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Well, you lost your chance for a job, but at least you're alive. Right? RIGHT???\n\n[[Pretty much, yeah, I think]]\n<<back>>

"Hello, Mike from Magic Systems LLC HR here, could you come down for an interview?", you hear.\n\n[["Sure", you answer.|SureInterview]]\n[["Sorry, I don't have time for that"|Sorry]]

Frankly, it was some kind of miracle that you landed a job where you can use your wits instead of your muscles.\n\nIt is really hard for dwarf (or slime for that matter, but don't tell Mike!) to get such job in a world where such positions are taken by dragons, unicorns, elves and other "high" creatures, metaphorically of course.\n\n[[THE END.]]

After some searching you find door. What do you want to do now?\n\n[[Open it]]\n[[Run away]]

<<set $resign = 1>><<display "Umm... sure...">>

You are slowly turning around. Behind you stands slime monster about half of your size.\n\n"Hello, I'm Mike. Called you earlier that week, remember?", it says.\n\n[[GAAAAAHH]]\n[[Run away|Run away2]]

<<if $chair eq 0>>You successfully put chair on the table.<<else>>Chair is already on the table, you silly goose!<<endif>>\n<<set $chair = 1>>\n<<return>>

You are guided by Mike to warehouse's exit. Coming into company picnic wasn't bad idea as you thought. Against your fears, you were ''not'' the meal.\n\n<<display "endtext">>

Had chance to find a job\nYet you refused to\nYou had that chance\nTo be grown up man\nDon't live with parents\nAnd have a car\nYour fault is that\nYou lost your chance\n\n[[THE END.]]

<<if $table eq 0>>You successfully moved table to the wall.<<else>>Table is already by wall, you silly goose!<<endif>>\n<<set $table = 1>>\n<<return>>

"It's okay", says Mike, "Most people don't. We'll find another candidate soon".\n\nThen he molds near control outlet of the door which you didn't notice earlier and unlocks it.\n\nYou get away, but momentarily have second thoughts. "He wasn't malicious", you think, "What if I'd met rest of staff"?\n\nWell, it could be pretty interesting job, for once. Alas, you are still jobless and need to go down unemployment drain.\n\n[[THE END.]]

"You'll learn though", says Tom. "To most of our codebase standard Pascal knowledge can be applied", adds dragon. "By the way, name's Andrew".\n[[Cool!]] <<set $dragonname = 1>>

<<if $resign eq 0>>Slime mold guides you to the small room, at the back of the warehouse. "Your interviewers will be here in a minute".<<else>>You put both table and chair back where they belong. <<set $chair = 0>> <<set $table = 0>> What's now?<<endif>>\n\n[[Try to sneak out]]\n<a href='javascript:void(0)' class='internalLink' onclick='state.display("The Interviewers")'>Wait for your <s>doom</s> interviewers</a>

You reluctently open the door and go inside. You hear muffled "hello" behind you. You close door afterwards hearing "click" as in "magnetic lock kicking in click".\n\n[[Turn around]]\n[[Run away|Run away2]]

At times you think it would be cool to work in Magic Systems LLC, but after a while, you shrug it off. I mean, who knows what could lurk inside this warehouse?\n\n[[THE END.]]

You have successfully climbed up the window. What's now?\n\n[[Run away|Run away3]]\n[[Resign]]

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You are looking around room. There is small window, but it's just big enough for you to <<replace "fit">>fit (even though you are kinda bulky person)<<endreplace>>. It is, however pretty high. What do you do?\n\n[[Use a door you came in, damn it!]]\n<<if $table eq 0>>[[Move table to the wall]] <<endif>> <<if $chair eq 0>>[[Put chair on the table]]<<endif>>\n<<if $table eq 1 and $chair eq 1>>[[Climb to the window]]<<endif>>

The Job Interview

"Sure, why not", you answer. "When I can be there"?\n\n"Next tuesday seems fine".\n\n[[Wait till tuesday|InterviewDay]]\n<a class="internalLink" href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/MyCrossSoft/the-art-of-tiles" target="_blank">Play the Art of Tiles for a while</a>

While you are falling asleep, you can't shrug off that feeling that this could be something important. In any case, you are still jobless and broken.\n\n[[THE END.]]

"It's okay", says Mike, "We'll find another candidate soon".\n\nThen he opens door and lead you to warehouse's exit.\n\nAfter going outside you have second thoughts. Andrew, Tom and even Mike didn't seem evil or hostile. You probably refused pretty good job. Kind of opportunity that won't happen again. Alas, you are still jobless and need to go down unemployment drain.\n\n[[THE END.]]

You scream, against your will. "I'm sorry, I'm terribly sorry!"\n\n"It's okay", says Mike, "Everyone react that way at first. Care to meet rest of staff"?\n\n[[Umm... sure...]]\n[[I think I don't want this job]]

"I'm happy that you think so!", says <<if $dragonname eq 1>>Andrew<<else>>dragon. "By the way, name's Andrew"<<set $dragonname = 1>><<endif>>.\n\n"So when you could start?", Mike speaks out for first time in quite some time.\n\n[[Whenever!]]\n[[I think I'd pass on this job]]

By Dariusz "Darkhog" G. Jagielski. All rights not not unreserved.

You can't run now. It's too late and door are already closed. You are briefly struggling with them, then sigh and give up\n\n<<back>>

You successfully went out the window and got away safely.\n\nBut you can't shrug a feeling that you did a mistake and Magic Systems LLC would be actually fun place to work in.\n\n[[THE END.]]

It's old Nokia 6030. You don't have money to buy anything newer.\n\n<<back>>

"Erm...", says Andrew, "I don't want to insult you, but we are looking for more qualified candidate".\n\nYou sadly comes out of room. Your lack of knowledge about greatest programming language ever created made you lose your chance for the job.\n\n[[THE END.]]

You woke up. Your [[cellphone]] is ringing.\n\n[[Pick up]]\n[[Go sleep]] <<set $chair = 0>> <<set $table = 0>> <<set $resign = 0>>

"Awesome!", you hear.\n\n"Say, could you come tomorrow?", says Andrew. "By the way, on Saturday we have our bi-monthly company picnic. Would be great if you come!"\n\n[[Tomorrow's then!]]

"Hello", <<continue "you hear.">> you hear. "How good you are with Pascal?", the dragon finishes.\n\n[[Pretty good, I'd say]]\n[[Not so much, but I'm a quick learner]]\n[[What's Pascal?]]

After short time thinking about it, you decide against it. The "interviewers" could be here any second now and you //really// don't want to meet them.\n<<back>>

"It's good", says unicorn, "as we need experienced Pascal/Delphi developer. By the way, name's Tom".\n\n[[But I'm not good with Delphi!]]\n[[Cool!]]

After a long drive you finally arrive at Magic Systems LLC. All you are seeing there is old warehouse, partially rusted.\n\n[[Find entrance door]]\n[[Run away]]

After some waiting, three interviewers came though the door. One of them is Mike The Slime Mold, and other two are <<replace "black dragon">>black dragon (about fifteen meter high)<<endreplace>> and an unicorn.\n\n[[Err... hello?]]

"Excellent!", says Mike. I'm sure you'll be able to learn it based on our great codebase. When can you start?\n\n[[Whenever!]]\n[[I think I'd pass on this job]]