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"Stop! Stop! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!?!" Sophie turns around. She's standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. But not the Eiffel Tower she's seen in pictures when she lived with humans. Wait- How come she can remember that- but not everything about the elves? What if the Neverseen stole her elf memories, and that's why they're gone? She feels someone glaring at her. She looks up. The guy is standing directly in front of the Eiffel Tower, which is covered in- toilet paper? How could someone even do that? "Ahem!" says the guy. "NO RUNNING! ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF THE EIFFEL TOWER! CAN'T YOU SEE THAT THE EIFFEL TOWER IS OFF LIMITS SINCE THOSE- THOSE NEEDY PEOPLE COVERED IT!? OUR BEAUTIFUL EIFFEL TOWER- RUINED! IT'S SO-" "Wait," Sophie cuts him off. "You speak English?" "No? We're both speaking french!" Oh. She forgot that she's a Polygon. Or was it a Polygot? Yeah, Polygot. Oh. That guy is still staring at her. "Oh yes, how could I forget? It's my second language and it comes naturally." The guy gives her a weird look and walks away. That was close. She'll have to blend in more if she wants to live with humans. Which she does. Anything's better than living with people who remember you but you can't remember them. Okay. She'll need to get money. Humans need money for everything. Food, houses, pets, electronics, books, and on and on. Is that how elves live? Paying for everything? Paying to live? She can't remember... Oh well. Not that it matters. How will she get money? Get a job? Yeah. But where? Maybe at a restaurant? That way she would also get free food. Sure, why not! She starts walking around looking at all the buildings. Finally, she spots a McDonald's. Hey- why not work there? It's popular, it has good food. What else is better? She walks into it. It's mostly empty of people- except for the man at the counter. His name tag reads 'Nott Com.' As in not calm?! Weird name. Anyway- at least there's a 'help wanted' sign on the counter. The man standing at the counter stares at her. "Can I help you?" "Wha- oh, yes. I'd like to apply for a job here." He eyes her warily. "You?" "Yes." she says firmly. He glares slightly. "Fine. Start tomorrow- 2 am." "But-" "Take it or leave it." "FINE." "You better not have that attitude when you show up for work tomorrow." he warns. UGH. She was pretty sure that there was a law against giving newbies bad work to scare them off. Whatever. She left the McDonald's, rolling her eyes.

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