>>502329
This.

Well, Pikari hasn't actually been hired yet, so you may not even have to live with this at all. And even if Pikari is hired, if that other amstvane, Kargi, is hired as well then maybe Pikari will put her (or his) attention on him instead of you.

Tell Pikari the office number where Clear is, and say you'll walk her (or him) there... Okay, this pronoun ambiguity is getting silly. Just outright ask Pikari what gender he or she is. Specifically state it's not for any of "those" reasons; You just want to get your pronouns sorted out before accidentally calling him or her the wrong one.

Once that's sorted out, then take off. On the way apologize for the outburst; It's not something you normally do, or even knew you could do, and don't want to do again.

Perhaps as >>502326 suggested, Clear is responsible for playing a little joke on you. Or maybe she thought getting you laid would help you open up and be less shy?

Quiz 'her' (We're still uncertain about this) a little on engineering. You know your stuff, and it will help you regain your composure to assume a more professional attitude.

So you become more assertive whenever you are enraged or frustrated... This might prove useful. Maybe you should keep this memory tucked away just in case you really need to unleash a can of self assertion on someone one day.

>>502320
Just tell her that you don't like to mix business and pleasure; you're here to interview her for a job, and you wouldn't want her thinking that she got that job because of *this* kind of behavior. You need to know if she can actually do the job.

[1/3] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/04/23(Tue)17:48 No. 507472 ID: fc6725
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>Voice your concerns with Clear.
I'll definitely do that as soon as I get the chance. I don't know how much of this I can take!

>She can come on the ship, but you have to confiscate her tildes as dangerous ordinance.
That's just silly.

>Just outright ask Pikari what gender he or she is.
Kigavi only have the one gender!

"Something the matter~?"

"Uh... look, I just need to send you to my boss. I'm not the one doing the interview."

"That's too bad~"

>Quiz 'her' (We're still uncertain about this) a little on engineering.
"What are you applying for, anyway?"

"Wouldn't you like to know~"

"Well, if it's engineering, I might--"

"It's not engineering."

"Oh."

... Where was that room again?

[2/3] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/04/23(Tue)17:49 No. 507473 ID: fc6725
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Saz heads out with Pikari, but has some trouble finding where he's supposed to go.

How do I not know where the office is?!

"Are you lost?"

"N-no, I'm fine!"

[3/3] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/04/23(Tue)17:49 No. 507474 ID: fc6725
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Eventually, they arrive.

"Oh, there you are, Saz. Did you forget where this place was again?"

"O-of course not!"

"Uh huh. And I guess this must be Pikari?"

"Hi~"

"Alright. By the way, Saz, we've approved that Kargi fellow. He's in the back filling out forms right now. There anything you wanna talk about before you go try to find our other straggler?"

I should really tell her about Pikari... but how am I supposed to do that when they're standing right there?!

Ok I'm going to give it decent odds that they're going to mention it themselves. Barring that, you're probably going to want to emphasize that "Oh, that's good. Pikari here REALLY likes amtsvane." and then glare at Clear in a suggestive manner. That is, if you really don't want them aboard. I think you should give them another chance now that they know what's actually going on and not mention anything to her at all. Maybe they'll grow on you while you're all locked up all close together on a spaceship that you can't get off of for extended periods of time.

>>507474
"Just so you know, Pikari was very... flirtatious. It was reallyyyyy awkwarrrrd..."

>>507474
Ask to speak to Clear alone, at which point you can voice your concerns.

Mentally review what we know about Kigavi. For all we know this is standard behaviour for them. To clarify, are they an all female species or what?

Inquire about what it is that Pikari will be doing onboard the ship. Hopefully you'll be able to avoid it if your duties don't overlap much.

>"Kigavi only have one gender!"
...Uh. So they're hermaphrodites? Or can switch sex at will? Or something even weirder? Well, this'll make pronouns even trickier...

Lean down and whisper to Clear that you'd like to speak with her in private for a moment; Either in back or out in the hall. Then you can give her the quick summary of how Pikari has a near inappropriate attraction to amstvanes and wanted to jump your bones, or you to jump Pikari's bones, or whatever kigavi do. And that you had to lose your cool and yell at Pikari you weren't there to have sex to get Pikari to stop taking everything you said as a sexual innuendo or proposition. And even then Pikari is coming on real strong, and it's grinding on you.

Basically, if Pikari is hired Pikari is going to be all over you and Kargi the entire time, and you don't know if you can keep from snapping again.

>>507495
Awww, snapping a little was good for him! He may be a (proportionally) giant lizard, but he's got the approximate spine and willpower of a tub of margarine. I mean, the alternative to snapping was being publicly raped by an alien. As long as he doesn't go crazy, he should be fine.

>>507514
...Okay, you're right. It's good that Saz showed some spine for once, since it did clear up that situation. ...In fact, Pikari hasn't been all over Saz since he made it clear he isn't interested in Pikari. Pikari's still flirting, but it's just annoying now, not alarmingly forward.

Saz, forget warning Clear as strongly as here >>507495. Instead, tell her the Pikari is really attracted to amstvanes, and came on to you really inappropriately, but you laid down that you're not interested and Pikari backed off to just flirting. Say that you think you can handle that long term if Pikari's hired.

Having Pikari on board might actually help you by learning how to stand such an annoyance.

[1/2] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/05/13(Mon)16:17 No. 510407 ID: 1d8777
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>Mentally review what we know about kigavi.
They're usually really, really formal. They have a really rigid social structure. Only the people at the top have to do all the ceremonial stuff, but kigavi in general are known for being uptight.

This Pikari is nothing like any other kigavi I've met at all.

>Are they an all female species or what?
N-no, they, uh... they can, um... they have... how do I put this...

They have both kinds of... um... stuff.

>Tell Clear about stuff! Glare at her in a suggestive manner.
I don't think I know how to do that!

"Clear, um, about Pikari..."

"Yeah?"

"They, um... they really like amtsvane."

"Oh, that's good. Some people don't, you know." I don't think she's paying attention to me...

"No, like, like like amtsvane."

"Huh?"

"Oh, um... can I talk to you, uh, alone, Clear?"

"Uh, not right now. There's a lot of bureaucratic bullshit I've got to deal with because my brother can't do his fucking job. I should be done with it by the time you find the other guy, though."

"I... I guess that's okay..."

[2/2] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/05/13(Mon)16:17 No. 510408 ID: 1d8777
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Defeated, Saz heads back to look for the other potential crew member.

I probably should have said more... but it's really hard to talk about things like this for me...

Okay. Focus. Who else was I looking for? A sagudo... ?

I can only imagine that Pikari is highly qualified and turns out to be a shoo-in and ends up spending many long hours in the same room as you on the ship. Don't feel sad, they seemed very nice.

Let's go back to that area we found Pikari in and start looking around. And hope this other person isn't ALSO going to try to fulfill their fantasies with you in the middle of a crowded room. What are the odds you'll get embarrassed twice?

Yeah the chance of encountering two individuals with an abduction/ravaging fantasy they would actually play out with a total stranger are pretty bad. Let's just look around same as we did before.

"a sagudo who should answer to 'Hiru' or maybe 'Tontor.'"

ok so you have Kargi who isn't so bad and then you have Pikari, who you might want to watch out for. lets see what the last guy is like then shall we... if we can find him that is

>>510408
Pikari seems like a nice person, just make it clear that you just aren't that into it, and I'm sure you'll have a pleasant friendship. You DO need more friends, comrade. Isolation isn't healthy. Or maybe it is. I have no idea how your species' psychology works.

Hey, don't be so down. Pikari might not even get the job, and even if they do Kargi is going to be on the ship too, so Pikari is going to be splitting their attention between you and him. Heck, for all you know Kargi is into kigavi and Pikari will be all over him and you won't even have to face Pikari's sexual advances.

Since talking about such things is hard for you, what about writing them down or otherwise recording them? You could stop for a few minutes to make a brief message about Pikari's actions, and then give it to Clear when you come back.

Now, on to finding this sagudo. He's going to be as lost as Pikari was, so head back to the main concourse and watch for a lost looking sagudo. Try looking for one that's wearing attire that'd be in line with going to a job interview.

And just so you don't get lost again, head to an information booth and get a map of the spaceport's main terminal and mark where the office is. That's at least one thing you can do better than the last go around.

[1/2] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/05/16(Thu)14:49 No. 511212 ID: 1d8777
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>"a sagudo who should answer to 'Hiru' or maybe 'Tontor.'"
Right!

Saz reenters the concourse area and starts looking around.

[2/2] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/05/16(Thu)14:49 No. 511213 ID: 1d8777
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Saz is quickly able to find someone who fits the terribly vague description he's been given.

I forget, is "Hiru" a girl sagudo name or a boy sagudo name... ?

Um, either way, I think this might be who I'm looking for. I, uh, I think I should plan out what I'm going to start off with better, though...

>>511213
Let's start off by asking if he's Hiru/Tontor, but preface that by saying you don't know how sagudo names match to gender.

>>511213
"Excuse me, would you happen to be called Hiru or Tontor? I'm a representative of a cargo transportation service ship, and am looking for an applicant who goes by one of those names."

Wouldn't it be better to ask the person who he or she is? That way they have to supply the correct name, and can't possibly lie and answer yes when you ask if they're Hiru or Tontor.

>>511223
"Hey, I'm Saz. I was asked look for a sagudo for a job interview, do you mind if I ask your name?"
No problemo.

Just ask their name, saying that you're looking for someone. Surely this can't go wrong twice in a row.

Say something like "Excuse me, do you know someone who's named Hiru?"

Bypass the whole name issue by saying "excuse me, but are you here for a job interview with Town? For a position on a cargo ship?" If she replies in the affirmative, then ask what her name is to confirm she's who you're looking for and then say you're here to lead her back to the interview office.

>>511213
Just walk up there and ask him. AND DON'T TRIP FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, SOMEONE COULD DIE.

>>511243
this sounds good

>>511225
This, yes.

>>511243
He's here to interview with Clear, Town is the one who set the interview up, make sure to keep that straight to avoid confusion.

[1/2] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/07/09(Tue)13:18 No. 523116 ID: 0046c5
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Oh gosh I walked up to her and now she's glaring at me.

"Do you mind."

"E-excuse me, um, I'm looking for someone."

"That so."

"Y-- um, yeah."

"..."

"..." She's glaring at me even harder now.

"Is that all you had to say? 'Hi, random stranger, just thought I'd let you know that I'm looking for someone!' Really?"

"Well, um..."

"All I want to do is wait for my shuttle in peace. Buzz off."

[2/2] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/07/09(Tue)13:18 No. 523117 ID: 0046c5
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That didn't go so well. At least I didn't get hit on.

Saz quickly notices that there's another sagudo sitting alone at a table right near the last one.

Okay. Let's try this again. Saz, you can do this.

"Um, excuse me."

The sagudo looks up at Saz for a moment but doesn't say anything.

Um.

"E-excuse me. I'm looking for someone?"

The sagudo looks up again, taps the device in his hands several times, stares at it, and then speaks, haltingly.

"... I ... n-- don't... un... under... understand."

I don't think I was prepared for this.

Ask if they are named Hiru.

Does this place have some kind of intercom system where you can get the staff to call people? Some big stores or airports let you send out a message if you're separated from your group or need to find someone so maybe you can do that here too.

Ask him, but maybe keep tabs on the other Sagudo you spoke to earlier, the one that glared at you. Might be the Hiru you're looking for, tbh...

Well, Saz, it was embarrassing, but you did learn a few things about these sagudo, and from that can infer some things.

The first sagudo is most likely not here for the interview, since she outright said she was only waiting for a shuttle. The second one is also unlikely to be here for the interview, since Town almost certainly wouldn't bother with a candidate that couldn't even speak the language. Though, there is a chance he may be able to read and write the language, and Town only communicated with him through typed messages, so it's not 100% certain he's not hear for the interview. Better try to communicate with him again.

You're going to need a piece of paper and a pen. Write down "Is your name Hiru?" and under that "Are you here for an interview with Town for a job on a ship?" in large, clear letters on it. Show it to the second sagudo, pointing to it and then to his translator device. It's almost certain that he could key the text in, get a translation, and give you a response that way.

Even if he doesn't turn out to be the sagudo you're looking for, that paper with your questions on it will help you out quite a bit, since you have so much trouble with speaking. You could just go up to a prospective sagudo, say "excuse me" and show them the paper. It'll be a bit embarrassing, but considering the only other option left is an announcement over the PA system, this is better.

[1/2] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/07/16(Tue)12:56 No. 524912 ID: 0046c5
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>Does this place have some kind of intercom system where you can get the staff to call people?
L-look I really don't want to use the intercom system!!

>Keep tabs on the other Sagudo you spoke to earlier.
She's looked over and glared at me twice since I left.

... She's a little scary.

>Ask if they are named Hiru.
"Um... is your name Hiru?"

The sagudo looks up and taps his device, but shrugs in puzzlement.

I don't think I quite got myself across.

>Use a paper and a pen!
Um. I don't have a paper or a pen on me.

But...

"Um, hey... can I borrow that for a second?"

... He's just kind of staring at me again. Maybe if I point at it a lot?

[2/2] Sazgvao !TEEDashxDA 2013/07/16(Tue)12:56 No. 524913 ID: 0046c5
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The sagudo hands the device over to Saz, a bit reluctantly.

I'm pretty sure this wasn't designed for an amtsvane at all. It's tiny!

... Okay I think I found some kind of keyboard...

IS YOUR NAME HIRU?

Saz hands the device back to the sagudo, who starts tapping away. After a few moments he hands it back over, smiling.

He said something out loud but I couldn't understand any of it. Does this guy not speak the trade language?

HELLO I AM HIRU TONTOR. ARE YOU HERE ABOUT JOB?

Oh, it looks like he's using a text translator of... some sort.

Well maybe go over and tell that other sagudo you found the person you were looking for please don't be mad at me.

And let Hiru know you'll lead them to the job interview of course.

'yes, but your resume better be good to make up for the language barrier. let's see the captain.'

then lead them.

>>524913
Type in yes, and that he can follow you to the interview room.

Respond with something simple like "yes, follow me" so nothing is lost in translation.

>>524937
Don't want to get misunderstood, now. That translator looks far from perfect.

Well, Clear did say the sagudo's name is either "Hiru" or "Tontor," so the name "Hiru Tontor" pretty much means this guy is who you're looking for. And even if he isn't Clear couldn't fault you for it with what little info you had to go on to find the job candidate.

Place the tablet on the table so it's a little bit easier to use with your huge fingers and type out "Yes. Follow me to the interview." Best to keep it simple, since the translator might choke on something more complex.

Seems odd that he doesn't know the trade language, considering he's interviewing for a position where his coworkers only communicate in it. You can ask Clear about that when you get back. Maybe Town messed up and Hiru was supposed to interview for a different job.