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[guppy_sandhu]

Out back, there has been a temporary covered notice board erected. On that notice board are two large pieces of paper. One is a large building plan, and the other is a poster.

INFIRMARY DAY ROOM UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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[someaveragejoe]

Joe approaches the tape, curious.

He's been looking for something to keep himself busy--there's only so long he can stand reading the newspapers and magazines that people leave behind in the bar, and while he's happy enough just people-watching, people don't necessarily enjoy that.

"Hello?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"Hi." Guppy comes over, nipping under the tape. "Are you interested in helping with the project?"

[someaveragejoe]

"I, uh..."

It still takes him a while sometimes to process that he is being spoken to.

But he can do this. He takes a deep breath.

"I am, yes. I have some experience at--well, I follow orders very well."

[guppy_sandhu]

"That's great." Guppy says. "I'm Guppy; I'm in charge of the project."

[someaveragejoe]

"Nice to meet you," he says. "I'm Joe. Joe Bonham. I live here."

A pause.

"Well, upstairs."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Nice to meet you too Joe. Come join us when you have time, it's freelance. We'll be working on it until it's finished."

He gives Joe the basic instructions of where they're digging the foundations.

[someaveragejoe]

"That sounds easy enough," Joe says.

He sure knows how to dig. That's trench life for you.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Excellent." Guppy gets him a spade. "It's very relaxed work, take breaks as and when you need, any problems give us a shout."

[someaveragejoe]

"I will," he says, taking the spade.

It's good to have a purpose, something to do with his time. He sure missed working--how many years has it been since he worked in the bakery? There's something about honest manual labor that makes a man feel content with his world.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy gets back to digging, glad to have another person on board.