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makoto naegi

Hey, it's Makoto. Sorry but I can't pick up right now, so leave a message, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks!

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[optimistical]

Kotone, I don't think it's a good idea to just rely on chances for your career. It's good to do proper preparation and research for it.

[penalizing]

...but that sounds like a lot of work
and work's for suckers

[optimistical]

No it's not! Hard work is important for success and it pays itself off.

[penalizing]

...idk, you're probably just too embarrassed to say they got you

it's okay
you can admit it's not worth the effort

[optimistical]

Wh

That's not true! Why would you think that?

[penalizing]

it's the logical conclusion
nobody likes to work if they can avoid it
that's the advice of somebody who didn't know any better and got tricked

[optimistical]

But not all work is bad, Kotone.

Like all the hard work you'd do in grade 12 will help you get into university.

[penalizing]

or i can just get my parents to pay my way into university
see, that's easier

[optimistical]

But isn't that inconveniencing your parents? You can't rely on them forever.

[penalizing]

i don't need to rely on them forever!!!

they're just the ones who really want me to go to a university
so it's more for them than me anyway
i'd be fine at a community college or whatever

[optimistical]

You still need to study and have good grades to go to a community college, though.

[penalizing]

not really
i have c's, that's enough i'm pretty sure

[optimistical]

I think it depends on which community college and which program you want to go into.

But do you really want to go to a community college instead of a university?

[penalizing]

like i said, i don't really care???
there's not much of a difference anyway
s'long as i can get a job, i don't care about how i get there

[optimistical]

Having a bachelor's degree is pretty much a requirement at a lot of places now, though...

Then okay, what kind of job do you want? Maybe I can at least help you out on that.

[ since if her parents are paying him to be her mentor, he might as well HELP OUT even if she's being... yeah....... ]

[penalizing]

i dunno!
it's way too early to make that kind of call

[ She's really wondering what the hell her parents were thinking, hiring someone as clueless as this... ]

i mean, i was joking about the model thing but it wouldn't be terrible
and i like acting a lot
but that's a high-risk career

[optimistical]

Yeah, acting is a pretty hard career to get into but you don't have to be just an actress? You could also be a drama teacher or work in theatre production.

I mean, I'm an artist so I know all about high risk careers...

[penalizing]

yeah but that'd be boring
if i go into acting i'd want to actually ACT
if i can't be on stage it's not worth it

also i'm pretty sure you shouldn't be looking down on people without college degrees if that's the case

[optimistical]

Well, if you don't mind doing theatre or playing minor characters, you could probably hold a job like that? Until you make it big.

I'm not looking down on people! I just know that it's important to have one...

[penalizing]

are you kidding, i love theater
like i said, that's what i'd want to do in the first place
i don't think film would be half as exciting

it kind of sounds like you are
like you're already saying that community college is worse than university

[optimistical]

Then I think going into acting isn't a bad idea at all. There are a lot of theatre performances and you have more opportunities than film.

That's not what I'm saying at all! I think community college is a great idea and if you want to go for it, then you should. All I'm saying is that a post-secondary education, in general, is good to have and that you still need to study. If you want to go to college instead, you should definitely talk to your parents.

[penalizing]

it's still not a super realistic career though
and i'm not confident that i want to do it yet
so i'm still keeping my mind open

i think it's dumb that it's valued so much when it's worthless
but unfortunately we live in stupid times
so i'll have to get a degree of some sort regardless

[optimistical]

Do you have any other interests or possible careers paths?

And do you want me to talk to your parents about potentially considering college? I mean, they're the ones who want you to go to university and that's why they hired me...

[penalizing]

like i just said, i dunno yet!
it's way too early for that kind of thing

nah, i'll just talk to them about where i stand
it's really their decision in the end
either they can get me into university or let me go to community college
so they'll have to figure out what they want themselves

[optimistical]

But what about your interests?

Okay. Then in the meanwhile, how about I just help you with your studies with the goal of college in mind?