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<03/11/1972 – 15:20 | Coney Island Beach, Brooklyn, New York, United States>
"Money? We just got done with our time at the beach. Where on earth do you want to go to now?"
At last, everybody would shut up about Sprawn Valley and magic. Though after asking Nyar for money, Danny had a hard time coming up with the next idea on the fly. He had to pull from his memory regarding which places they might visit. "What about Cyrus Water Park? We should all go there."
Nyar nodded his head with gesture of a headache. "We've already talked about how we spend our funds. There isn't nearly enough to go there, and today of all days."
Danny stepped forward, refusing to accept this constant mirage of low funding. "Haven't you been converting the credits like you said you would? Jane has so many of them, and transferring even just a small amount would go a long way."
"We won't get anywhere without some patience." Nyar felt sickened by how much Danny was pressuring him about this. He really was trying his best so far. Nyar did manage to set up a meeting much later tonight to convert only a small amount, hardly enough to go anywhere. But this is a start. It's better nobody else knows about it either, less these kids would want to come with and ruin everything. "I am working on it. Just give me more time."
"But what are we supposed to do for tomorrow?" Danny wasn't trying to change the subject anymore. He was genuinely curious about what activity anyone else would have planned, despite Jane's apparent interview the next morning.
Has he not been paying any attention to the way things are? Nyar quickly set Danny straight with the sharp reminders. "It wouldn't matter anyway. Don't forget you have another shift tomorrow to deal with. On top of that, I have to drive Jane to her first interview after dropping you off."
"I don't get paid until the end of this week," Danny reminded. Though nobody responded since there was nothing to be done about that small detail.
"Maybe you can come and watch the interview?" Jane was asking Taylor since Danny would be working elsewhere making money.
"I'd love to." Taylor's expression changed just after hearing Jane's offer. She just reminded herself about something. "Oh, but I actually have plans next morning."
Danny and Jane, Nyar included were surprised to hear this sudden development. "I hope these plans of yours won't cost money, since we used up what's left of it here at the beach."
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"No need to worry about that," Taylor sided. "I'm just going to the outlet mall with a new friend I made."
"You mean Sereina?" Jane recalled herself and Taylor making a new friend here on the beach, about two hours ago while Danny was apparently learning to surf, but she didn't recall Taylor being invited to hang out with her. It's not a problem though. Taylor should go and have fun.
"Yep. She's already offered to let her mom drive me there and back."
"That's nice of her," Nyar allowed. "But what about not being able to buy anything there?"
Taylor kept her smile with her, trying to imagine what such a big shop in America would be like. "I'm in it for sightseeing. I'll only be able to window shop there, but maybe Sereina will find something that won't cost much."
Danny felt strange hearing about this Sereina for the first time, but he had no complaints. On the bright side, nobody is fighting about the concept of magic anymore.
It figures, Jane realized. Taylor must smell the potential of being handed some extra money to use at the mall from Sereina, but that might not be true. It's hard to tell.
"Anyway," Nyar concluded. "Let's all go back home and prepare for tomorrow. It will be a long day, but I'm getting closer to finding a proper client who will take credits for cash. If I'm lucky, I'll have a breakthrough by the end of this week."
So Nyar took the three of them home to shower up and eat another dinner of frozen microwavable meals. The remainder of the night was uneventful the rest of the way through, but Nyar knew that tomorrow would be a different story.
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<03/12/1972 – 07:22 | Manhattan, New York, United States>
This time, after the sun came back up from the edge of the horizon, Nyar's house would be empty for the majority of the day. Taylor was picked up at a spot just outside of the neighborhood as expected, while Nyar made sure she had her personal emergency cellphone on her for safety and communication. Meanwhile, Nyar had to drive Danny to his job, and Jane to her interview shortly after. Le'Flanc was their next destination.
In the short road trip that followed to find the place in time for Jane not to be late, Nyar gave Jane interview advice like before, hoping Jane could at least be more professional than expected. Even after the advice though, Jane was still a bit nervous and confused on what this would be like. Working in a restaurant isn't the same as working a grocery store. Nyar promised Jane that she would do just fine. After letting her out in the car, he parked the vehicle in the lot waiting outside for her. This was still going to take a long time after all.
Just after Jane went into the fancy looking bar and grill restaurant, Nyar pulled out a few sheets of paper he had on him before. With ink already on the pages from his pen, Nyar pulled out the same pen and began to run more calculations. On top of that, there was a list of phone numbers with some of the top numbers crossed out. These are the phone numbers Nyar gathered that belong to credit converters. The ones he crossed out earlier were either unwilling to make a fair deal, or they tried to swindle Nyar's offer to get everything for nothing. On top of certain people being potentially dangerous with specific meeting spots of secluded areas, Nyar knew he had his work ahead of him too. To top it all off, Nyar still has to go into the office later in the evening to work a late shift on a few unofficial cases.
Nyar exhaled in stress, reminding himself that he did agree to this difficult challenge. Taking care of Danny was all he expected to do when he arrived at the Junon airport, but now he has three of them, and they're all so inexperienced. Doing this extra work would pay off if only somebody will just take the credits Jane has on this card, but without his laptop with him, that work is even more difficult. The technology isn't perfect, since the battery power lasts less than an hour at best, but hopefully this won't be necessary. When Jane walks out of there with a job offer, things should turn around for the better.