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[excontractu]

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[perfectvision]

—are they paying you double time if you're working two jobs? Like full time?

[all one hundred and two eyes frown IS THIS LEGAL, IS IT LEGAL TO OVERWORK MAEVES??]

[selfdissecting]

It...

They are not asking it of me. I just...

[perfectvision]

Is it fun?

[selfdissecting]

[ shrugging helplessly. some papers begin to sliiiiide ]

I learned to be good at it.

[perfectvision]

Yeah, but like, do you like it?

[reaches for those papers]

[selfdissecting]

[ a grateful noise, small and quiet like every other sound from Maeve's mouth ]

Yes. I am good at it. No one has to tell me what to do.

[ because the forms themselves do. ]

[perfectvision]

I guess that's good. Like, if you going to have fun being productive, get paid for it instead of doing a puzzle or whtever.

[selfdissecting]

...Yes.

[ sort of vague. dissociative. their heels click on the floor, then the pavement as they pass outside. ]

I like to feel useful, productive. Like I am doing something good for this firm.

[perfectvision]

What made you want to do law?

[every college kid's conversation fallback, so what's your major?]

[selfdissecting]

......... It seemed like a necessary change.

[perfectvision]

What were you doing before?

[selfdissecting]

Finance management.

[perfectvision]

Oh, math.

[EW MATH]