In the game: help workers Also worker bartender barkeep barista ordering order doctor medic receiver assayer
Talk to working NPCs the way you would talk to a person.
Bartenders, baristas, clinic doctors, and civic buyers listen for their name or their job. Speak to them with say, with to <name> <text>, or in a pose.
Calling them
Use their name or their job, as you would with a person.
say Bartender, what's on tap?
.lean on the bar and .catch Mara's eye. "Two stouts."
If two workers do the same job in one room, use a name.
Ordering
Ask in your own words, by name or by the number on the menu: I'll have the house stout, two gutshines and a stout, number 3, same again.
Answer an offer with yes, go ahead, no thanks, or make it two. You can also .nod or .shake my head at the worker.
Clinics and buyers
Tell a doctor what is wrong or who is hurt, such as Doctor, patch me up. Tell a buyer you have something to sell, then pick from the sheet by name or number, such as all of it or 1-3.
See help bar and help roleplaying.