Emporium is open

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Having recovered -- somewhat -- from the whole "zombies attacked my town" thing, Michael flips the sign on the door from "closed" to "open." He picks up a broom and begins sweeping the front of the store, where someone (something?) had tracked in dirt. He sees movement in the corner of his eye.

"What the...?"

Rats? He looks under a display rack and sees two glittering eyes staring back at him. Damn, he hates rats. Then he thinks about the zombies and some of the other interesting...people that he's met. At another glance he realizes there are three glittering eyes staring back at him.

"Ben, grab some rat poison for me, would ya?"

Ben takes off his glasses and gives Michael a quizzical look.

"There's a rat...-like thing here."

Ben hid a smirk. "You should be careful, it might be one of the customers."

"One of the..." Michael rubs his temples with his fingers. This is not what he'd expected when they'd moved out here. He looks under the display again and points. "You take anything, you're paying for it. Understood?" What he hears in response resembles a squeek, but isn't quite. Michael shakes his head and goes back to sweeping.

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[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige walks into the shop carrying a picture of a dress, she looks around for someone to help her*

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Hi. Can I help you find something?

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige smiles and hand his the picture* I was wondering if you could order this (http://www.thedarkangel.co.uk/catalogue2.php?p=52) for me and if you could how much it'd cost

(ooc- feel free to make it pretty expensive she's expecting it to be)

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Wow...that's a nice dress.

*Eyes the girl, knowing she must be a high school student*

You aren't, uh, getting married, are you?

*Keeps glancing at Paige while looking up the price and shipping costs.*

That's going to run about $700, including shipping and insurance and all that.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige laughs* God no, well I mean I'm a bit young for all that. No it's for the homecoming dance, I'm going as a medieval lady.

*She looks shocked for a minute* Wow that's a lot isn't it? It is a pretty perfect dress though and well I guess I can save it in case I ever do get married *Paige tries very hard not to think about marrying Geoff, but doens't quite manage it*

*She nods slowly* Yeah ok, can you order it for me, I only have $100 on me now, wil that be ok for a deposit? I should be able to bring some more in tomorrow. I get paid tonight

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

$100 is fine for the deposit. At that price, I suppose I should ask before I place the order if you're absolutely sure you want it? I'm not sure in a town like this that I could manage to sell it to someone else if you decide you don't, and it might be a hassle to get the company to take it back. My mother has some vintage stuff for sale down the street that wouldn't be so expensive, but *lowers voice and looks around furtively* I sincerely doubt she has anything quite this nice.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory walks in, and looks around to see if anyone is in the store. She looks lost, and almost ill - her large eyes have matching blue crescents under them, and her general demeanor is of someone who hasn't gotten a lot of sleep, and who is carrying a large emotional weight.

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

Stepping inside just moments later, Shane was hoping to get some lighter fluid for her Zippo. In the middle of digging in the pockets of her hoodie, she draws up short when she looks up and sees a young woman standing just inside the doorway, almost having walked right into her. Second time that's happened this week.

Sighing, she shakes her head to herself. Gotta pay more attention - open your eyes, McCutcheon. As she starts to step around the young woman to apologize , she catches sight of her expression and immediately stops.

"Hey," she says quietly, pulling her hand from her pocket. "Are you... are you okay?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I'm fine," Rory says, startled out of her reverie. She realizes she doesn't know the girl, and attempts a polite smile. "I'm Rory," she says, extending a hand.

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

She blinks at her for a moment bewilderedly before smiling and taking her hand. "Shane," she says amiably. "Nice to meet you."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory nods. "Do you go to the school? I don't think I've seen you around before."

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

"Well, I ummm... paid a visit this past weekend, but we probably didn't see each other," Shane says, a wry grin curling her lips. She tucks her hands back into her pockets and regards Rory for a moment. "Is your name short for something?" She asks, tilting her head inquiringly.

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Hey, Shane. Did you need something?

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Mike... hi," Shane says, offering him a smile. "Umm. Do you guys carry lighter fluid?" She pulls her Zippo out of her pocket and holds it up. "I'm kinda runnin' out."

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Let's see...

*scratches head as he rummages through stuff*

You would think I'd have things better organized by now, I've spent half my life doing inventory for one place or another. Ah, here you go.

So how are things going? How's the diner? Ma hasn't told you embarrassing stories about me yet, has she?

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

"Oh, cool, thanks," Shane offers Michael a bright smile as she takes the small tin of fluid. "Things are good. It's been pretty slow since zombie weekend, though. Not too many customers. And, no... no embarrassing stories, yet," she says with a chuckle. "Does she do that?"

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Can I help you?

[ooc: sorry took me so long, work gets in the way sometimes. :P]

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, hi," Rory says smiling slightly. "Um, I need some dark green velveteen ribbon, enough to wrap around the neck of this," she says, holding up the bottle of scotch she'd just bought.

[ooc: No worries, but I'm on my way out the door to class. I should be back by 9 EST at the latest]

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Ah, the best kind of present -- one that keeps on giving.

*rummages around in crafts area*

*holds up length of green velveteen ribbon, eyeballs its length*

I knew we carried this sort of stuff for a reason. Is that all you need? This'll run ya $1.29.

[ooc: no prob. I'm on PT, so I'll probably be on and off during the evening here.]

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"That's it," Rory says, handing over the cash. "Thanks so much."

She hesitates for a second, then asks, "Do you think it's weird to say 'I'm sorry' with scotch?"

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

Greetings. I need some flour, eggs, butter and a small bottle of real vanilla extract, please.

Also, I'm looking for an extra-large t-shirt with a picture of a cannabis plant on it.

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

*gives a puzzled, thinking look*

The first four things I know we have. That last item...

*rummages in box of t-shirts.*

We have a couple (http://cgi.ebay.com/Cyberdog-Cannabis-weed-flashing-light-Tshirt-cyber-goth_W0QQitemZ8338414735QQcategoryZ53021QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) of different ones (http://cgi.ebay.com/Cannabis-not-addidas-T-Shirt-Funny-mint-EMO-LG_W0QQitemZ8339085841QQcategoryZ15687QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) available. Don't ask me why we have these, I really don't know.

*raises an eyebrow*

Doing all sorts of baking tonight, huh?

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

::grins:: Actually, the shirt is for the homecoming dance. The theme is "Come As You Aren't" and I believe that a stoner would be a decent antithesis to myself.

I believe that the second one would be best, thank you.

Oh! I almost forgot that I need to pick up some sugar, both white and brown, please.

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Ahh, okay. I get it. *grins* *rings up shirt and grocery items* That'll be $25.14.

I've been getting a bit of business from this homecoming dance. If you know anyone who needs an outfit, we've got all sorts of stuff back here. If you refer people to me, I'll even give you a discount next time you're in.

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

::grins back::

I shall definitely keep that in mind. Thank you for your assistance.

::pays and leaves with his purchases::