Red's Shop is Open for Business

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Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. Red had the newest applications spread before him, working through the information. He had his mouthstick and was writing on a pad, reading and then scribbling. The cubs were sprawled in a corner, their little full bellies round and tight and they snored softly, a paw occasionally twitching in a running dream of some sort.

And the sign said "OPEN".

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HENNA - after 11:30am.

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Duce slogs her way into the shop, looking somewhat disgruntled. She's early, for a Tuesday. Tilting her head at Red's paperwork, she smiles a bit, "Is that for the shop or for the town? Do you need any appointments juggled, or will you be extracting yourself from the dead and recycled tree-bits early enough?" Her tone is gently teasing.

Heading around the counter, she tussles Red's mane before ducking into the fridge to get out the henna-goo.

Re: HENNA - after 11:30am.

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Red groaned and rolled his eye. "I may need saving. Have a life preserver ready." He pushed the paperwork to the side and flopped onto the counter with a grunt. "Duce, you're on campus. Have you heard anything about the boy they found on the beach?"

Re: HENNA - after 11:30am.

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Duce, about to retort wittily, pauses and gives Red look of total surprise, "Archie? Apparently he was missing for awhile and nobody reported it. Heard the Ethic's teacher gave her students hell about that. Don't know how he's doing, just heard through the grapevine that Volleyball was hovering around him like a hen with one chick. Don't even know if he's still in the clinic or if they transferred him to a hospital, everyone's keeping pretty quiet about it. Probably so there isn't another angry mob of students so soon after Kitty disappeared. Why do you ask?"

Re: HENNA - after 11:30am.

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"Sometimes the only way I hear things is through the grapevine," Red said with a tail twitch. "And when it usually gets to me through official channels, it's with someone in my face screaming about more security or feelings of safety for the residents," he sighed heavily.

"Sometimes I wonder if this entire island isn't filled with hero wannabes who don't want to follow, don't feel like they should follow, due process and procedure."

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Pushing an errant snake off her face, Duce sighs, "If you only have that feeling sometimes, you're better off than we are. The school's pretty much an entity in it's own right, kinda like the Borg.. it assimilates everything within it's environs. But you think someone would've called the PD just to say 'hey, we found him'.. although," Duce notes wryly, "then they'd have to face some questions as to why a missing persons report was never filed to begin with. Even now that he's back, you'd think there'd be people streaming into the clinic like raccoons to trash... but the traffic's been pretty normal. Well, except for the other night."

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"I don't envy the administration trying to keep that campus under control. It must be a headache like no one's business." He snorted. "There seem to be quite a few strong personalities that attend there."

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"A few?" Duce's left eyebrow shot for her hairline. "We brought Dean flammable coffee last week just because we knew he was going to have to deal with people demanding he 'do something' about Kitty. Even though it's police jurisdiction."

Her smile turns lopsided, "Kinda glad he didn't ask how we got the alcohol. Probably would've gotten me detention."

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"If I don't hear it, I don't have to report it," Red laughed. "He seems like a very efficient man."

Re: HENNA - after 11:30am.

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((ooc: *sporfle* Henna-goo))

Re: HENNA - after 11:30am.

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(ooc: Well, it IS goo! *g*)

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Before opening her own shop, Tex dropped by Red's for the check up on her tattoo. Luckily, she was out of armour for it too.

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"Good morning, Tex!" Red leapt down from his stool. He trotted toward the back room and pushed his table closer in case it was needed for touch ups. "How's it feeling?"

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"Better, it was slightly itchy for a few days." Tex said as she followed him inside the back room. She didn't wait and started taking off her coat.

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Duce nods to Tex. "Hey Tex. We'll be stopping by later tonight. How late are you open?"

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"Usually now," Tex replied. "Give me twenty minutes when I leave here to put on my armour."

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He got things ready just to be safe and waited for her to sit facing away in the chair so he could look at the lines.

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Stripping off her shirt as well, Tex climbed into the chair. "I saw that the media has taking a liking to you."

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"Yes," Red said with a grin. "I suppose so. Must be because I'm so photogenic." He hopped up into his chair and tugged the lamp over so he could get a close look at the line work. His paw smoothed over the inked skin. "It's healed quite nicely, Tex, doesn't look like I'll have to do any touch up."

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While the Emporium is quiet, Michael leaves it in Ben's capable hands and wanders into Red's. With his is a young redheaded man, who stops and stares at Red as they enter. As if his eyes weren't wide enough, they open further at the sight of two smaller versions of the big red canine bounding toward them. He is frozen in place from shock, but luckily the cubs are only wanting to pounce on his shoelaces. Michael picks up a cub and cuddles him. "Who wants to pway with the shoewaces, huh?" he baby-talks the one he's picked up. Taking on a more adult tone, he says, "Hi Red."

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Pollux dangled from Michael's hands, his ears flattened and his eyes closed. He shouted in his squeaky voice, "Dadda!"

Red looked up to the sound of his bell ringing and put his mouthstick down. "Michael! How are you?" He grinned at the younger man with him. "And this is Hunter! I recognize him from your picture. Come in."

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Michael's eyebrows raised at the cub's voice. "Good grief, you're talking now?" He scratched the cub's neck and set him down on the floor. "Go, go see your daddy." He looked at Red. "I'm good. And we've got a question for you."

If Hunter's eyes could have gotten any wider, they would have done so at the voices coming from the non-human figures. "Er, hi."

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"It's a pleasure to meet you finally. Your fathers have had wonderful things to say about you." He leapt up on the counter and growled down at the cubs. Pollux and Castor scampered off into the back room.

"I'll answer as best as I can."

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Michael nodded at Hunter, who looked back at him like he was nuts. This is your local jeweler? After clearing his throat, Hunter finally spoke. "I'm, uh, looking for an engagement ring for my girlfriend. Something unusual." He blinked hard at the word. There was nothing but the unusual in this place. "Something spectacular, but not too pricey."

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Red sat down and pawed at his blind eye while he thought. An idea occurred to him and he leapt to the floor. "Follow me. I think I have just the thing."

He trotted over to the case that held his gold jewelry. "It's not exactly a matched set but both rings are from the same jewelry designer." Opening the case, he pulled out a display that held two (http://www.puzzlering.net/8b4c-16.jpg) rings (http://www.puzzlering.net/4bdia88.jpg).

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Hunter caught his breath. "Holy sh..." He stopped himself before the inappropriate word came out. "Those are awesome."

((ooc: sorry for delay, work is eating me alive right now...))