Post Seventeen: This makes even less sense.

[witchofthechalk]

Does anyone know how to refit a toilet?

Apparently that's my new job here.

Comments

[hourai-branch.livejournal.com]

You're a child, right?

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

I'm 13.

[hourai-branch.livejournal.com]

Close enough! Name please?

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Why.

[hourai-branch.livejournal.com]

I have to inspect fifty children.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Inspect? What do you mean by that?

[hourai-branch.livejournal.com]

I just figured I'd take down their names.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Oh okay. I'm Tiffany Aching. But you might want to put me down as Tiffany Kirkland here.

[hourai-branch.livejournal.com]

Okay! You're inspected!

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

...

I hate everything.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Do you?

What is your job?

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

I do. Yesterday, I didn't hate as much. I hated America. I hated parties. I hated potato salad and I hated my own memories. Today, I hate everything.

My job is borscht. But for now, I'll teach you... plumbing.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

....alright.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

I'll teach you how to... refit... a toilet.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

What does that even mean?

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

Something about taking it apart or some rot like that.

We can tinker around the toilet and see.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

....alright. Because I have to do 12 of them for tomorrow.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

I suppose I'll help a bit.

I'm sure it'll be easier after the eleventh one.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Or the twelfth.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

The thirteenth.

You're far too young to be assigned a job already, though. What a bloody mess.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

I am 13. Maybe you have to be a teenager to get one.

Did you get a job?

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

... Borscht.

Could be worse, I suppose. Like inventing cold fusion or some rot like that.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Borscht?

....what is cold fusion?

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

Borscht.

Something that he can't do, at any rate. At least your job isn't too difficult.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

What is borscht?

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

Some sort of soup.

I just have to make some.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Oh. Do you know how to make it?

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

It sounds to be a staple of this community, so I'm sure I'll find the recipe somewhere.

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

Are you okay? [Checking up on his close friends.]

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

I'm fine. I just have to figure out what "refitting" a toilit means. And then do it to 12 of them for tomorrow.

How are you doing?

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

... Do you have someone to help you?

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

I think England will help me with it.

Did you get a job?

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

... Yes.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

What is it?

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it. [Tries to force his voice to sound cheerful.

He has to go clean out dismembered limbs from the beet shredder.]

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Worse then fixing toilets?

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

[Laughs.] I think fixing toilets is better. Hopefully they'll all be clean...

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

....I'm hoping.

Good luck with your job then...whatever it is.

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[mare-libertas.livejournal.com]

They didn't even give me a job. Weird...

Do you need any help with yours?

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

It would be easier. Do you mind helping me fix toilets?

[mare-libertas.livejournal.com]

No, I've got a couple hours free.

[He'll be busy doing something very very stupid later.]

What should I do first?

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

[Great...]

Well America lent me some tools so I suppose we should go find a toilet.

[mare-libertas.livejournal.com]

We have one, right? Let's start there.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Alright. I'll meet you in the bathroom. I need to get something.

[mare-libertas.livejournal.com]

Okay.

[He'll wait in the bathroom, curiously.]

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

[And she'll come back with some paper and tape.]

I'm going to stick a sign on the ones we finish saying "Refitted."

Also we should make a list so we don't lose track.

[Puts it to the side to go over to the toilet]

[mare-libertas.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...

[looks at the sign thoughtfully...]

Do you think they'll know the difference if we just clean the toilets and put the signs on them? Instead of actually refitting them?

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure.

....I don't think we should take the risk though.