Depends where he would live in the real world.
Ideally, I'd see him as working at (or possibly running) a comic and hobby shop or a large bookstore of some kind. Â With his interest in heroes, myths and folklore and the like, it seems feasible that he would find a job where he would have ready access to material pertaining to those subjects. Â
However, if he lived in an area like mine where neither of those things are available (the closest is several hours drive away), I could see him in one of three jobs. Â
- Farm supply or hardware store employee. Â He grew up on a farm (not unlike my own childhood in a small farm town), so he would know what is what and would likely be able to decipher what a customer is talking about when they come in not knowing the proper name of what they are looking for. Â
- Kitchen assistant in some restaurant (not fast food). Â Before anyone says "Isn't that just a fancy way of saying dish washer?", it depends where you work. Â When I had that job, it also meant I helped with food prep, and I can see that being something he would enjoy doing without the pressure of being one of the actual cooks. Â
- Odd home jobs. Â I know this is vague, but it is something I did with my uncle that was sometimes construction, sometimes repair, sometimes pressure washing, sometimes paving driveways and a bunch of other little things. Â I figure since he grew up on a farm, he probably also had to help repair his own home and helped out with neighbors and the like, so he'd have the know-how to do all sorts of things that people need done but won't or can't do themselves.
Ideally, I'd see him as working at (or possibly running) a comic and hobby shop or a large bookstore of some kind. Â With his interest in heroes, myths and folklore and the like, it seems feasible that he would find a job where he would have ready access to material pertaining to those subjects. Â
However, if he lived in an area like mine where neither of those things are available (the closest is several hours drive away), I could see him in one of three jobs. Â
- Farm supply or hardware store employee. Â He grew up on a farm (not unlike my own childhood in a small farm town), so he would know what is what and would likely be able to decipher what a customer is talking about when they come in not knowing the proper name of what they are looking for. Â
- Kitchen assistant in some restaurant (not fast food). Â Before anyone says "Isn't that just a fancy way of saying dish washer?", it depends where you work. Â When I had that job, it also meant I helped with food prep, and I can see that being something he would enjoy doing without the pressure of being one of the actual cooks. Â
- Odd home jobs. Â I know this is vague, but it is something I did with my uncle that was sometimes construction, sometimes repair, sometimes pressure washing, sometimes paving driveways and a bunch of other little things. Â I figure since he grew up on a farm, he probably also had to help repair his own home and helped out with neighbors and the like, so he'd have the know-how to do all sorts of things that people need done but won't or can't do themselves.
