savetheearth | Entry #A-7: "Artisan" [Text, Action]

[There is a lot going on right now. Murders in Vegas, police trials staggering to shameful conclusions, and L's own latest case- which he's technically no longer supposed to be investigating, but is- are all very distracting.

It's not like he needs sleep or anything, though; the coffee shop's construction is right on schedule. It just finished, in fact. As promised, he's taking a break from perusing Greek newspapers to make an announcement... and to remind the people who said they'd help a couple weeks ago about their commitment.]

Construction's done on the coffee shop and these are the open temporary positions I need filled immediately. Movers: Basically just move objects from point A to point B. Some of them are heavy. Painters: Solid colors and also a mural. Promoters: Hang out at Urban Outfitters and craft bars to hand out posters and spread the word. These are the permanent positions I'm taking interviews for starting this evening. Experience is a plus, but not necessary unless otherwise noted. Manager: Experience required. Job entails scheduling workers and running the shop. Assistant Managers: Hiring two. Need to be equally comfortable behind the counter and dealing with paperwork. Baristas: Hiring up to 8 for now. Duties include making coffee and food, running the cash register, and keeping the bathroom really clean. Bartenders: Hiring up to three. Must be over 21; we have a full bar that opens at 2:00 each day. Vendors: Sell your handcrafted items and help us support our boarded employees. A fantastic accountant: Lots of experience mandatory A fantastic lawyer: See above. Numbered individuals get priority, obviously. As I mentioned before, if your living situation is complicated, there is an apartment upstairs with six cots, two showers, and lockers for personal belongings. Just mention it during your interview and we can put you up as soon as the cots are upstairs. Respond here or drop by in person. I'll be at the shop all day today, and... honestly for the next week I'll be there almost constantly.

[And, in fact, he will. He's been neglecting his sleep, though, so when you stop by the newly constructed Espresso Yourself, you're likely to find him dozing on the lone sofa in the empty expanse of the shop, practically buried in paperwork.]

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What about your options? Locke doesn't have the best reputation for having a trustworthy police force. Do you have a backup plan in case things go south again?

Honestly, I've been considering leaving the city entirely since I heard about what was going on. I don't have the financial means, however. As for staying in the city, I've been counting on the fact that the forensics lab here is independently operated. There have been fewer tremors there than I imagine the police department has had lately.

Leaving the city entirely would be rash, anyway, even if you had the financial means... you'd lose your echoes, unless you went to Vegas, and you're likely to run into a lot of the same issues there.

I can do without echoes quite easily, compared to my daughter's continued safety.

Ah, so you aren't one of the ones with a Messiah complex.

Quite the contrary. I don't believe I make much of a hero.

That could change, though. Tomorrow you might echo back the ability to save the world, and then you might really want to take advantage of it.

Based on what I know of the person from my echoes, she was more likely to have done the opposite.

You think she'd do nothing, or try to destroy the world?

One of those two. It's hard to get a read on who she was precisely, but I do remember that she didn't seem to have much of a problem working for some radicals.

I'm sure she had her reasons. Maybe she was the sort of person who firmly believes that the ends justify the means.

That would have been simple. No, she didn't agree with them - I'm certain of that much. Perhaps it was for the money, in which case I'm glad I haven't gained anything of the woman herself.

Money's important, though. Some great works and deeds have been made possible through money.

I find it as useful as anyone else, but I'm not so fond of the idea when it's earned on the blood of others.

What if it's obtained through morally dubious means but no one is hurt in the process?

That would depend on the means. However, in this case I know that her work was far from harmless so I can't condone it.

What do you know, about the people or institutions that came to harm through her?

When I said she worked for radicals I meant she was taking care of human research subjects for an organization looking to give humanity its salvation in the form of death, or something along those lines. I don't know what happened to the research, but I believe her involvement was enough that the FBI used it as leverage to make her work for them.

I wish I could be sorry for her, but as it is I'd say it's better work than helping people kill.

"Salvation of humanity" is a really heavy claim. It sounds like a cult.

I don't remember enough to make a definite call, but I would say it's probable.

Probable, as in more than a 50% chance?

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I can't think of many other instances where an organization would promise salvation.

Neither can I, but that means little in the long run. When you consider the variety and scope of what people are echoing back, the rules in any given preincarnation's life and background can outright contradict what we're used to and we'd have no way of knowing without the full context.

That's true, I suppose. I haven't remembered anything that would suggest a difference like that given what I do know, but it's not impossible. Certainly something about death was different.

Are you implying that you remember death?

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