z_jay | [Video | January 1st, Afternoon]

Good afternoon, Luceti. Eugene, here, and I hope you're all keeping warm out there. I know many of you are probably still recovering from the solstice celebration earlier this month, or festivities that might preoccupy you during the end of a year and the beginning of the next, but I am in need of a favor from a few of you.

[His smile is hopeful, a little nervous, but not tremendously so. That nervousness does prompt him to lick his lips to wet them, giving a semi-glance offscreen for a moment before continuing.]

I, uh, will need whoever's helping Tasha out with her café to contact me as soon as possible. Nothing's gone wrong, but I think it's a good idea I get to know you all better. I don't think I've met you all just yet. But we can work on fixing that.

Anyway, business is open as usual, if you need a warm drink to keep you from freezing. Drop by, I'd love to have the company! As always, listeners...

[Now his smile is genuine, feeling a little bit of embarrassment since technically the audience was watchers instead of listeners, but old habits die hard.]

Don't do anything crazy, out there. Just kidding-- stay safe.

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[Though he wasn't lacking for a mentor, he was lacking a friend, so he understood Kurt's lackluster enthusiasm well enough. And didn't blame him for it one bit. So he sighed with a slight smile, rubbing the back of his head when he replied]

Looks to be that way, not that I wanted this to happen like this, but...

Hi, Kurt. Thanks for reporting in. I'd like to get to know you better on account of we'll be working together. Even some suggestions, if you'd like, about the business. Sort of taking up the wheel here on the fly, as it were.

[Kurt looked young, but if Tasha trusted him, he was likely very reliable]

[He is only about 18-ish by now.]

Sure thing. I'm all for getting to know the new boss!

I don't know if I really know much about the business. But it can't be too tough in a place like this. I mean, we don't have to worry about competition or taxes or anything. Maybe it'll just come down to keeping the place stocked and staffed!

[Which definitely makes Eugene an old fart by comparison, but he's coming to terms with that.]

So tell me why you say you're the most instant server.

I can do you one better. Are you at the coffee place right now?

[A demonstration? His brows rose and he glanced up from the screen, looking around the café. He never knew what he'd come across in Luceti, it was always a gamble. But it kept life interesting in the non-tagic sort of way.]

I'm in the very same. Why?

[Should he be bracing himself?]

I'm just thinking. It might be easier to just-

[And then, Kurt is teleporting right into the coffee place, journal still in hand. His arrival is accompanied by bamfing sound and a cloud of smoke that smells like brimstone. He quickly glances around until he spots Eugene.]

-show you.

[If Kurt had done that without warning him first, or giving him reason to expect something potentially unexpected, he'd have leapt out of his seat at the sound. As it was, his head turned sharply toward it and he rose both his brows.

Definitely impressed]

And that explains everything. Tasha really knows how to pick employees.

[He grinned, shifting to stand and offer his hand for a handshake]

I think I know of only one other person in Luceti who can do that.

You do, huh? [He says, confidently crossing his arms. He goes on in a joking tone.] I know one, too. If they're different people, I bet I could get a club running.

They are a different person, but I don't know if I'd recommend you getting to know them.

[It didn't make that skill any less valuable, and at least Kurt didn't seem the type to abuse it. Bucky and Natasha were some sort of secret agents, Billy and Teddy were unique in their own rights respectively, and Kurt could teleport.]

Everyone round here has special skills, but don't expect me to do anything more fancy than my job. You probably don't drop as many dishes using that, do you?

[Kurt gives a shrug.]

Hey, you'd be surprised! Sometimes, thinking of it like a safety net kind of just makes accidents easier.

But when it comes to serving coffee? It works well enough!

'Kind of'?

[At least he was able to get a better feel for Kurt than the other guy who could teleport. That, in and of itself, was a relief to him]

I'm mainly just surprised that we have instant delivery service. How far does that skill go, if I might ask?

[Not that he was planning on exploiting it, but it could have some advantages, if Kurt was willing and able. They sure could use a few teleporter-type runners back home...]

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