'J' wrote:it would make sense for ruby getting a job at shop on a temporary basis while she looks for something better for the long term. especially if her savings are starting to run a bit thin; i imagine her pride would have her doing just about anything to avoid feeling like she's mooching off her 'degenerate' sister (i forget, do amber & dillon pay rent, or is the apartment on nathan's dime?), with the possible exception of asking the parents for help.
Amber and Dillon scammed the apartment free and clear from Nathan, so no rent is involved. However, Ruby certainly gets her own food in, and has dropped hints that she's getting tight for cash, so she's evidently on a limited budget. She does have her pride, and is a bit obsessed with doing the correct thing, so she's quite likely voluntarily covered some of the utilities bills and such, too.
of course, it's possible that junghan might hand off the running of the store so that he can spend more time on his personal projects & interests. which would basically make ruby zii's boss
That would indeed be funny - but Jung doesn't own the store (he's talked about management he reports to; my assumption is that the store is part of a chain), so subcontracting the admin would be a bit sketchy of him. But the writers might fudge that a bit.
but personally, i'm still holding out hope that amber can pull some old connections to get ruby a job somewhere in the industry
I really, really couldn't see Ruby being able to handle that, emotionally; not only dumped in an environment she finds disgusting, but put in debt to Amber to that extent at the same time. Not-funny levels of stress.
Adamas wrote:*Standing on the deck of the frigate PTCS RUBY-MATT* FIRE!!!
I doubt that Matt would be interested in Ruby, but let's face it, if he was, he'd be far too good a choice. He has charm, intelligence, and a surprising amount of sensitivity, and I'm sure that he'd make it a point of pride to make her decide that sex wasn't such a bad idea after all. In other words, there's not enough drama involved for this to happen.
Except, of course, that Matt would leave the door unlocked.* If Dillon walked in, The nearest thing that Ruby has yet got to a friendship would take a serious hit; if Amber walked in, Ruby's totally crippling embarrassment would
not be reduced by the respect that Amber would express for her accomplishment in bagging that hardbody. Every minute for the next month.
*
Though if there's one person I could imagine saying "Shouldn't we lock the door?" before things started, it'd be Ruby. Which is kind of the reason why I couldn't see Matt being interested in her.