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PROMPT May 25th What is the most useless skill you have? The most valuable? Collin pulled a rusty tin box from the bottom drawer of his dresser. Once painted in beautiful colors and images, the box was now faded and dull. Collin could barely tell the greens from the blues and the reds from the oranges. But that really didn't matter. Because rusty or not the box was important. It held all the money Collin had to spend until the next time one of his tricks or traps paid off. He lifted the top and peered into the box. Only a few coins lay at the bottom. No bills. No paper. No other currency. Just a few coins. And with prices skyrocketing all over those few coins wouldn't go very far. He snorted and ran a nasty fingernail under his nose. He blinked a few times and noticed some dandruff float down to the box. He tapped another long nasty nail against the side of his cheek. He had to think. And he had to think about thought. And think he did. Until... The light bulb blinked on and he knew what to do. He'd get a job! It wasn't THAT bad. He'd find something easy and then swindle his boss for all the money he could. Yes, that was it! But first, he needed to find such a job. And to find such a job he needed to write a new resume. One that was current and made him look good. And to write a new resume he needed to highlight his skills. What skills did he have? Collin rolled his eyes from right to left and then sat with his thoughts on the skills he possessed. What exactly were the most valuable? Well, he could perform a little magic. But not much. He never really developed the skill except for a time or two when he needed it the most. He could play tricks and he could set traps. He could lie, cheat and steal. He could swindle and scam. Yes, he could do all of those with exceptional skill. But honestly, who would hire him with a talent set like that? Not anyone Collin knew. So Collin did what he did best. He thought of the opposite of every skill he possessed. Yes! That's what he'd put on his resume. Because THAT would get him a job. He'd write it all down. He'd look like a catch. He'd get hired immediately, and in no time he'd have the money he craved. He'd write down things like "Standard - no magic at all". And he'd write "No trickery. No traps. Completely honest. Never a cheat." And all kinds of stuff like that. And one more thing he'd write to set it in stone. He'd write that he was "Totally and Honestly 100% True Blue". Now THAT should get him a job with a boss he could swindle. Collin wrote as fast as he could. And with one last giggle and snarf he flew out his door with his new resume in hand. He knew it would be only a very short time before he was tricking and trapping and swindling once more. But this time he'd get paid and fill up his box. His skills would pay off. |
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