TEST DRIVE MEME

[youngestone]

Test Drive Meme!

Scenarios:
> The Park. Man, what a nice day out. Why not enjoy it? I'm sure -- shit, yep, there's some echo monsters.
> The Mall. Exactly what it says on the tin! Dodge the hordes of teenage mallrats or take part, whichever suits your tastes.
> Rainy Day. Agh, it's fucking awful out. And is it raining those vermilion things?? Now you've got an Echo to contend with on top of everything else. Find some shelter, quick!
> PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. HOW FUN
> Arts and Crafts Fair. All the kitschy fun you can imagine.
> Wild Card! Make up your own.

Comments

[espigeonage]

"Yeah, I can't imagine. They clearly have a lot of energy... Things getting easier now that they're older?"

Julien does recognize the name."Oh, yeah? Awesome! I have friends working in some of those stores - I'm sure you get this a lot, but is the name coincidence, or are you affiliated?"

[disdainfully]

He chuckles and nods - it's a type of conversation that he has gotten used to and since the setting is innocent, it doesn't bother him at all. "I indeed do. Me and my wife are the current owners - it's my grandfather who founded it." Though back then it was 'Thor & Son', they changed it when Thorir's grandfather left the business.

[espigeonage]

"Huh. Cool! How's business these days?" The explosions, the earthquake, and the surge in gang activity had taken a toll on the city, but a great many people couldn't just pack up and leave. And life went on. "...I mean, not that it's any of my business. My friends are still employed, though, so you've gotta be making out okay."

[disdainfully]

"Laying anyone off because of circumstances outside of their control would have been our very last resort. Luckily, we have taken little damage in the developments of the last year, so it has been far from necessary." There is a lot of work behind that 'took little damage economically', but that is really nothing that he would explain to a stranger. The business had supplied help in the earthquake, but also made sure that it would happen in a way that would carry over into being the supplier for many rebuilding efforts. They had of course used their refusal to lay anyone off for marketing. All kinds of other things. Staff got special training in self-defence and security measures. And of course they did suffer economically. But it wasn't nearly bad enough to look for such drastic measures at laying off staff - even though they seemed among the businesses who lost the least employees to "evacuating themselves to somewhere".

[espigeonage]

"Good! Good. I'm happy there are people outside of Thunderco. still doing all right." He wrinkles his nose as he says it. It's not unpopular these days to cast aspersions on that company, but Julien doesn't want anyone thinking he feels too strongly and making a note.

The dog and attendant children are starting to loop back this way. Still keeping a respectful distance from Thorir and his grandbaby Julien takes a step to one side so that the stroller is, at some distance, between him and the animal. "I guess I should get going. Pleasure meeting you, Mr. Thorsson!"

[disdainfully]

He shrugs that off; he is not one to talk badly about other businesses, no matter what he thinks about them. That's never wise when one is in relations with them, or partners of theirs... and somehow everyone is interconnected.

"Have a good day." He nods towards him and then strides towards the children and the dog to greet them, giving Julien the possibility to leave without the dog coming near him again.