“Of course. How do you think I get through any contracts at work? Still, even with that help, it takes hours to do your proper due diligence. [i]Especially[/i] with big corporations like Myrmidon. There’s literal millennia of experience in industry for contract writing. Come on, may as well get started. Oh, and that suit in there could be recording what we say, so keep quiet on this while we’re around it. I’ll fill Senjen in on this whenever you’re out of earshot with it.” Jess explained. [hr] When Jess and Light rejoined the others, most of what they would notice would be how Jess seemed to be dreading what she had agreed to for Senjen. That much was completely genuine, but for what she had in mind, she was willing to go through with it. After a quick glance through it with the AI tools, she was reasonably confident to tell the others that she would be able to get through it in enough time that they could still make it to the club Light wanted to go to. Though, given that it was still going to be a few hours worth of rather dull work before then, she suggested that Light and Ruknar do something else to occupy the time, like going out for something to eat or otherwise relaxing. They could all meet back together when it was time to go out again. While they were away, it gave Jess the chance to fill Senjen in on the job, which provided an entirely new context in which he would be making this purchase. One single job, and he could make potentially about twenty percent of the total cost of this frame. One job that would open up the opportunity for even [i]more[/i] well-paying jobs down the road. If this body made him capable enough to complete them, it could end up more than paying for itself. [hr] “Okay, so...these videos aren’t anything I would have much control over, then.” Senjen was sat beside Jess, reading over her shoulder as she looked to be juggling five different windows on two different screens. “You might have some influence over [i]exactly[/i] what you give them, but yes, essentially. They will dictate what they want from you, and you will have to give it every month, or else suddenly find yourself responsible for quite a bit more of a debt.” “And how do I know what they’ll find acceptable?” Jess flicked over the screen’s focus to a different window. “It says they’ll give you a brief. It would probably be worth asking for some examples before you agree to anything.” “You see any downsides to trying it?” “You mean aside from putting out content with your name on it, that you have no control over, promoting a soulless mega-corporation? No, none at all. Aside from maybe the fact that there are no strong definitions of what limits they have on what they could ask you to provide. If it were me, I would want some assurances they aren’t going to ask for anything unreasonable.” Senjen made a point of rolling his eyes where she could see. “Yeah, I get it. What about the next things?” “Well, this whole assist program I suppose could help keep you alive in theory, as long as you’re in a settled system. But, it would be expensive to use, and if you’re doing something less than legal, you probably don’t want to be calling in Myrmidon-branded help. You could make some money doing it for others, but the nature of the thing means you’re pretty much guaranteed to be going into danger, and you won’t know how much of it. I don’t know that I would use it in your shoes, but I don’t see any actual problems in the contract. Maybe just that Myrmidon takes a fee for using it, but that’s it.” As Senjen was not terribly interested in the assist program, he just moved on from there. “What about privacy? I don’t really want Myrmidon spying on me.” Jess laughed. “Yeah, tell me about it. I scanned it pretty thoroughly for that. The point of concern I found for them potentially collecting audio, visual, or location information is in ‘diagnostics’ data that gets sent to the company, as well as with the add-on services.” “Is there any way to get out of that?” “If you opt-out, it voids the warranty.” “What does that get me, even? Can I still get my body repaired myself?” “That also voids the warranty.” Senjen crossed his arms. “Maybe I don’t need the warranty.” “Maybe you don’t.” Jess said, looking over at him. “Since you’re not interested in advertising, the last thing is just the work placements. Basically a job board for limited, fixed-term roles. It’s work. Pay is average, nothing special. I guess you have the option, if you need it. Just make sure that if you accept one, you’re ready to commit and see it through. Don’t want to be penalized for failing your obligations.” Senjen nodded and, after a few, long moments of silent thought, stood up to his feet. “Okay, alright, I think I’ll be ready. I’ve got notes, I’ve got a plan, just need to...wait until tomorrow. And try not to think about it too much tonight.” “Yeah, well, at least [i]my[/i] job is done.” Jess answered. With something of a relieved sigh, she put away all of the documentation and sent a message to Light and Ruknar both letting them know they were done with all of the contract business.