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<span class="mu-r">”Nancy, you're so smart. Why haven't you tried to get a scholarship up on level 3?!”</span>
“Oh, gosh. Only kid geniuses get elevated to that level from down here.”
<span class="mu-r">”I mean, we both missed our chance for that but... You can still apply to different programs. I know level 4 has scouts that look for talented business owners down here for potential promotion to that level of the city. I mean it's less common then civil servants or peace keepers or whatever but it does still happen.”</span>
“You really think scho? I- I don't know.” she blushes, clearly not used to this much praise. “The thing is, I just <span class="mu-i">like</span> working on Level 5. I like helping people.”
<span class="mu-r">”But wouldn't you be helping people up there?”</span>
“No... It's not the schame. A lot of people on level 5 are illiterate if they drop out of school or some adults lose their math and science skills once they are swept up into the UBI system. I like helping them, I like tutoring the kids here, and keeping the library clean and organized for all the people to come and read their favorite books. It's just nicshe and quiet, you know? I don't really know if I'd like being up there in the city, all competitive for money or whatever.”
It's weird meeting someone who seems fine with living on Level 5. Most people seem to hate it, but most of them lack the skills or connections to do anything about it. Given Nancy's obvious intelligence, you get the feeling she could actually achieve a higher level in the city if she really tired. Maybe she just needs a push in the right direction; it would be a shame to see such a mind go to waste just helping kids and bums read. But then again, she seems not to care about money or status as much. She just likes living in her own little fantasy worlds, and sharing them with others.
The way she looks at you after you speak makes you think she really cares about what you have to say. Maybe you could influence her. But then again, she is very helpful to you on this level. If she moved up, you wouldn't have her around to help you find all these obscure books and break the rules on how many you're allowed to check out at once for your various superhero projects... What should you do?
>Encourage her to move up in the city
>Respect her decision no matter if she ends up advancing or not
>Selfishly try to get her to stay for your own benefit
