soul_campaign | AUGUST 21st, Afternoon

Hey everyone. Sorry for being... well, a complete mess this past week. [ But hey, at least Chika's not really all that depressed now, right? That's better... though she's still not completely happy and being her usual, excitable self. ]

Anyway, like I said last time, almost all of our regular employees at Triple A have been sent back by BREW, so we're pretty much hiring again. We have a couple of temp people from Shibusen helping out, but I'd really prefer for us to have at least a bit of a stable employee force instead of just having temp workers alternate all the time.

Don't get me wrong, they're perfectly nice people, but well... it's harder to get people who really know the Arcade like that.

[ She pauses for a moment, shifting her mirror a bit. ]

Anyway, we're looking for all positions. Ticket and token clerks, janitors, a mascot, and repair techs. If any of that sounds like something you can do and you're interested in the position, reply to this message and we'll go ahead and set up an interview in person. We're going to be hiring for a while, so don't feel bad if you're too busy to meet within the next couple of days.

[ She waves into the camera, before signing off... and going to sending a few more private messages. ]

[ Private to Kyubey]

Hey Kyubey? Are you able to talk right now? There's something I want to ask you real quick.

[ Private to Mami]

Hey Tomoe-san! Is everything going well for you? I was thinking that maybe we could figure out some sort of shopping trip in the next couple of days. You know, to just hang out a bit?

[ Private to Kyoko]

Hey Kyoko! Umm... remember how you said that you wanted to try practicing with me again when I was feeling better? Well, I'm not completely better yet, but I am feeling better. I figured we could see if we could resonate together better now?

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What exactly is an arcade?

[ That's... not a question she was expecting to get. But considering everything, maybe she should've. ]

Umm, well, an arcade is a place where there's a lot of video game machines available to play.

... Do you know what video games are, at least?

Yes, I have heard of them. [ but never played them ]

So, it's supposed to be a fun place?

[ She barely manages to hold back her giggles, only because she realizes at the last moment that he's completely serious. ]

Yeah. It's supposed to be fun. Personally, whenever I went to one, I found it really fun! [ Until she ended up, you know, running one of them. Not much fun if it's all work. ]

Though if you don't end up liking video games then it probably won't be much fun.

I don't know if I like them. I have never played them.

[ he doesn't mind her giggling, not really. Kaworu takes a moment to think ] I'd like to visit. And bring someone else.

Is it necessary to pay? [ he has money, but he never paid much attention to how money really works. To him, 100$ is the same as 20$. ]

Great! I'd love to see you and your friend there!

[ Her eyebrows arch up a bit at the comment about paying, but she just shrugs it off and answers him. ]

Yeah. Paying is kinda required. I mean, it is a business, after all. But I might be able to get you some free tokens so you can try it out without paying first.

Free tokens it's not necessary. I do have money, I simply never had any use for it before.

I will bring Shinji-kun and Allen.

Okay. [ Though she's still going to think of maybe given him a discount. But when she hears who he's going to bring, well... ]

Great! I don't know who this Allen-san is, but Ikari-san could probably use a bit of fun.

Yes, I think so as well. [ Kaworu doesn't like seeing Shinji moping around ]

Allen is the person i go on missions with. [ he never really used the word "partners" so kaworu won't either ]

[ Oh. Wow! That's great! And thankfully, it's been long enough since Asuka was sent home that hearing about someone having a partner doesn't send her back into a fit of depression. ]

That's great! Hanging out together is one of the best ways for the two of you to improve your relationship with each other. You should totally bring him over and have fun!

[ he has no idea about that, but - ]

His world isn't as advanced as this one, so I think he might enjoy learning what this time has to offer.

Okay. I'll try to make sure that I explain a bit about how it all works then. Well, if he asks, anyway.

Thank you, Chika-san.

You're welcome, Kaworu-san. I hope to see you around soon!

AUGUST 21st, Afternoon

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