INBOX:

[starfruitfrog]

[BEEEEEEEEEEP.]

Ah, you've reached the inbox of Sergeant Keroro, de arimasu. Please leave a message after the tone~

[BEEP.]

Comments

[quibbling]

Your message sounds very polite... the one on this, I mean.

[She doesn't exactly have the previous knowledge to know the proper terms, you see.]

It makes you seem very unassuming.

[starfruitfrog]

Well, I do own a shop now, de arimasu. I have to uphold the shop's image!

[quibbling]

That makes sense. Actually, I wondered if you were still looking for employees.

[starfruitfrog]

I still need a store manager, de arimasu.

[Voice] Jan 28 after he gets punched by Sougo. Hope this is okey!

[pawned]

This is Itou Kamotaro. I'd like to apply for employment in your store. I only have one arm, which means that it's terribly difficult for me to lift heavy objects, but keeping track of stock and managing the register should be easy enough. I'm very fastidious and industrious.

There's very little to do in the city apart from train and get into fights with people from my world, and besides, we both have a dislike for Okita Sougo. This will keep me occupied and out of the way, and I'm decently well-versed in Japanese items of both traditional and modern trends, given that I was there at the turn of history, both times. I speak excellent Japanese, including keigo, and my calligraphy is only bested by my former ability in the sword, of which I was a master until my timely death. If you like, I can make some signs and advertisement material for you regularly to make up for my inability to do hard labor.

My requested hours are between 9am to about 7pm, as I attend morning training. Food is optional -- I'm resigned to the fact that, since I can't cook anymore, I will starve most of the time. As for benefits, I will settle for discounts to your products from time to time and first choice on sale items. Given that my money will be coming from you in the first place, I believe this is a fair enough request.

[Voice] Of course~

[starfruitfrog]

That...That's so sad, de arimasu. I-I never knew you suffered so much, de arimasu!

[pawned]

[A long pause.]

I'm not asking for your pity. [grumble]

[starfruitfrog]

[He's not really listening anymore.]

Having no money is a really difficult thing, de arimasu. I've been through that so I know how hard it can be, de arimasu. [BRB, wiping a tear from his eye.]

But it's okay now, de arimasu. I'll hire you, so you won't have to go hungry ever again, de arimasu. I promise.

[anpan_tan]

Beeep? How do you mean this?

Uhh... Yamazaki Sagaru, former Shinsengumi police officer and spy is speaking. I'd like to know if you are still in need of employees. I'd be a good bouncer if you need one, but usually I cleaned the rooms of my higher-ups and they were more than satisfied with my work. Thank you very much for listening.

Beeep...

[starfruitfrog]

We...don't need a bouncer, de arimasu... [What kind of shop do you think they're running here, Yamazaki? It's a family-friendly cafe....]

How are you at busing tables, de arimasu?

[anpan_tan]

[In the world Yamazaki came from family-friendly cafes were full of ill-mannered children and their parents who were more ill-mannered than their children.]

I'm very good at it, Boss-san! I've often cleaned the tables at the headquarter of the Shinsengumi, I'm very experienced in it!

[starfruitfrog]

[Therein lies the difference. Keroro's show is aimed at an entirely different audience, where family-friendly cafes are full of friendly kids and smiling parents. And aliens in disguise.]

Ah, that's a bit different than busing tables... But I guess we can try you out, de arimasu. We are short-staffed after all, de arimasu. [And firing people is easy.]

What times are you available, de arimasu?

[ voice message ]

[nopunintendid]

Hey, uh -- would you still happen to be looking for employees? I saw your post a few days ago and was interested in applying for a job.

I don't...really have any experience in the food business, aside from cooking at home, but I've got a pretty good memory and can work well under pressure. I'm also not half bad with numbers, so I can calculate prices in my head pretty quickly, you know?

So, uh, yeah. Thanks for listening.

[ Pause. He's about to turn off the feed when he realizes that he...never introduced himself. Whoops. ]

...Oh, and uh. Right. Almost forgot, but my name is Junpei.

[ Another short pause, and then click! ]

[voice]

[starfruitfrog]

Junpei-dono, is it? We still have two openings for waiters, de arimasu. It seems like a position that would fit your experience best, de arimasu.

[voice]

[nopunintendid]

Uh, just Junpei's fine. And yeah, I think I'd do pretty well as a waiter.

[ I mean, how hard can it be? ]

Do you want me to, uh, come in and...interview or anything? [ Since he's...not sure how this works. ]

[voice]

[starfruitfrog]

You might, de arimasu. We don't know till you actually try, de arimasu.

[It isn't hard at all! Firing you if you fail, that is.]

Yes, an interview would probably be good, de arimasu. When are you free for an interview, de arimasu?

[ Voice Message]

[bowdown]

Hello, Sergeant Keroro.

I understand you currently run The Hikan Cafe, and so I have a business proposal I would like to present you. I am a baker, a rather well known one in my world and few other worlds it seems; while I am rather new in this place and thus I have not installed my bakery yet, I am eager to continue my line of work and I believe it would go much smoother if I would be able to work with others who are in a way related to the food industry.

All of this to say, I wish to sell my cakes and baked goods at your shop, Sergent. I would, of course, send you a sample and wait for your opinion on the matter, and so we can negotiate prices and fees and begin a pleasant business interaction, if you are willing.

Please, let me know what you think of this idea.
Thank you.

[ Voice Message]

[starfruitfrog]

If you're really as good a baker as you say you are, then I think it's a great idea, de arimasu!

[ Voice Message]

[bowdown]

Perfect. I shall leave a sample at your shop, so you can judge it properly.

[ voice; ]

[atleast80]

You're the sub-par comedian who owns Metokkori R, right? I'd like to have something ordered from Japan.

[ voice; ]

[starfruitfrog]

[Must not get angry at customers...must not get angry at customers.]

And what is it that you wanted to have ordered, Side Character-dono?

[ voice; ]

[atleast80]

I want to order a dozen middle school uniforms, sub-par comedian who didn't rank number one in the popularity polls.

[Voice]

[fujigglephysics]

Um, hello? Are you hiring right now, and if so, what positions are open?

Re: [Voice]

[starfruitfrog]

We are definitely still hiring, de arimasu! We're you thinking of working at the cafe or Metokkori R, de arimasu?

Re: [Voice]

[fujigglephysics]

Mm, I don't have any experience in being a clerk or a manager, so I was looking more at the cafe. Are there any waitress positions left, by any chance?