pandakatiefominz
Wraith
"Oh, um, well--I'd have t'think about it. And, you know, ask if anyone else I know who is, of course, trustworthy, would be interested." She took a sip of her drink. She was not prepared to be soft-offered a job. And she was very grateful, of course, but she was also a bit... suspicious. Not of Selene's motives, of course not, but, well, she was used to having enough money they needed to pay someone to keep track of it all, and she couldn't help but be a little concerned that a person like that didn't totally understand what it was like to be someone like her. But she didn't want to seem rude or uninterested, because if the offer was really beneficial to her circumstances, she didn't want to be passed up, but she had about a thousand concerns in her head, which she wasn't sure how to vocalize, so finally she just asked, "What are the hours?"
It seemed like a much better question to ask than, what does well paid mean, Selene? What is well-paid to you? because that was a question which might mean four different things: It was paid the standard amount for that work, it genuinely was well paid, it was extremely well paid (because rich people weren't aware of what the lower classes were typically paid), or it was absolutely dreadfully paid (because rich people weren't aware of what the lower classes were typically paid, and thought the meager wage they provide was 'enough'). But it was an awful idea to ask about money immediately. So she asked about hours.
It seemed like a much better question to ask than, what does well paid mean, Selene? What is well-paid to you? because that was a question which might mean four different things: It was paid the standard amount for that work, it genuinely was well paid, it was extremely well paid (because rich people weren't aware of what the lower classes were typically paid), or it was absolutely dreadfully paid (because rich people weren't aware of what the lower classes were typically paid, and thought the meager wage they provide was 'enough'). But it was an awful idea to ask about money immediately. So she asked about hours.