01 Job Hunting

[belfire]

Who: Fabulous Demon Overlord Kazuya and YOU
Where: Virgo ward
Summary: Kazuya looking for a job - well, trying to, anyway.
Warnings: Demon Overlords do not do jobs.

Kazuya had come to an unfortunate truth.

He needed a job.

He couldn't go back to his own world with his Bel powers on the fritz, so until he discovered a way to get them working again, or a portal home of some sort, he would have to get comfortable for the amount of time he would stay here. Which meant he would need to get an income, i.e a job.

It was a bit weird to think about, really, since he had thought that doing something as mundane as working was beyond him now. His days were to be filled with the war against God, not doing human work things. Could he even consider himself human anymore? Probably not. He found it hard to think in human terms at times and even his ability to empathise was starting to erode away.

But that was depressing to think about. Let's go back to the lesser evil: working.

Kazuya thought that it would be best to go through the Virgo ward, since it was the shopping ward, but nothing really enticed him. He couldn't see himself working retail - he doubted he could keep his temper if he had to deal with difficult customers - but there wasn't much else. Maybe he could do warehouse work...

Urrrrgh...

So here, have a frustrated looking Demon Overlord mooching about the shops. Got job offers? Brilliant! If you want to simply bug him? Even better!

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[belfire]

"Not here specifically, you dolt," Kazuya snorted. "I was just wandering about thinking. I didn't realise I was standing outside of it."

He hooked his arm around his friend's neck suddenly, lifting his other hand to grind his knuckles into Atsuro's scalp through his hat, letting out a quiet snigger. "Bet you would like it if I did though! Hey..."

Kazuya released his friend, bounding ahead with his cape snapping out at the wind. "Think I would get discounts if I did?"

[otakuro]

This iteration of Kazuya was a lot more physical than he recalled. He wonders if it has to do with the demon king thing or if they had just watched a lot of American movies about bromances or however that colloquialism was.

...The tech geek winces and readjusts his hat.

"Sheesh, like they'd even let you apply. What would you need any of this stuff for, huh?" Don't answer that, Kazuya. "You should get a job in the Aquarius district. We can grab lunch on our breaks."

[belfire]

Kazuya turned to Atsuro with a smirk that was eerily like Naoya's - until his friend hurriedly moved on from the amusing question. Dammit, oh well. He can take a hint.

"Aquarius district?" he frowned in thought. "What's that one again? Still sort of new to all of these ward places."

[otakuro]

((Sorry to keep you waiting! I've been out of town on hiatus for the last week. Feel free to drop if you'd rather not go on.))

"It's the one with the schools." ...He tries to sound as chipper as possible. Demon!Kazuya probably wasn't a big fan of higher education. "I've got a job fixing computers and doing tech support at the university. It's kinda like getting a taste of what life'll be like for the next four years. ...If I lived in a city post-armageddon."

[belfire]

"You work as a tech support guy?" Kazuya asked, looking over at his friend. He suddenly smiled, and it wasn't edged with his usual dark smirks or leers. He was genuinely happy for his friend. "Hey, that's great. I don't think I can do a job like that, though."

Unlike his cousin or his friend, the extent of his computing knowledge was how to turn the thing on and surf the internet. That was it.

[otakuro]

"Thanks!" Atsuro beams slightly. "It's nice to get paid for what everyone always asks me to do for them already, anyway. There's more resources around for my, uh, hobbies, too." Picking up tips for hacking, getting the low-down on the good games being produced... Universities were probably good for that kind of thing. "You don't have to do the exact same thing. I bet there's an opening somewhere for a, uh. Demon Lord hall monitor."

[belfire]

Aaaand that nice kind smile is gone, replaced by a far too wide grin. "Demon Lord hall monitor, huh? Kind of a step down from King, don't you think?"

[otakuro]

"Aw, c'mon. Don't tell me you've never wanted to have the chance to boss around upperclassmen." Atsuro abruptly thrusts out a finger. "You! No running in the halls! Seniors! Your week to scrub out the blackboards! Talking in class? I'll report you to the Student Council!"

He nods to himself sagely. "I have a lot of daydreams about being the Class Rep."

[belfire]

Kazuya paused, suddenly looking a bit thoughtful. "Hmm- ah, wait, no!" he frowned at his friend, letting out a low huffing noise. "You almost tricked me into considering it. I'm not gonna be a Hall Monitor... I want something more, uh, active, than just picking on kids."

[otakuro]

Atsuro folds his arms over his chest and ponders the dilemma carefully for a few moments with a serious expression on his face.

"...You can eat their souls if they get out of line!"

That was a joke. ...Probably.

[belfire]

Kazuya gave a low snort, but he didn't seem as amused - and in fact, he appeared mildly troubled. The expression only lasted for a brief second though before he grinned abruptly, waving his hand.

"Nah. Besides, I'd have to wear a dorky outfit most likely. I'll look for something else."

[otakuro]

"Talk about picky." Atsuro shakes his head slightly in disappointment. "After I went through all the trouble setting up an interview for you, too." He'd done nothing of the sort, of course. Whether or not Atsuro had noticed the expression of uncertainty on Kazuya's face, he wasn't pressing the point.

"What kind of thing are you thinking of, then?"

[belfire]

Kazuya lifted his shoulders up in a careless shrug. "Oh, you know, total career jobs like warehouse operator or whatever," he hummed, lifting his hand up to adjust the collar of his cape. "Dog walker. Dustbin man. Those kinds of things."

[otakuro]

"T-That's..."

Atsuro blinks for a few moments.

"Really lame. C'mon, seriously, what do you want to do? You're making me imagine Belphegor driving the trash truck here."

[belfire]

"Heh..."

Kazuya sniggered at the mental image and turned around, lifting his hands high up in the air to stretch in the same manner as a lazy cat. "Mmmmm...I dunno. I want something active where I get to move around a lot. Stalking the halls for naughty students doesn't sound...that fun."

[otakuro]

"That's what you like to do for fun, huh?" Atsuro sighs a little and shakes his head. "No wonder we went on so many side-trips all the time. 'One more battle and they'll learn Mediarahan!'" Joking aside, he supposes demon kings were probably required to enjoy physical activity.

"It's too bad there's no official demon-fighting league or anything. There's just a tournament league for play."

[belfire]

"Yeah..." Kazuya frowned thoughtfully. "I guess it's because demons are, like, part of society here." The demons had integrated quite well, he noticed, and although people regarded them with open suspicion, they were pretty much accepted. It made him think...

"I'll think of something. If it comes down to it I'll just bug you at your job all day instead."

[otakuro]

"Well... Some of them still come out at night to cause trouble." Atsuro shrugs slightly. "No matter how you slice it, I don't think an Orochi'd too interested in bolstering the scientific development of Hinoto-ri. You'd think they'd be a little more vigilant..."

He perks up slightly at his friend's next comment. "Yeah, sure! You can be... my assistant! Atsuro Kihara's Number One Apprentice! That's irony - or something along those lines, I think."

[belfire]

"Remember the last time you made me your apprentice?" Kazuya reminded his friend lightly, smirking at a very fond memory. "I ended up ruining your loonux or whatever it was called. Your homemade laptop."

[otakuro]

"The only loonix here is how you managed to delete the hard drive in two clicks." Atsuro shakes his head sadly. "And I spent two months compiling it all, too... But hey! With so many computers around at the tech center, you can break all of theirs instead of mine!"

[belfire]

Kazuya laughed. "I don't think they'd let you work for them if you keep letting me trash their shit. Wouldn't it cost them money or something?"

[otakuro]

Atsuro ponders. "Why don't we just give you one computer to break over and over until you've got it down?"

[belfire]

"A sacrifice, huh? I feel sorry for it now, even if it is hypothetical," Kazuya chuckled. "Sure, whatever. I guess it'll be kind of fun working with you."

Despite his airy, careless attitude, Kazuya...actually did want that. It felt like an eternity ago where he and Atsuro just goofed off at school, or during the holidays, so this was kind of, sort of, some fun nostalgia.

[otakuro]

"Whoa, seriously?!" Atsuro looks surprised. ...The pleasant kind of surprised. He hadn't seriously thought any iteration of Kazuya would want to spend all day with him surrounded in the trappings of ultra geek-dom the high-tech pathway to the future.

"Hey, yeah! I mean, it's not like there's much to do when there's a physical part that needs replacing - and I can show you some of the software stuff. I'll see if they need someone else!"

[belfire]

"Yeah," Kazuya mumbled, suddenly feeling a bit awkward in the face of Atsuro's enthusiasm. He rubbed the back of his neck self-consciously. Atsuro in his time was more cautious and subdued so this - eh, it was a bit surprising, really.

Made him feel wrong-footed.

"Just don't expect me to turn into a tech whizz like Naoya."