Rachel, Matt, and Sadde in the City of Angles
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Orientation proceeds without further hiccups, or surprise family members, or attempted suicides. Sarah goes to the track for people with special needs, the same one Mr. Fong, the shopkeeper Jayden was supposed to have robbed, went to. Hollister doesn't return to the regular lessons of Orientation, opting to continue his extra-curricular curriculum instead.

Three days later they are done with it and ready to face the City. Matt gets his new address and instructions to report for work on Monday, and on his way he goes. Rachel...

"So, uh... I found a place that would take you, but... I'll be honest here, it's kind of a dead-end job, you won't be seeing any promotions or raises or anything. It's where the parents without any choices send their kids. Soooo... you could take that, if you want, but my advice? Go work with something else, unrelated to teaching, and go study some more—people don't like going to public libraries but they're safe—really—and then you can go to a university so you can grow into your career."

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"… What's up with public libraries?"

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"Nothing! But people are afraid of, you know, leaving their houses, so."

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"… So they're only dangerous insofar as you're going out into the city?"

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"Yeah. People prefer getting their books home, or anything else, really. Delivery's pretty big here, compared to Earth."

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"Could be pretty tough for the delivery drivers, if there's risk going around places."

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"Risk's really not as high as people think it is."

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"… Is it on the order of a car crash?"

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"Yeah! Yeah, like that."

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"Well it's something I'd rather not be a risk, but that's not possible, and it's not that high."

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"Yeah, but whenever it happens the media blows it up. So."

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"Library is probably safe enough then."

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"Yeah. Couple other jobs I got you could be interested in, though."

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"Like what?"

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"I got one job as a cab driver, one as secretary, and one as customer service. Cab driver pays the most."

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"What sort of hours is it?"

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"I suppose it depends? It's pretty variable, depends on what people need and stuff, but like between eight and twelve hours per day probably."

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"Do you have, like, minimum wage here? Is it similar to back in the States, does this pay much above that…?"

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"We do, and cabs are way above minimum wage. You, ah, need to either be very good or very crazy to drive in the City, is the going theory."

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"… I can definitely drive? I passed first time, my instructor was happy with my progress? I'm not sure I'm 'very good' at it, though – depends on your criteria?"

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"'Able to deal with the City's insanity' is the criterion, really. There's a reason it pays well."

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"I am not used to the City's insanity? But I dunno, seems like people might on average be pretty panicky here."

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"Yeah, exactly! ...it would be a good idea to renew your license though."

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"Different DMV thing here?"

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"Yeah."

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Nod. "Rachel, cab driver in the impossible city."

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