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The Emporium is Open -- Thursday

Michael had come downstairs to find one freezer case full of thawing food. Grumbling, he had tossed the bad stock into the dumpster out back, and now he was waiting for the NPC repair man to show up.

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Sam entered the Emporium and looked around. Finding the candy aisle, she carried a bag of red lollipops over to the counter. After thinking ahead to the weekend, she went back, picked up a large bag of M&Ms, some bananas, and a packet of dividers.

She returned to the counter.

Michael gives a friendly smile. "Hi." Ringing up the items, he adds, "That'll be $6.42."

Pulling a crumpled twenty out of her pocket, Sam straightened it out and handed it to him. "Thanks."

Michael took the twenty and handed back $13.58 in change, along with the bag containing the purchased items. "Gotta satisfy that sweet tooth, hmm?"

Feeling much better than he has in days, Chihaya flies into the shop (figuratively, not literally because his wings would clear the shelves) and dumps his bookbag behind the counter. "Hi, Michael!" he chirps.

Sam grinned, unrepentant. "The lollipops aren't for me. They're kind of an advance apology thing."

Michael laughed. "Sounds like a good strategy. Hope it works out for you."

"Hey, Chihaya. How are you today?" He sniffs the air and shakes his head. "The musty smell is from the broken freezer unit. Idiot repair guy hasn't shown up yet."

"Thanks." She slid the change back into her pocket, then headed out towards the Perk.

"Oh my god," Chihaya looks at the freezer. "Have you lost everything?"

"Just that one door unit...not like that isn't a lot, and that's all out in the dumpster now." Suddenly finding his sense of humor, Michael chuckled. "It's probably keeping better out there than it was in the freezer." He shrugs. "I guess a loss like that is part of the business, but it just wasn't what I wanted to see this morning."

Chihaya chews on his lip for a moment. "Well, at least you can write off the stock that wasn't moving and replenish with stuff that will." He grins at Michael. "Consumers can be such a fickle lot."

Michael laughs. "No kidding. I think our most popular aisles are the liquor and the candy."

"What better ways to say 'I love you' than with candy and liquor?" Chihaya grins. "But I would think flowers would be cheaper. Or at least less painful in the morning."

Michael nods. "And far fewer calories. Although roses can be a little dangerous sometimes."

"Those thorns getting wedges in your teeth are rather dangerous. And what if one gets stuck in your throat?" With a giggle, Chihaya walks over to the empty unit. "Seems a shame to waste it though."

"Hopefully the repair guy should will get here soon. Seems like not a lot of people cook around here, or don't have the time, so more ready-to-serve type stuff seems like a good thing to stock. The fancy dessert stuff and some of the frozen vegetables just weren't moving."

It was looking like it would be a slow day and the brothers could get 'chores' done around their house. The guy from the repair place in town called them. He was behind on jobs and wondered if the brothers would go out on a call. 'Should be simple', he said. 'Just a freezer in a store.'

When Kadaj hung up, he looked at Yazoo and Loz. Loz might not have a problem with the job but both he and Loz knew Yazoo would. Still, money was money and they needed it.

He wasn't needed on this job, three sets of hands being too many but with Yazoo going...he did.

The trip into town was short and soon they were pushing in the ever familiar door to the ever familiar store. Loz put his hand on Yazoo's shoulder to hold back and he himself went to the counter, his toolbelt hitting the top with a clanky thud.

"You watch," Chihaya says as he heads back to the counter to get his apron. "It'll be in high demand once you don't stock up on it. I don't think I would like owning a store. So hard to predict what is wanted."

Michael took a deep breath as the brothers entered the store. He hadn't figured he'd see them again. Looking up at Loz, he said, "Can I help you?"

"We're here to help you, actually," Loz said, actually sounding almost business-like. Almost. "Sid at the repair shop said you have a freezer down and wanted us to take a look."

Michael nodded. "It's right back here." He led the way to one of the freezer doors. Unlike the others, it didn't have lights on and it wasn't emitting the hum that showed it was working. "When I came down this morning, it was plugged in, the lights were working but there were puddles from condensation and the food inside had defrosted enough to have to be thrown away. I unplugged it then, just in case. I don't know much about mechanical stuff, so I'm afraid that's as much helpful information as I can give you."

With Kadaj taking up his station at the door, Yazoo skirted the store on his way to meet Loz at the unit. He was close enough he could hear Michael explain to Loz what the problem was but remained back, his gaze on Michael even as his expression was one of boredom.

Loz nodded and gestured to Yazoo. Together, they started to work the unit from the wall so they could check behind it.

Michael stood and watched them for a moment, then headed toward the front of the store. While the look from Yazoo might have been one of boredom, the tension in the air was thick enough to be sliced with a knife. Michael nodded to Kadaj and kept an ear on what was going on toward the back of the store.

Yazoo stripped his leather jacket off, folding it neatly and placing it to the side. Once down to his tshirt, he wiggled behind the freezer.

On the front end of the unit, Loz was on the ground, taking the front grating off at the bottom. He stretched out on his side to look underneath at the motor.

They exchanged quiet words with each other before Loz jumped up. "We'll need to plug it in again," he said loud enough for Michael to hear.

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