[text] un: midnightrose

[infernaltouch]

ಥ╭╮ಥ

Anybody know of any place hiring masseurs? I'm having no luck whatsoever! All the places I check are either not hiring or want cute girls.

There was one that seemed promising but when the owner saw me he froze up and rejected me on the spot!

I don't get it??? I'm not ugly or anything, at least I hope I'm not. But perhaps beauty standards here are different from back home in 21st century Japan?

Doesn't help that I don't have my credentials on me. Those stayed back home.

Comments

text; un: pidgey

[pidgeypidge]

I feel like we're going to need to see a pic to accurately judge whether or not you're ugly.

[This is definitely the best way to spend her time.]

Can't believe I have an icon just for this

[infernaltouch]

ಠ_ಠ

U know if u want nudes you can just ask

Hold on it's hard to take pics with this damn thing, wish my smartphone worked

[And there you go. It appears Koro had just gotten out of a shower, as he's covered in only a modesty towel, standing right in front of the bathroom mirror. His blank stare....does not match his text.]

amazing

[pidgeypidge]

I mean I wasn't asking for nudes, but I'll keep that in mind for the future.

[She will absolutely not be asking for nudes at any point now, or at any point in the future, but it's good to be polite. Or so Hunk would probably say.]

Have you considered just bugging people until they hire you?

[infernaltouch]

I know I was joking

Anyways hell no, I'm not gonna start making that kind of reputation! I wanna adapt and blend in with the people, not stick out like some desperate annoying weirdo! Might make getting a job much more difficult.

[pidgeypidge]

How many places have you tried?

text; un: manslayer

[hitokiri]

whatre u stupid
everyone knows what those places are really for

[infernaltouch]

you're preaching to the choir, I worked at a happy ending parlor back home

ಠಗಠ

[hitokiri]

dunno how it works around here but not just anybody could do that kinda work where im from. thats how u knew every place in kyō offering that kinda service was really offering the other thing

u wandering around lookin like ur still in the 21st century?

[infernaltouch]

well I guess I'm special in that I offer BOTH things (ㆁωㆁ)

And uh yeah, I still have the clothes I came here in. Not like I have any other clothes. Plus my masseur uniform is my only credential I have with me.

[hitokiri]

heh yeah sure. used to be u had to be blind to be allowed to practise anma so i dunno how far thatll get ya.

but aight so theres a clue maybe. quit dressing like a weird foreigner and maybe shit will change. or find a place thats real into weird foreigners.

[overmatch]

I'm not familiar with any, I haven't been around long enough to be, but I'm not sure what looks would have to do with it.

[infernaltouch]

well I mean

Good looks have always gotten people ahead in the cutthroat world of business!!

Especially in situations where you're rubbing naked bodies

[overmatch]

[ Ooooookaaaaaaay. That was more information than needed. ]

I guess. Maybe ask for a working interview?

[ Look, Leon doesn't know, okay, he's trying here. ]

[infernaltouch]

[Koro did say upfront he was a masseur. Not sure what this poor guy is expecting...]

uuuuh getting an interview of any kind would require a place to be hiring, which people are not, or hiring 6 foot tall dudes, which the people wanting cute girls are not

You see where I'm stuck here ಥ‿ಥ

[overmatch]

[ Sigh. Okay, Leon feels bad for him. So, how best to problem solve this... ]

Six feet tall isn't that intimidating, but I get it.

Look, do you have anyone that can maybe ask for you? Like a character reference?

text; un: kishibe

[penpoint]

I mean - it probably is that simple.

No one wants some creep to work for them.

Re: text; un: kishibe

[infernaltouch]

I don't think I was being a creep? I approached everyone professionally like I did back home. Perhaps there's some form of social faux pas in Nippon that I'm not aware of?

[penpoint]

I wouldn't know. I had no problem finding work.
What did you say?

[infernaltouch]

uh

"Hello, my name is Korollan. I have twenty years of massage experience under my belt, and I'm looking for a job in this field of work. Are you hiring?

[penpoint]

Maybe it was just you.

[dispersing]

if they want cute girls
then maybe the answer is to just dress like a girl
and try to be cute?


wait
if you're looking for work
does that mean the rest of us have to find jobs too?

[infernaltouch]

[Koro sends a selfie over to Keith. He's wearing pants this time, but he's still topless. He's staring into the camera with a blank face.]

I don't think I could make a convincing cute girl (´-﹏-`；)

[dispersing]

[ If it takes him a while to respond, it's not that he's laughing or busy or anything. He's just sitting there wide-eyed with a litany of 'oh shit' running through his head, because this guy is kind of reminiscent of his first crush. Not so much in the face, because Shiro was always much more animated in his expressions, but definitely in the build. ]

no
no dont do that
bad idea

[infernaltouch]

geez no need to rub it in!!
(ノ｀Д´)ノ彡┻━┻

Anyways I'm sure if I walked in a parlor in a dress I'd get the cops called on me, so probably out of the question

Also yes you have to get a job lol what you think the scientists are just gonna give you free money forever?

[dispersing]

i don't have any skills.

[ So in other words, yes, that's exactly what he had hoped for. ]

i wasn't trying to rub it in
i was agreeing with you