Available Jobs

[initiates]

This section is currently defunct until the world situation stabilizes. There is no Initaitive to work for in the same way; characters are encouraged to find employment as they will and handwave earnings as appropriate to the current setting.

This page is for anyone who would like to better envision how their character spends their days! The Initiative pays well for work done for them, on top of the payment Transports already receive for a living wage. The more complex the job, the more it will pay. Characters will be paid monthly, and exact amounts can be assumed and handwaved.

To get your character a job, just comment to this entry in the appropriate place for it. There's no need to wait for mod permission. We may occasionally notify players if any upcoming plot would involve their career of choice, but otherwise all necessary information can be found on this page. Or here, in case of historical research jobs. If you have any further job-related questions, they may be asked here.

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INITIATIVE SCIENTIST/RESEARCHER

Science Stuff
This is the most open, broadly defined job. Basically, if your character is science-minded, they can find a job here.

Researching timelines for missions
This includes looking into accurate clothing for the holodevices, researching historical events, languages, customs, etc, as well as pinpointing which events need to be changed to best benefit the present day. These characters will work very closely with Initiative NPCs already familiar with the process.

Mechanical upkeep of machines/networks
This includes development of new technologies, along with programmers and most engineers.

INITIATIVE ADMINISTRATION/RECORD KEEPING

Historian
Exactly what it sounds like, these characters scour the libraries for non-transcribed events to copy into the databases, as well as compare contrasting historical reports to determine the most likely truth, etc. It’s the findings of these people that the Initiative bases their missions on.

Mission Transcriptions/Record of results
These are the people that look over historical records after a mission has been completed, and see what changed. Historical records do change upon completion of a mission, and the only people who remember the way it used to be are those who were along on the mission.

INITIATIVE/TRANSPORT RELATIONS

Greeting new arrivals
What it says on the tin. Prior to the first of the month, people working in this function will set up the Hold and Courtyard in preparation for the Transport arrivals. They’re also charged with greeting new Transports, distributing tablets, issuing maps, answering questions, and generally being the friendly, informed face new Transports first encounter in Exsilium.

Relaying information
This is anything from information about an upcoming mission, to crisis reporting, to alerting Transports to upcoming changes. Basically, any information that the Initiative needs to get out to the Transports will come through these people.

MISC INITIATIVE JOBS

Health Services
The Initiative has its own medical bays, separate from the Transport Clinic and the hospital for the populace at large. The technology here is greatly advanced, and most diseases are curable.

Maintenance
Come on, everyone needs a janitor.

Security
Transports being unruly? These are the physically capable people that will escort them to a cell to cool down a little. They'll be used to protect the Hold in case of emergencies, but otherwise are just there to make sure no situation gets out of control.

OUT OF INITIATIVE JOBS

Police Force
This is currently headed by Transport Roslyn Small; questions can be directed to be_themoon/be_themoon.

Restaurant/Shop Ownership
Working within a restaurant/shop

Farming

Construction

Health Services

Transport Clinic
Native Hospital

Entertainment

Playhouses
Radio Stations
Brothels

Education Services

Player Suggestions
Anything else you'd like to see on this list! This can be for jobs within the city, or jobs specifically in the Initiative. Just comment to this thread provided for it, and we'll add it.

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Please comment to the appropriate thread with the following information to assign your character a job.
<b>Character name:</b> <b>Username:</b> <b>Canon:</b> <b>Anything else:</b> Here's where you can mention if they're brilliant at it or learning as they go, as well as any job specifics (especially if this is one of the broader categories, like "Science Stuff" or one of the in-city jobs.)


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Comments

Native Hospital

[initiates]

Entertainment: Playhouses

[initiates]

Entertainment: Radio Stations

[initiates]

Entertainment: Brothels

[initiates]

[medusalith]

Character name: Medsualith Amaquelin-Boltagon (Medusa)
Username: medusalith
Canon: Marvel 616
Anything else: Makes attempts at 'directing' with varied amounts of success. Is very, very good at her job.

Re: JOB-RELATED QUESTIONS

[fe_male]

so if i wanted to shoehorn tony's company on here and direct newcomers to icly submit apps to pepper's post for that, can we have that on this page or a link to that or something

even if it overlaps with some of the science stuff

[boughtabookstore]

Roslyn is on this.

[commentboxtroll]

Character name: Caesar Silverberg
Username: commentboxtroll
Canon: Suikoden III
Anything else: He's already kind of trained to go through and process hideously boring and large amounts of info and such and is already doing so on his own, so may as well get paid for it. He's particularly interested in finding the right point in time to stop what happened to the world they lost.

[initiates]

Yeah, that's fine! Just drop me the link and tell me what to entitle it, and I'll put it in with the 'jobs in the city' section.

[biwinning]

Character name: Sollux Captor
Username: biwinning
Canon: Homestuck
Anything else: Sollux is a natural with computers. Working on the network and the Initiative database' upkeep is what he's best at as opposed to making friends, which he is horrible at. He's been helping the Initiative since January-ish with this sort of thing.

Re: JOB-RELATED QUESTIONS

[commentboxtroll]

Are there any age restrictions to some of these jobs? Like, would the Initiative be less willing to hire on kids and teens, etc?

[speakveryclearly]

Kanaya works at Madoka Kaname's bakery

Re: JOBS WITHIN THE INITIATIVE

[fintastic]

For Initiative/Transport relations, what about something going the other way from "Relaying information"? E.g. getting information from other transports to the Initiative, or helping other Transports get in touch with the Initiative directly? Or would that be just under the same thing?

[highfrequency]

Character name: Raiderp Raiden
Username: highfrequency
Canon: Metal Gear
Anything else: Raiden worked as a private security consultant/military trainer back home. In the city he's already obsessively trying to protect people. He's a fast learner, hard worker and very dedicated to what he does.

[shelkethetransparent]

Character name: Shelke Rui
Username: shelkethetransparent
Canon: Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus
Anything else: Shelke is a natural with computers, and can actually mentally interact with them if she ever finishes her synaptic net dive terminal. She's also pretty good at rebuilding and repairing them, and remembers everything she reads/sees about them.

She...probably also takes broken or outdated bits of machinery to repurpose for her Terminal. It's almost finished.

Re: Mission Transcriptions/Record of results

[icy_heavens]

Character name: Hitsugaya Toushirou
Username: icy_heavens
Canon: Bleach
Anything else: Record-keeping? Administration? Hell yes he's good at this. He's even used to having to shoulder the workload of two or even three people and would probably have the most organized workspace ever. He's also interested to see exactly what impact these missions they go on really have, and this seems like the most legitmate way to do that.

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

Character name: Nathan Summers
Username: oldsoldiersneverdie
Canon: Marvel 616
Anything else: Nate has extensive time travel experience ranging from... several centuries BC to the 38th century (also the end of time but that was actually pretty boring). He also has a lot of experience finding and changing 'nexus points', points in the timeline where one action can cause the timestream to split or swing a certain way.

Basically he wants to make sure you Initiative suckers are doing this properly

[sceyence]

Apart from his other job, Kenjirou's starting to teach again. It doesn't pay, and it's not an official job, but could I put it in only so people know where to go for education?

[hostage]

Character name: Jesse Pinkman
Username: hostage
Canon: Breaking Bad
Anything else: He's a chemist, and because his first weapon granted him accelerated scientific learning, he's now absurdly good at his job. He can synthesize just about any substance as long as he's got the necessary ingredients. His specialties are crystallography and pharmaceutical chemistry, but he'll deliver anything the Initiative orders, which ranges from methamphetamine to poison gas to anti-verstatsi drugs. He also ends up doing a lot of maintenance on lab equipment, improving their setup as needed.

[needsteaplz]

Character name: Saori Nakagawa
Username: needsteaplz
Canon: original
Anything else: Owner of the Uji tea house. Teas and other sorts of non-alcoholic beverages, light meals and pastries are sold here. There's even a spicy meal challenge characters can participate. If they can eat the weekly spicy special, it's free. Also, Saori sells rice by the bulk, thanks to her rice creation powers and can do requests if necessary.

[hostage]

Character name: Jesse Pinkman
Username: hostage
Canon: Breaking Bad
Anything else: He's the guy who originally started baking cookies for new Transports. Nowadays he's joined by a whole group of people, but he can be found pretty reliably hosting baking parties at the end of each month and running the tent on arrival day, feeding people and answering questions and directing them as needed.

I bet you thought no one would use this thread

[thephix]

Character name: Max Briest
Username: thephix
Canon: original
Anything else: Max works at a brothel somewhere in the city, because money; it's probably about mid-range with regard to price/"class" and she works on the street, too. I'm assuming the majority of clients would be Exiles, but she's not going to turn down a Transport if they have the cash.

[bumbles]

Character name: Donny Casey
Username: bumbles
Canon: Original
Anything else: Janitor by day SUPERHERO BY NIGHT!
He used to work maintenance jobs before he got bankrolled by the Sphinx, so it's just back to basics, for him, although he'll still be helping at the transport clinic.

[initiates]

No firm lines, but if people who look and/or act younger are asking to work with sensitive technology or instruments, they may find they've got direct supervision until they've proven themselves capable on their own. Particularly with the Transports, the Initiative knows things aren't always what they seem, and a great deal of the kids and teens are more capable than might be commonly expected.

It will likely also mean more people telling them to go home early and/or otherwise looking out for them'/their health, because kids (and teens) are still part of the community that even the Initiative wants to protect. They don't really turn that off with the Transports, even knowing they ask the impossible of them regardless of age.

[initiates]

Yes, that would be a grand idea! Let me make a thread for Education Services real fast.