first roll, first exposure

[strangeandunusual]

[the morning of the 18th, before Aziraphale's little "miracle", the mirror turns on to show Lydia, sitting outside on the balcony of the apartment she shares with Mal. those who met her at the arrival ceremonies saw her with her hair down, but today she's pulled it up into a wild, riotous ponytail like a gothic palm tree]

Um, good morning. I'm Lydia, and I've never used anything like this before. Mal says it's like a "smart phone", but I'd never heard of that, so bear with me.

[there's an awkward pause. the morning breeze ruffles her hair and the black poncho she's wearing. which she may or may not have made out of one of her spare bedsheets because she didn't want to wear the same thing two days in a row.]

Anyway. The Dreamfinder, he said we have to get jobs in order to buy stuff. I know there's a decent amount of food in my kitchen, but we're gonna eat through what I know how to cook, pretty fast. So I'm going job hunting. If anyone wants to join me, I'll be downstairs in like, half an hour? I just need to finish my cereal and brush my teeth. Or you can meet me here at room 3A. Just knock first.

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[beancounter]

Hi Lydia, I'm Fenton. I've never heard of a smart phone, either. [He gets a confused look on his face.] How can a phone be smart? For that matter, how can a phone be dumb? It's just a phone... ...unless Gyro's been tampering with it... [He blinked and shook his head to clear it.]

[Oh yeah. Job hunting. He wasn't looking forward to it - who did? - but it seemed there was little choice here. (Come on, Fenton Crackshell... you can do this! You got a job working for the richest duck in the world, after all! This should be a piece of cake!) Internal pep talk over with, he straighted up and offered Lydia a wide smile.]

That sounds like a great idea! I'll be downstairs in the lobby in half an hour!

[guitar_hero]

Good morning, Lydia!

[he is in the kitchen and looking quite happy as he sits on the counter, legs dangling]

Do you want me to bring down some coffee? I've made a whole pot. [and the other two aren't awake yet so it's probably not a good idea to drink it all himself]

[video]

[ace_of_hearts]

Is job hunting anything like regular hunting?

[Anyone else, he wouldn't ask. But Lydia is the one person who consistently doesn't make him feel like an idiot, so he's allowing himself to be a perfect idiot with her.]