OOC:
Welcome to the corporate career! I see that you already wrote your level-0 skills, so that's okay.
Somewhere unremarkable, Maryburg city, New Jordan
Hank found himself a faceless cog in the intricate machinery of the nameless corporation. The sterile hum of fluorescent lights and the rhythmic tap of keyboards became the backdrop to his newfound reality. With a sigh, he glanced at the clock, noting the slow progression of time. The stack of paperwork on his desk beckoned, a tower of reports and analyses waiting to be dissected and compiled.
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Bureaucracy +1 as part of this event.
A couple of hours later, he stood up and navigated through the cubicle maze to attend a client meeting, his aspirations for groundbreaking research now replaced by the mundanity of everyday corporate life.
Seated across from the client, a middle-aged executive with an affinity for dull questions, Hank feigned enthusiasm as he sifted through data and graphs. The client's words were a monotonous symphony of routine inquiries that seemed to stretch endlessly.
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Deception +1 as part of this event.
As the clock ticked, Hank channeled his unremarkable past, drawing on the patience honed through the trials of rejection and disappointment.
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Will +2 as part of this event.
He skillfully danced through the tedious queries, providing meticulous answers that betrayed none of the disillusionment he harbored within. His dreams of archeological expeditions and groundbreaking discoveries were now distant echoes, drowned out by the banality of the corporate queries before him.
Occasionally, he stole a glance at the framed picture of his parents on his desk, a poignant reminder of the unremarkable roots that anchored him to reality. The client droned on, and Hank nodded at the appropriate intervals, his mind occasionally drifting to the untrodden paths he had once aspired to explore.
In the midst of the client's inquiries about profit margins and market trends, a spark of resilience flickered within Hank. He realized that even in the face of the mundane, he could carve out spaces of significance. With a subtle shift in perspective, he approached the client's questions not as tedious tasks but as opportunities to find kernels of intrigue within the ordinary.
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Wits +2 as part of this event.
As the meeting concluded, Hank exchanged pleasantries with the client, the door closing behind them. The afternoon sun dipped below the cityscape outside and the pulse of the corporate machinery persisted, a steady beat that echoed the passage of hours. With each completed task, he felt the weight of the routine.
OOC:
Well, ok, you can apply for another career without leaving your job. Please give me an 1d4 (duration of this corporate term) and 1d20 (for the lists of available skills, so you can choose 2 of them). And your application roll
