Long chuckled slightly, and shrugged. "I do not believe that you must get a job. We receive a monthly allowance that covers necessities such as simple foods, whether we work or not.

"I obtained employment for three reasons: in the first, because it is something to do and I dislike boredom; in the second, because through research at the library I may learn answers as to our predicament; and in the third, because I am a slave to my creature comforts and desired more money than the subsistence allowance.

"Has anyone explained the credits yet, Ms. Raiden? And the hatching of items?"