This is my first story, sorry if it stinks. I hope that I will get better with each chapter...
Cruxis Corporation
The sun rose slowly over the crystal shimmering waters of Lake Sinoa, shining its light upon the inhabitants of Luin. Among the early rising inhabitants was Anna Irving, a beautiful young woman who just recently entered the job market. She was sitting on the balcony of her parents' house, drinking a hot mug of coffee and reading from the Luin Free Press. She fervently scans today's newspaper looking for job advertisements. Unfortunately there are no jobs posted at all, in fact recently businesses have had to start pushing people away because there are so many people looking for work and so few job openings.
"Just my luck!" Anna exclaims after finishing reading the classified section of her newspaper. "There have been no new job openings anywhere in Luin for two years in a row now! It looks like I should pack my bags and see if Palmacosta is any better…"
"Who are you talking to Anna?" asks one of Anna's old high school friends who was standing on the path beside the balcony where Anna was sitting.
"Ah! Emily, I didn't see you standing there." exclaimed Anna as she choked on her coffee.
"Hehehe, I realized that by the way you jumped." Laughed Emily, "Anyway were you looking for work again in the paper?"
"Yeah, I look every day but there never is one…" replied Anna, "I have been thinking of moving to Palmacosta and see if there is anyone hiring there."
"I wouldn't count on it; I hear that there is no work available anywhere in Sylvarant." remarked Ashley, another of Anna's school friends who was just passing by.
"Good morning Ashley!" chirped Emily.
"Oh, hello Ashley," said Anna, "you heard that as well?"
"Yes, it seems that there are too many people looking for work and not enough workers needed, unless of course you are looking for work in a Desian ranch…"
"You know I hate the Desians." replied Anna.
"Is Cruxis looking for employees?" asked Emily.
"Of course not! That heartless corporation never hires anyone!" growled Ashley, "I even hear that they don't let their current employees leave the building, that's why no one knows anything about what Cruxis does."
"It's too bad, that is such a big corporation I'm sure if they would open their doors to the ordinary people that would solve the current job problem." remarked Anna.
"You don't want a job from those posers! They think that they can get money and other things if they take the name of the group of angels who serve the goddess Martel, they make me sick." Spat Ashley.
"You shouldn't say such mean things about people you don't know!" insisted Emily, "they could just be trying to make an honest living."
"Yes, that's why they insist on secrecy all the time, never letting anyone in past the receptionist on the ground floor, no one has a clue what they really do in there, they could be just as bad, or worse then the Desians with their human experiments!" exclaimed Ashley.
"No one could be worse then the Desians." stated Anna matter-of-factly.
"Well, whatever, if you are going to be moving to Palmacosta I have a cousin who has a little house he is planning on renting out, he was planning on getting two or three people in there, I'm sure he would let you if I told him about you. That is as long as you can stand living with me for a little while." said Ashley.
"You were going to go to university in Palmacosta this year right?" asked Anna, "I would love to live with you in Palmacosta! That would be great! Thank you very much Ashley!"
"Do you think that there is room for me to move in?" asked Emily timidly.
"Of course, you would be most welcome."
"Thank you all very much for coming here and talking to me this early morning, but unfortunately I have to clean the house today and do some other little chores, but I will speak to you perhaps later this afternoon to confirm living with you all in Palmacosta." said Anna as she folded her newspaper and picked up her empty coffee mug and made to leave.
"See you later Anna!" said Emily as she waved goodbye.
"Yes, I will come by your place later this afternoon. Goodbye." said Ashley with a bow.
With that the three friends parted ways, Anna going inside her house and her two friends traveling in opposite directions down the street.