Red Is Open

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Grumbling, Red headed downstairs to open his shop. The cubs wisely picked up on his throbbing headache pain and decided to find something upstairs to occupy their time.

He opened the shop and hopped up on to the stool behind the counter. Sitting hunched over with a crease between his eyebrows, he stared at nothing and hoped the damn headache would just. go. away.

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[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

Shane rolled up to the shop on her skateboard, stopped and hopped off of it. Scooping the skateboard up in one arm, she pulled the door of the shop open with the other. The smile of greeting she had on her face was replaced with a look of concern as she saw Red's expression.

"Is everything okay?" She asked. She looked a bit tired, but there was something else even more noticeably different about her: her long hair was gone, cropped so that it barely covered her ears.

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Blinking blearily, Red tried to smile. It looked more like a grimace. "Headache. You got new wheels?"

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," she murmured, carefully placing the board on the counter top out of the way as she gave him a sympathetic look. "Just to get around."

Feeling a rather persistent tapping on her foot, she looked down to find Pollux standing there, looking up at her worriedly. Bending down, she scooped him up into her arms. "Hey, kid," she murmured fondly. "What's going on?"

Pollux looked at Red for a few long beats and then back over at her. "Owie," he said in a very soft whisper as he reached up a paw and patted at her head, with that same troubled look.

"Yeah, I know, he told me," Shane said, grinning in spite of herself. She still couldn't believe that Pollux had started talking.

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dragging you down with me! (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomtownies/323994.html?thread=13158810#t13158810)

[cabal-boone.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Read your comment and misread 'inker' as 'wanker'. I was all, 'Nice way to introduce me, Red!']

[cabal-boone.livejournal.com]

9am on the button, Aaron pushes through the door. He's once again tried to dress up, wearing a dark green lycra knit shirt. His right hand clutches a large styrofoam cup of coffee as though it's a life preserver.

"Morning, Boss," he calls, nodding politely to the young woman Red is talking to while he blows the steam away from the top of his cup. "What time is the piercing appointment set for today?

Setting the cup on the counter as he walks behind it, he heads to the sink and spends a few minutes scrubbing his hands thoroughly with the antiseptic soap.

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Looking from Shane, Red nodded his head once. "He most likely won't be in until afternoon."

He grinned sheepishly at Shane. "Shane, meet my new inker, Aaron. Aaron, this is a very good friend of mine, Shane."

[shane-mcc.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Shane said, offering him a smile as she adjusted her grip on Pollux just slightly, shifting him on her hip a bit, causing him to bounce and let out a happy giggle. The new guy was big and if he was to stand next to her, she'd come up to his chest just about, but as always, she showed no signs at all of being intimidated by him. "Nice to meet you."

[cabal-boone.livejournal.com]

Drying his hands on a paper towel, he offers a polite nod and extends a hand. His voice is a quiet tenor rumble as he greets, "Pleased to meet you, Shane. I'm Aaron Boone, new guy in town, and as Red said, new skinman here."

He smiles at Pollux and addresses the puppy, "Hey big guy. Where's your brother?" and seems to be asking both Red and Pollux, "Has Duce been in yet this morning? She kidnap the other pup already?"

Noticing Red's pained expression, he knits his brows, "You ok? You look trashed, just a little."

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"Woke up with a headache. Don't get them often but when I do, they're doozies." Red sighed.

He nosed at the skateboard. "It's nice. Can you do all that flippy stuff I see on TV?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Sometime after his morning classes, Anders wanders down to Red's shop, slightly nervous but absolutely brimming with excitement.

"Hi. Um, hi." He pulls a folded page ripped from a catalog out of his pocket, unfolds it, and holds it out. "Do you have something like this (http://www.zulumoon.com/details.asp?ProductCode=NK-699)? It's . . . I think it'd be perfect for my girlfriend."

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Red gingerly leapt down from his stool and pads over to Anders to peer at the picture. "Hm...we might have something like it, if not, I can easily order it for you and have it here by tomorrow." He gestured for Anders to follow him to the jewelry cases.

((ooc: He most likely will have something very similar because this is Fandom Town where the strange and unusual are commonplace!))

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders bites his lip, suddenly worried about having to wait, but follows Red over to the jewelry case anyway and peers at it in fascination.

"Oh, wow. Might have to come here more often."

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"I like to have a variety of jewelry to choose from." He stood on his back feet to look down in a case. "Oh...how about this one?"

Trotting around to the back, he opened the case and pulled out a tray that held a piece almost exactly like what he was looking for. The difference was in the type of chain and number of silver beads held in a group and there were no small beads at the top or bottom of the onyx setting. "Will this do?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

His eyes light up as he reaches for his wallet. "Oh, wow. That's perfect. Totally perfect. I might also be looking to get something to match that around . . . what's that holiday called, again? Christmas?"

[deadly_little]

Miho walks in, looking outwardly serene. She has been told the proprietor of this shop is also the mayor of the town, so she's fairly sure she's in the right place, but this would be much easier if Becky had gotten back from her errands before Miho got bored enough to go. She is inwardly very unhappy, as this invariably means she is going to have to talk and fuck something up.

Also, she can't help wondering if the mayor has alternate office hours she should have gone to instead.

She is carrying a book on local property law, as well as her clipboard and a stack of forms, and out of respect for the mayor is not visibly armed.

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Red looked up from stocking and sees the young girl come in. He grinned at her and nodded. "Hello there! Can I help you with something?

[deadly_little]

She inclines her head to him, then starts laying out the paperwork on the counter. And now comes the fun part...

"I am Miho. I want to make sure everything is in order for my--our business." Her voice is soft, and a little unsure.

(ooc: Well, it had to happen sometime...)

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"Of course, The Fourth Sin?" Red nosed at all the paperwork she had filled out, giving it a check over to make sure everything was in order. "You're taking over the Apple?"

((ooc: *gives a small squeal*))

[deadly_little]

"Yes. The former--the former owner, the French...lady, she did not sign the property over to us. I am taking steps to correct this." She gestures to some of the forms.

[persian-eunuch.livejournal.com]

*comes in, after classes and after getting his allowance for the week*

*is very, very, very nervous but hiding it well*

[cabal-boone.livejournal.com]

While Red's helping the tiny Asian looking lady, Aaron looks up at Bagoas from behind the counter. "Hi. Can I help you?"

[persian-eunuch.livejournal.com]

Hi. I schedule piercing here today after school. *voice shakes just a little*

[cabal-boone.livejournal.com]

Boone glances down at the schedule to give Bagoas a moment to collect himself. "You're Bagoas? Did I say that right? Here for the nipple piercing?"

[persian-eunuch.livejournal.com]

Yes. That me. *smiles*