Application Intimidation

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Claudia Winchester held the strap of her bag in a death grip as she stared up at the front of Club Orpheus, her eyes wide and her legs feeling just a little like jelly. Maybe a lot like jelly. She had to make sure they were even still attached to her as she approached the door and reached for the handle. Her clammy fingers slipped the first time, but the second time she managed to get a good hold of it and pull the door open.

She stepped inside, too busy shaking in her ankle boots to feel grateful to be out of the cold of mid-winter. Her eyes scanned the establishment, looking for the tell-tale red hair typical of the Drakenhardts. Red hair was actually the last thing she wanted to see in that moment, but she was quick to dismiss the thought. She couldn't chicken out now, not when she'd already sent in an application. Flakes didn't make good employees.

. . .Would invisible people even make good employees?

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He'd already taken care of everything that needed to be done to keep his club running. Inventory, paychecks, scheduling had all been taken care of. His last order of business was interviewing a potential new cook. After that, he was leaving for the day.

He'd come out of his office to see if she had arrived yet. Although he wasn't actually sure what she looked like. And aside from her application, no one remembered who it was that came in. It was actually really strange, but fine. The island had a wide variety of people with anomalous powers. The club was fairly empty since it was still pretty early in the afternoon so he took a seat at a table, in plain enough view for anyone to spot him.

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Even after a couple more moments of searching, she could only find one man who fit the bill. Claudia drew in a deep breath and walked as confidently as she could to the table he was sitting at. She stared at him for a few moments before making her presence known.

"Hello! A-are you Gwyn?" she said a little too loudly. Her face heated up, and she quickly readjusted the volume of her voice to something more appropriate for the indoors. And for an interview. If this was even the right guy. For all she knew, she walked up to a totally unsuspecting stranger and was now babbling nonsense to him. Was she even in the right building? "My name is Claudia Winchester...I sent in an application."

Of course, it didn't immediately occur to her that having a conversation with a disembodied voice was a little weird.

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"Gwyn Drakenhardt at your service. You're..." he glanced at the application then back at the space the voice was coming from and grinned, "Miss Winchester I presume?"

Physically speaking he probably didn't look that much older than her. Although, the way he dressed and carried himself was definitely befitting of someone older. He extended a hand for her to shake. This was his potential new cook, he couldn't see her, but this was fine. Thankfully, being a dragon meant your other senses were just as sharp. He could still track her by scent if need be. "We'll talk in my office," he said gesturing for her to follow him through the employees only section.

He'd lead her up a small flight of stairs to a small but cozy looking room. For the most part it seemed to be rather meticulously kept. The dragon's desk was situated in such a way that he could look at his computer monitor and whoever he happened to be speaking with simultaneously. Gwyn's office had a one way mirror, that granted him a clear view of his club. He sat on his side of the desk in a large leather office chair. The chairs for guests were comfortable as well, but it was clear whose seat was whose.

"So first order of business, you are here for a position as a cook, yes?"
 

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Claudia bit her tongue and gripped Gwyn's hand in a handshake, her 5'4 form becoming visible to him for just a moment before she vanished again when she pulled back. She was quiet the whole way to his office, still eternally nervous and trying not to show it. She hoped he couldn't like. . .smell fear. When they arrived in his office, she hesitated to take a seat, but she eventually did, very slowly while she adjusted her bag to sit on top of her lap.

"Yes, I am," Claudia said as she glanced back towards the one-way mirror. That thing was pretty creepy; it was almost straight out of a horror movie. She looked back to the Drakenhardt, fingers fiddling with the strap of her bag. "If. . .you want to see me, I can, like...touch you. Or something. I didn't mean that in a creepy way." Creeping out your potential new boss was not a good first impression.
 

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"Well that's one way to do it. We do have a special uniform that'll stay visible even when you're not. Kitchens can be pretty hazardous, especially if the team can't see you. Last thing we need is someone getting hurt. Besides if you have to poke everyone for something that can get a little inconvenient, you know?" he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. Given the nature of the island and the various powers of individuals, accommodations had to be met. "Don't worry though the uniform won't restrict your use of your powers, just won't be affected by them."

He studied her app and glanced back up at her. He was looking at her like he would anyone else, even if he couldn't actually see her. He moved right on to the next order of business. "You're attending Starlight. Do you have any scheduling restrictions I need to know about? I don't want to mess up your studies."

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Claudia blinked slowly and pursed her lips. For some reason, she felt invisible twice-over, like Gwyn didn't even notice her presence and said what he wanted to. She briefly wondered if it would even matter what she said in response to his scheduling question. She could say she had no time at all and he'd probably still give her a full work schedule.

"I'm majoring and minoring," she said, all nervousness disappearing from her voice in an instant. "I've done enough schedule tetris to ensure my evenings are mostly free, though." She reached into her bag, pulled out a few papers, set them down on the desk, and pulled away. "I've passed the Food Safety course at least three times; these are my certificates for proof."
 
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