Upon the first portion of her response, Burt lit up with a glimmer of hope. The long wait for a stable career seemed only an arms length away in the moment and the prospects of an actual future laid right before his eyes. Lifting things? No sweat. Running the front end from time to time? As easy as pie. He was great with customers, after all. Starting today? Oh man. What sweet wish had he spoken that granted him such a reward?

"All of that sounds... absolutely wo--" Burt quickly stopped himself to not sound so overly excited. He hadn't the desire to give off such a desperate vibe, but knew fair well that the woman standing before him knew at least somewhat of his predicament. For, why else would a strange man be browsing the bulletin board in his lonesome? He gathered himself with a slight cough into a closed fist and finished with "...absolutely like something that I'd be interested in. I am more than ready to begin today, if you should hire me that is." The man quickly adorned his face with a look akin to that of a puppy in hopes the woman would finalize the proposition.

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