out the secure port by the counter.
"The coffee lady, right?"
"Yes the same. You prefer USNA dollars?"
"Or EuroMarks, makes no difference. I'd like to meet her anyway, maybe she'll receive them. Do you want to see the goods first?"
"No I probably couldn't judge them anyway, but she'll give me an honest appraisal. Ripe peaches are something she mentioned once she misses." She beamed the money to him.
"Ok, I appreciate the handshake lesson too. Thanks"
"Hey, I'm starved. Sorry but I have to get to breakfast. Thanks for the coffee Zach."
April was delayed so long with Zach she was determined to not stop in the other stores. She'd just look them over in passing. The next shop was very conservative. Glass windows on each side of a glass door all framed out in a dark reddish wood. The Gold foil sign in the right window said: - Private Bank of Home - in an arch and all their financial services listed below it. So much for being first, with her suggestion to Jeff.
The inside didn't have any counters or teller windows, just a single Earth style desk and chairs, on a dark blue carpet with little yellow diamonds in it. The fellow working didn't look up as she passed. There was an open metal work door of vines and leaves going in the back room with a aged copper patina. But the massive hinges belied the delicate look of the grill work. What did catch her eye was in the left window there was another gilt sign, with a logo she wasn't familiar with at all. It was three golden globes suspended like cherries on their stems. The sign said Pawn Broker - Loans against Collateral - Valuables Bought and Sold.
That was new to her, she'd never seen a pawn shop, but she kept walking. The last shop in the newly remodeled stretch was much less conservative. It was a bright modern office, with an oatmeal colored carpet and a open bottom spacer style desk. The pedestal mounted screens on the desk could be moved around and there was a woman sitting working with an actual keyboard, instead of voice. She was in the sort of powered chair with foot rests, that changed shape under you constantly so you didn't get cramped up, or get a blood clot from sitting for hours.
There was a big white mug on her desk with red lettering, just like the one April was carrying. Apparently Zach made an early call here on his new neighbors. There was a comfortable waiting area and a couple thin see-through screens hanging in the window. The business name was a header on the screen, We Can Do It - Staffing and Personnel - Temp and Permanent. The bigger screen had a heading, - Positions - and a string of paragraphs describing them scrolled underneath, about as fast as you could comfortably read them. Despite her resolve, April hesitated to read a few.
Live in companion - household aide and companion for physically limited male. Light cleaning and personal assistance. Medical background helpful. Flexible schedule with vacations and retirement benefits by inheritance. No zivies or stinks. Private room, shared bath, small pet welcome. 60% gravity. Full English literacy a must. M/F, Gene Mod' and citizenship = Opp.
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Aerospace frame mechanic - Fabricating exp', some simple design skills. Multi-composite laying and molding. Vacuum welding and suited work . Lunar travel required. Weapons board watch exp' a plus. Boeing cert' a plus. Japanese or Tongan a plus. NO continuing USNA citizen status.
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Nanomechanical Design - Long term integration program to support gene mod variations. Biological exp' / Medical exp' / MD a plus. Italian or Chinese a plus. Frequent Earth travel required. Stock options. Substantial employee discounts. A contracted position. Verifiable ID.
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"The coffee lady, right?"
"Yes the same. You prefer USNA dollars?"
"Or EuroMarks, makes no difference. I'd like to meet her anyway, maybe she'll receive them. Do you want to see the goods first?"
"No I probably couldn't judge them anyway, but she'll give me an honest appraisal. Ripe peaches are something she mentioned once she misses." She beamed the money to him.
"Ok, I appreciate the handshake lesson too. Thanks"
"Hey, I'm starved. Sorry but I have to get to breakfast. Thanks for the coffee Zach."
April was delayed so long with Zach she was determined to not stop in the other stores. She'd just look them over in passing. The next shop was very conservative. Glass windows on each side of a glass door all framed out in a dark reddish wood. The Gold foil sign in the right window said: - Private Bank of Home - in an arch and all their financial services listed below it. So much for being first, with her suggestion to Jeff.
The inside didn't have any counters or teller windows, just a single Earth style desk and chairs, on a dark blue carpet with little yellow diamonds in it. The fellow working didn't look up as she passed. There was an open metal work door of vines and leaves going in the back room with a aged copper patina. But the massive hinges belied the delicate look of the grill work. What did catch her eye was in the left window there was another gilt sign, with a logo she wasn't familiar with at all. It was three golden globes suspended like cherries on their stems. The sign said Pawn Broker - Loans against Collateral - Valuables Bought and Sold.
That was new to her, she'd never seen a pawn shop, but she kept walking. The last shop in the newly remodeled stretch was much less conservative. It was a bright modern office, with an oatmeal colored carpet and a open bottom spacer style desk. The pedestal mounted screens on the desk could be moved around and there was a woman sitting working with an actual keyboard, instead of voice. She was in the sort of powered chair with foot rests, that changed shape under you constantly so you didn't get cramped up, or get a blood clot from sitting for hours.
There was a big white mug on her desk with red lettering, just like the one April was carrying. Apparently Zach made an early call here on his new neighbors. There was a comfortable waiting area and a couple thin see-through screens hanging in the window. The business name was a header on the screen, We Can Do It - Staffing and Personnel - Temp and Permanent. The bigger screen had a heading, - Positions - and a string of paragraphs describing them scrolled underneath, about as fast as you could comfortably read them. Despite her resolve, April hesitated to read a few.
Live in companion - household aide and companion for physically limited male. Light cleaning and personal assistance. Medical background helpful. Flexible schedule with vacations and retirement benefits by inheritance. No zivies or stinks. Private room, shared bath, small pet welcome. 60% gravity. Full English literacy a must. M/F, Gene Mod' and citizenship = Opp.
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Aerospace frame mechanic - Fabricating exp', some simple design skills. Multi-composite laying and molding. Vacuum welding and suited work . Lunar travel required. Weapons board watch exp' a plus. Boeing cert' a plus. Japanese or Tongan a plus. NO continuing USNA citizen status.
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Nanomechanical Design - Long term integration program to support gene mod variations. Biological exp' / Medical exp' / MD a plus. Italian or Chinese a plus. Frequent Earth travel required. Stock options. Substantial employee discounts. A contracted position. Verifiable ID.
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