Apprentice Auditions, Part 1

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Well, since my attempt at buying an apprentice at an auction failed (don't ask), I decided to try auditioning for a new potential wizard's apprentice. So I put up an online ad with a few embedded runes to make sure that only candidates with actual magical potential would see it. Wasn't expecting many candidates, but I got a few. Results were... mixed.

Candidate #1, Andrea Waterman, definitely seems to have magical aptitude at a glance, but is otherwise a total Muggle. Especially since her grasp of magic seems limited to seeing the Harry Potter films, and as a result thinks magic will interfere with electronics like her smartphone, no matter how many times I explained otherwise. She did ask if the position meant she had to sleep with me, and stated she'd slept for grades before. Low potential, but easy on the eyes, and at the very least could make for a good bed-warmer.

Candidate #2, Jark Braddock. Nerdy, has read a lot of fantasy and sci-fi, good grades, has even played some D&D in the past. Seemed highly interested and inquisitive. And rather cute, too. Overall, thought I had a winner with this guy. Unfortunately, once I started full disclosure on some of the potential risks of practical thaumaturgy, he seemed less then eager, and asked to leave. Still, I have his coordinates, and I could try to persuade him to take the position.

Candidate #3, Sonya Abbey, insisted on being called "Dusk". Right there, seeing this Possum girl in dark clothes with piercings, I could tell what kind of candidate I was looking at: a rebellious gothic neo-pagan wannabe who's mostly into whatever her die-hard conservative parents are against. Open-minded about magic and the occult, but a rebellious attitude like that would make for an undisciplined, disrespectful apprentice, which is dangerous. Checking her memories showed she has a good heart deep inside that snarky, aggressive exterior, but until something is done about that attitude, I can't do anything with her.

Candidate #4, Ziyad Nejem. An unexpected entry, this young man is a second-generation Egyptian-American with a Masters in parapsychology and an interest in mythology and archeology. I get the impression he's had to endure a lot of racism in past job interviews, however, since he got really defensive about some of my questions. Still, he actually knows how to read ancient sumerian, so that's a plus.

No serious picks this time around, but I'm keeping their contact information, you never know.

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