Innkeeper
Rita is already threatening to quit anyway so you might as well get rid of her, besides you figure you can hire some prettier faces that will complain less and probably work for less as well.
The first thing you do is advertise for new barmaids. You get a few takers. Most of them don't seem much better than Rita though, coming in and demanding more stuff immediately. You're about to give up when a mother comes in with her two half elven daughters practically begging you to hire them.
Sort of what you're looking for, young, pretty "exotic" even given that they're half-elven. Their bloodline is what sort of concerns you though. Elves aren't exactly known for their hard work ethic.
"Pfft! You think I don't know that? Their no good father left to go prance around in the forest again while I have to raise these little leeches!" the mother says. "Look you don't even have to pay 'em that much, at this point I just want them to earn their keep around the house!"
"Well, I'll see what we can do."
You hire Sunshine and Flameflower and explain how things work and what is expected of them. Their mother periodically interrupts to tell them to pay attention and how if they end up getting fired that she'll be kicking them out of the house. The pair of them seem rather unworried about the situation and do a lot of eye rolling, sighing and even some minor giggling. After all is said and done you tell them to arrive on time tomorrow and go back to work.
"It's about time you hired some more help." Wendy remarks.
"Well, I'm also getting rid of some too, where's Rita at?"
"She's out front serving drunks as usual, wait you're going to fire Rita?"
"Yeah, I can't afford them and her. Besides I'm getting two pretty faces for the price of one and hopefully less bitching."
"Sheesh, I know Rita's a pain in the ass and all, but you really think you should get rid of her? Who's going to train the new girls? I noticed the pointy ears, I'm guessing they're half-breeds. Elves have terrible work ethics."
"I already told them what to do, but I figured you'd be keeping an eye on them most of the time, so you can make sure if they're working and not goofing off"
"What?! As if I don't have enough to do around here? Look, I'll do what I can, but really between the cooking and other shit I do, you expect me to play mother hen to them you're going to be sorely disappointed."
"I can't give you a raise if that's what you're angling for."
"Huh, I wouldn't dream of being that optimistic, but quite simply I'm stretched thin as it is, I can't do it all and I think you know that."
"Yeah, I suppose you're right, well I guess Eliza will have to do it."
"HER? Eliza's a nice girl and all, but I dunno if she's up to supervising."
"Well she's gonna have to, now if you'll excuse me, I have to speak to her and Rita about the changes around here."
Wendy shakes her head as you call Rita and Eliza over to speak to them in the kitchen
"WHAT?! You're fucking firing me?! After all the shit I've done around here?!" Rita predictably reacts.
"Rita, all you do is complain and you've been threatening to quit for months! Is this really all that surprising? Hell, I would've thought you wouldn't even give a shit given your attitude."
" y'know what? You're right. I don't give a shit. I should've quit a long time ago. I could get a better job just like that! (snap) Thanks for freeing me from this slave wage shithole, but I'll just say one thing, without me, this place is gonna fail! You think you can replace me with those little half-breed sluts I saw you with earlier? Yeah right! I'm outta here!" Rita says and makes a dramatic exit by shouting to the various patrons of how they should take a good look at her ass as she walks out the door, because it'll be the last time they see it around the inn.
"Oh my!" Eliza exclaims.
"Whatever. Okay, now I have to talk to you too and don't worry I'm not firing you." You say before Eliza jumps to that conclusion.
You explain to Eliza that it'll be part of her job to train the new girls. She's surprised and nervous as you'd expect, but you try to reassure her that she'll be fine.
Initially things are shaky. Eliza isn't very authoritative and often Wendy or you have to step in to lay down more discipline in the half elven sisters. A couple more months pass and it's obvious things are not working out. Sunshine and Flameflower work, but in a very half-assed way. Even Rita did her job. The sisters are prone to flirt a lot to the patrons, which is good but not so great when they tend to disappear with said patrons for a few hours. This wouldn't be a problem if you were running a brothel and making money on this, but you aren't and it's too late to start now.
You get angry with Eliza and tell her that she needs to get a leash on them, but all this does is make Eliza more nervous and cry that you're yelling at her. You try to get Wendy to help more, but she complains about how she told you in advance that she can't do anymore than what she's doing now. Ultimately she quits because she's getting burned out. This is soon followed by Eliza who is so stressed out that she can't take it anymore. As for Flameflower and Sunshine, you don't even bother firing them since they just stop coming in one day.
At this point your school work is taking a small dive due to your only source of income crumbling. You see the writing on the wall and decide to sell the place hoping that you can finish up at least the year. You aren't going to be able to become a doctor, but MAYBE you'll be able to get a good job with your education level. You feel slightly bad about Alan who you have to run off because he doesn't completely understand why he has to leave.
You don't get quite as much money as you'd like for the inn, mainly because the place had gone down hill quite a bit during the time your father ran it, but you finish out the year.
As for getting a job, you manage to get one, but it's working as an office clerk in the city. Maintaining records, filling out shit, etc. It's tediously dull work, but to a certain extent you're just glad to not have to worry about that damn inn anymore.
Over the years, you settle into your mundane life. You're always a little bitter about your situation, but you try to make the best of it. It isn't a terrible life, but you always wonder what you could've done differently.
You'll never know.
The first thing you do is advertise for new barmaids. You get a few takers. Most of them don't seem much better than Rita though, coming in and demanding more stuff immediately. You're about to give up when a mother comes in with her two half elven daughters practically begging you to hire them.
Sort of what you're looking for, young, pretty "exotic" even given that they're half-elven. Their bloodline is what sort of concerns you though. Elves aren't exactly known for their hard work ethic.
"Pfft! You think I don't know that? Their no good father left to go prance around in the forest again while I have to raise these little leeches!" the mother says. "Look you don't even have to pay 'em that much, at this point I just want them to earn their keep around the house!"
"Well, I'll see what we can do."
You hire Sunshine and Flameflower and explain how things work and what is expected of them. Their mother periodically interrupts to tell them to pay attention and how if they end up getting fired that she'll be kicking them out of the house. The pair of them seem rather unworried about the situation and do a lot of eye rolling, sighing and even some minor giggling. After all is said and done you tell them to arrive on time tomorrow and go back to work.
"It's about time you hired some more help." Wendy remarks.
"Well, I'm also getting rid of some too, where's Rita at?"
"She's out front serving drunks as usual, wait you're going to fire Rita?"
"Yeah, I can't afford them and her. Besides I'm getting two pretty faces for the price of one and hopefully less bitching."
"Sheesh, I know Rita's a pain in the ass and all, but you really think you should get rid of her? Who's going to train the new girls? I noticed the pointy ears, I'm guessing they're half-breeds. Elves have terrible work ethics."
"I already told them what to do, but I figured you'd be keeping an eye on them most of the time, so you can make sure if they're working and not goofing off"
"What?! As if I don't have enough to do around here? Look, I'll do what I can, but really between the cooking and other shit I do, you expect me to play mother hen to them you're going to be sorely disappointed."
"I can't give you a raise if that's what you're angling for."
"Huh, I wouldn't dream of being that optimistic, but quite simply I'm stretched thin as it is, I can't do it all and I think you know that."
"Yeah, I suppose you're right, well I guess Eliza will have to do it."
"HER? Eliza's a nice girl and all, but I dunno if she's up to supervising."
"Well she's gonna have to, now if you'll excuse me, I have to speak to her and Rita about the changes around here."
Wendy shakes her head as you call Rita and Eliza over to speak to them in the kitchen
"WHAT?! You're fucking firing me?! After all the shit I've done around here?!" Rita predictably reacts.
"Rita, all you do is complain and you've been threatening to quit for months! Is this really all that surprising? Hell, I would've thought you wouldn't even give a shit given your attitude."
" y'know what? You're right. I don't give a shit. I should've quit a long time ago. I could get a better job just like that! (snap) Thanks for freeing me from this slave wage shithole, but I'll just say one thing, without me, this place is gonna fail! You think you can replace me with those little half-breed sluts I saw you with earlier? Yeah right! I'm outta here!" Rita says and makes a dramatic exit by shouting to the various patrons of how they should take a good look at her ass as she walks out the door, because it'll be the last time they see it around the inn.
"Oh my!" Eliza exclaims.
"Whatever. Okay, now I have to talk to you too and don't worry I'm not firing you." You say before Eliza jumps to that conclusion.
You explain to Eliza that it'll be part of her job to train the new girls. She's surprised and nervous as you'd expect, but you try to reassure her that she'll be fine.
Initially things are shaky. Eliza isn't very authoritative and often Wendy or you have to step in to lay down more discipline in the half elven sisters. A couple more months pass and it's obvious things are not working out. Sunshine and Flameflower work, but in a very half-assed way. Even Rita did her job. The sisters are prone to flirt a lot to the patrons, which is good but not so great when they tend to disappear with said patrons for a few hours. This wouldn't be a problem if you were running a brothel and making money on this, but you aren't and it's too late to start now.
You get angry with Eliza and tell her that she needs to get a leash on them, but all this does is make Eliza more nervous and cry that you're yelling at her. You try to get Wendy to help more, but she complains about how she told you in advance that she can't do anymore than what she's doing now. Ultimately she quits because she's getting burned out. This is soon followed by Eliza who is so stressed out that she can't take it anymore. As for Flameflower and Sunshine, you don't even bother firing them since they just stop coming in one day.
At this point your school work is taking a small dive due to your only source of income crumbling. You see the writing on the wall and decide to sell the place hoping that you can finish up at least the year. You aren't going to be able to become a doctor, but MAYBE you'll be able to get a good job with your education level. You feel slightly bad about Alan who you have to run off because he doesn't completely understand why he has to leave.
You don't get quite as much money as you'd like for the inn, mainly because the place had gone down hill quite a bit during the time your father ran it, but you finish out the year.
As for getting a job, you manage to get one, but it's working as an office clerk in the city. Maintaining records, filling out shit, etc. It's tediously dull work, but to a certain extent you're just glad to not have to worry about that damn inn anymore.
Over the years, you settle into your mundane life. You're always a little bitter about your situation, but you try to make the best of it. It isn't a terrible life, but you always wonder what you could've done differently.
You'll never know.
