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[Ordinarily, stories about prison breaks and explosions would be right up Spike's alley. Today, however, he seems stressed out over something completely different. As if the upcoming holiday -- he hates all holidays, but this one in particular is the worst -- wasn't enough, he's been unemployed for way too long. Bills are going to start stacking up soon.]

Would it kill the castle to put out classified ads once a week?

[He tosses the open journal on the coffee table and sighs as he picks up his oversized mug. How is he going to raise money for a family at this rate? (Not that he's even dating anyone, but you know. It could happen.)]

There's got to be someone looking for a guy with virtually no experience in anything practical. [Hear that journal? He's talking to you. Great catch over here!] Maybe I could start selling jokes and see how that turns out. Or something in marketing. [Hm. There's an idea...] I could do that.

(Gwaine)

[Despite Spike's own personal crisis to deal with (that he's totally not procrastinating on right after he started), he hasn't seen him moping around the lobby like usual. Which means he's probably moping alone somewhere. And that fight with Julia sounded pretty bad from where they were all evesdropping in the next room. -- Thus, Spike will be a buddy and force him to do something he hates.]

Hey. Want to go out?

ooc - RE: Chandler/Friends loss!

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Don't you usually just wish what you want up?

Can't really make a career out of wishing. [What are you thinking, man.]

...You want to make a career now? [What are YOU thinking? D:]

Ideally. So far I'm still working on getting an interview.

...You what?

You know, that thing that comes before getting hired?

[He's using the right word, isn't he?]

[NO this is all wrong D:]

You're serious about all of this.

Yeah. [... maybe starting to pick up on some weirdness.] Are you ok, John?

I could be askin' you the same thing, Spike.

[Sorry, John, he's dumb right now. He's got no idea why he'd be upset over this.]

Was there another job I was supposed to take?

No, that's the point. You ain't the settlin' down and workin' type.

[Bro ;;]

That's encouraging.

Just telling you the truth, you knew that yourself before you...started actin' weird.

That does sound like an excuse I'd come up with.

[He's trying to stay positive though!]

Maybe I'll find something this time around.

...

You're startin' to scare me.

Scare you?

You're not acting yourself at all.

You mean wanting some kind of certainty in a place that's completely unpredictable?

Yeah, I always got the impression you did better not knowing what was coming.

That makes it awfully hard to plan ahead.

You never much cared for that, neither.

People grow up. I'd sort of like a family some day. [...] Which might not happen with all the respect that comes from selling jokes on the street, but it's a working plan.

...You want a family. [Yeah, he's just going to sit in stunned silence for a while, don't mind him]

... I guess so.

[Wow that's an awkward silence. Spike isn't even sure why he's thinking about family when he can't keep a steady girlfriend. Might have done better not to get ahead of himself.]

I feel like we're focusing a lot on me here. What's... going on with you lately?

...Not too much. Been settling back to the castle life again.

[So very very disturbed]

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