Archive of Our Own

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"I... still can't believe I got fired, so quickly," Said Pomni.

It had been just a week since the tiny lady had gotten fired. She had been giving the bill to one of the customers when she accidentally knocked down the expensive china plates on the wall. She'd already been on her boss's bad side, so she ought to get fired. Oh well. She'd have to look for another job. Again.

She walked by her apartment complex and walked to the tower. But Pomni stopped. It was a poster about a job posting.

Along with an obnoxious drawing of a bee, right below it.

"What a weird poster...About Relic hunting? Like the things those archaeologists do? But illegally?... But it's about a job. She could use a job. She liked exploring.

"Maybe this job really is for me," mumbled Pomni.

This job...Maybe she might find some thrill in it. Or maybe she might get fired in a second. She pulls out her phone and carefully takes a picture of the poster. She makes sure her fingers don't touch the cracks of her phone. Or else they might get cut. She should really get a new phone.

After taking the picture, she decides to head to her rooming house to get some rest. She might need that for the interview. If this job even needs one anyway.

Pomni is sitting by her computer. Her cracked phone is by her side. She looks outside her window at the pinkish-orange skies. She's seriously doubting if she should be doing this. Is this even safe? Is it a money scam? Will she get hacked? 

"Better try it or not at all."

The pin-wheel eyed woman picks up her phone, and carefully opens her gallery, and then the image of the poster. She snatches a notebook and a pen and notes down the number in the poster image. She then opens the phone, and then clicks on the keypad icon, and types in the number. The woman then stares at the dial button. Pomni sighs and clicks on the button. She can't be scared anymore. Not this time.

"HELLLO MY ENTHUSIASTIC CHOCOLATE CHIPS! Do you want to join the Amazing Relic Hunters? Well, today is your lucky day! If you want to know how to join this job, then say Yes! and if you don't..uh..Say No, I guess. But it would be so much better if you say YES!" Said an obnoxious, booming voice.

"Uh..um..Yes?-"

"PERFECT! Open your mail to fill out a form to join this amazing, adventurous, and-"

"I can't wait for them to get traumatised~" and then di-" Interrupted a slutty sounding voice.

"SHUT UP YOU PARASITE!..ahem, anyways, Go on and live the adventure of your dreams!"

What a weird way to get a job. And still no interview, or confirmation if she'd get any money. That's why she needed a job! She also wondered what the other man's interrupted voice was saying. Well, she couldn't think of that now. She had to go and 'Live her dreams'. Her only dream is to get a good-paying job.

Pomni then opened up her computer and clicked on her inbox. Sure enough, there was an email labeled "Job Application to be a Relic Hunter". She didn't expect it to actually work. Also, how did they get her email ID? She had never said it to the company. How Suspicious.

Pomni clicked on the mail, and it read as:

"Hello, new relic hunter! Do you want to join this amazing, wonderful, and completely safe job that won't get you killed? Well, it's your lucky day. To join the job, please fill out the form with the link below - 

https://forms.gle/y9xBNrbPN3cFffnH9

Well, get to filling! Till then, C&A will be waiting for you, hunter.

By you, one and only Ringleader,

Caine 🐝."

Pomni stared at the form. Is this what she really needed? A job where she'd have to adventure with a great chance of dying? Finding objects that may or may not exist? Would she even get proper payment and insurance? And...What was this C&A about? The call hadn't said anything about it. Maybe it was the funding company? And would give insurance to her, if she'd die. She hoped she didn't die. That wouldn't be very nice.

The short-haired lady then clicked on the link. The first question was about her name. She filled that out. She did it for all the questions. One question, however, was very odd. It seemed out of place. More...desperate than the rest. It was labeled as, 'Would you like to join? (Please join)', and the only options were 'Yes', 'Yes! and "Also Yes". Pomni chose the least eager response of the three options. After all that, she submitted the form.

Now all she had to do was wait.....

It had been an entire night since Pomni had filled the form. She hadn't slept since. The Pint-sized woman hadn't even looked from her screen. Her head would start hurting from the thoughts of being selected or not. She stared at her hands. Pale. Just as her skin. She couldn't even lift a 3 kg dumbbell without her shoulder hurting. Could she really hunt for random fragments of significant objects as a job, which doesn't even have a fixed pay? No. But, she'll learn. She has to. She needs a job. And she needs some Thrill.

Just then, her computer tinged. She quickly snapped out of looking at her hands, and she saw a new mail, labeled "Job Update!"

"Wowie! Looks like you have just gotten a new job!! To officially join the group, come to the said Location. Candy Cane Kingdom, -34.0198715° S, 151.0705343° E. The building that is under these coordinates will be labeled as 'The Amazing Relic Hunters!'. It's hard to miss! Enjoy having a un-bee-lievably amazing day!"

"YES! LET'S GO!" screamed Pomni, while slamming her hands on the table. She didn't care if she'd wake up her neighbours. She got in! She got a job! She should get packing right now.

Pomni scrolled down to see a logo of that company name she had seen before. In the last mail. Was it a logo? Its background was tealish blue, with white text that was written horizontally as...                                                                                                                   

C&A.