the frost, it looks like dust, settled on the world —

[misshuang]

Who: Miss Huang + YOU!
What: general arrival catchall / event-related threads to be added in later.
When: December - January.
Where: Milton for now, may add more later.
Content Warnings: None explicitly, but themes of her canon content warnings may make an appearance in my introspection for her.

Note: I did have Miss Huang on a previous TDM; however, I've apped her in now from a later canonpoint. For that reason, I'll be clean-slating that TDM arrival and bringing her in fresh for new interactions!

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[misshuang]

[ She pauses at the question, considering how best to answer it. She's not supposed to talk too much about things, was given explicit instructions not to, back at Lumon. But she's had no direction given here, which means.... She's not sure what it means. ]

Not exactly, [ she settles on, taking another bite of her food. ] I was working as one for a while, before here. To prove my capabilities. But it seems like this community is lacking managerial influence, so... I think they might want me to serve as one while I'm here, too.

[ Girl.... no. ]

Have you gotten to serve as a manager, before?

[nicehobbit]

No.

[ That might not be true if he thinks about it for a bit longer, but he's bewildered by her, by the strange excitement in her demeanor and her almost eager questions. It doesn't feel right to let her carry on like this. ]

You may find that many here are not, erm, receptive to 'managerial influence'.

[misshuang]

[ Somehow, that just seems to make the strange little girl perk up even more. Her eyebrows lift as she latches onto this concept. It's all starting to make more sense.... This place must be in need of such influence! It must need more structure! The people here must have fallen away from Lumon's routine and stability. It's happened before, in small, distant towns. ]

It sounds like the people here are desperately in need of some order, [ she deduces. It doesn't sound like an easy task at all, but that must be part of the lessons she's meant to learn. A chance to show she can do better this time, and not fail to facilitate for the employees she was responsible for, like last time. ]

Are they very unruly, in your experience? Have they been exhibiting problematic behaviours?

[nicehobbit]

[ Miss Huang, please.

Frodo can't help it. He snorts, but manages to suppress what would have been a laugh behind the back of his hand. ]

I'm sorry. It's, uhm ... Life here is very difficult, and right now I think the lack of daylight is getting to everyone. I believe people have done much to make it as easy as possible, but most of the time we simply try to tend to matters alone or with a companion or two.

[misshuang]

[ She's relentless!

There's a blink of startle at the sound, but it's more polite than anything. She's not used to people acting animated in any capacity or just showing reactions to things. In her world, people are very... collected. Almost inhumanly so.

But his words make her smile slightly, and she nods knowingly (even though she is very much not In The Know, here). ]

This kind of environment is a challenging one. I saw a bit of that during my last ORTBO. [ Outdoor Retreat Team Building Occurrence.... She was stationed out in the middle of the frigid nowhere then, too. But that was only for a couple of days. ]

I think I can help provide some relief, cheer, and stability to all of you. I'll do my best!

[nicehobbit]

[ Well, no matter what she thinks this is, if she does manage to provide that, it's sorely needed. He cannot help but worry that her spirit will somehow end up irreparably broken, though. She looks young, which can always be deceiving, but she seems it too. ]

In that case, this - the Community Hall, [ he nods with his head into the middle of the room, ] is the center of Milton. I try to ensure there is always a fire burning, and food when I can. Others help too. Feel free to use it.