have any skills, or um, much experience or education.
[And he wasn't going to count his only previous “employment”, because it's not like they hired him for actual job-related reasons. He was pretty much going on basic literacy and determination here.]
I could clean things! Wash dishes or something. Oh, is the police station hiring? I mean, really, no one ever answers the phone there. Everyone's been complaining about it. Do you even have a receptionist?