{"sf1_id":1157573,"sf2_id":"dmBJGQZm","title":"A Stranger in Suburbia (An Interactive Story) - Prologue (19)","author":"Patcher","words":251,"posted_at":"2017-03-11T16:30:00.000Z","tags":["Corgi-weasel","Interactive story","Prologue","Strangeness"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1157573-a-stranger-in-suburbia-an-interactive-story-prologue-19","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/dmBJGQZm","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/21/17/2117867c-46f3-4ee4-95df-37073290db4b","description":"#19 of A Stranger in Suburbia\n\nA moment of reflection.","content":"**[PREVIOUS PAGE](https://www.sofurry.com/view/1156535)\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;[START AT THE BEGINNING](https://www.sofurry.com/view/1145263)\u0026nbsp;| [NEXT PAGE](https://www.sofurry.com/view/1160856)**\n\n**Take BOTH jobs.**\n\nA brilliant idea!\u0026nbsp;\n\n**Go to the Celephaïs Atlas and accept the job.**\n\nSam looks delighted as you inform him you will take the job. \"Marvellous,\" he beams. \"I'll give you a tour right now of the shop and your expected duties, and you'll start tomorrow at 17:00.\"\n\n_You have obtained a job!_\n\n_Atlas Store Clerk level increased to 1._\n\n_Socialise skill increased to 1._\n\n_Memory of Ambition added to self._\n\n**You take a moment to reflect upon your new life...**\n\n_ **Current Inventory** _\n\n_1 Wand_\n\n_1 Application Form for Ars Magica Academy_\n\n_1 Quill (AMA)_\n\n_1 Inkbottle (AMA)_\n\n_1 Apartment Key(s)_\n\n_1 Newspaper_\n\n_1473 Crowns_\n\n_ **Current Skills** _\n\n_Socialise 1_\n\n_Spatial Awareness 1_\n\n_Writing 0_\n\n_ **Current Self** _\n\n_1 Memory of Ambition_\n\n_**Current Job(s)**_\n\n_Atlas Store Clerk 1_\n\n_Amateur Journalist for Valewood Chronicle 0_\n\n_ **Current Relationships** _\n\n_ **Rick** (apartment building) - Acquaintance_\n\n_ **Sam** (proprietor of the Atlas) - Employer_\n\n_ **Quinn** (editor-in-chief at Valewood Chronicle) - Acquaintance_\n\n_ **Deer** (name unknown) (receptionist at AMA) - Acquaintance_\n\n_ **Ermine** (name unknown) (random student at VUST) - Acquaintance...?_\n\n_ **Bull** (name unknown) (cook at local café) - Acquaintance_\n\nYou make a note to ask for names in the future.\n\n* * *\n\n**HOW TO PLAY**\n\nComment below with suggested actions for\u0026nbsp;our hitherto unknown male Corgi-weasel\u0026nbsp;protagonist. I will then advance the story with said suggestions.\u0026nbsp;\n\nStory will advance in two days or when enough responses have been garnered.\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"A Stranger in Suburbia","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1156535-a-stranger-in-suburbia-an-interactive-story-prologue-18.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1160856-a-stranger-in-suburbia-an-interactive-story-prologue-20.json"}}