The Emporium is Open -- Thursday

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

There's a lot of noise coming from the Emporium, and if one were to look inside, they'd see Michael, Ben, Hunter and Mara busy moving displays and shelving units, reorganizing the store. However, there's a sign on the door that says "Open during renovation." Just don't expect to easily find what you're looking for if it's on an aisle being rearranged.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel stepped into the store and looked around. She hoped they would have what she needed.

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Michael noticed the new customer and approached her, dusting his hands off on his jeans. "Hi. Can I help you find something?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I'm looking for a robe. A nice, big, fluffy, cover everything, robe." She laughed. "I didn't realize that the school took the co-ed housing quite as far as they do."

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Michael nodded. "Yeah, they're pretty...lenient, from what I hear." Michael wandered to the clothing section, motioning for her to follow. He pushed a few things around, then holds out two floor-length robes. "Velour or terrycloth. We might have something a little nicer here too, but these are pretty soft and would do the job." He looked at the two robes and added, "The velour one buttons up, where the other one only ties shut, but the terrycloth is more absorbent."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel followed, stepping carefully over anything in her way. "They must be. I'm rooming with a guy. Fortunately he seems pretty nice. But still, I definitely want a bigger robe."

She looked over the choices. "I'll take the terrycloth one."

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

"Terrycloth it is." He walked back toward the counter with the item. "I'm assuming you're new around here, then. Is there anything else you need?" He looked around at the mess and chuckled. "I think even people who are in here all the time would need help finding stuff in here today." He held out his hand. "I'm Michael, by the way."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, new student up at the school." She took his hand and shook it. "Isabel. As for anything else, I don't really know yet. I'm still settling in. But maybe, some junk food? Pretzels or chips? It'll be a 'nice to meet you' gift for my roommate'."

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

"Nice to meet you, Isabel." Michael led her down one of the food aisles, which have not yet gotten mixed in the shelf-shuffle just yet. "Chips, pretzels and nuts are there, and candy's on the other side -- although if you want unique candy, you should check to see if Wonka's is open." He doesn't specify what unique means, and from some of what he's heard, she probably doesn't really want to know.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

She gathered up a bag of pretzels, some chips and a bag of trail mix. "This should do for now. But I will have to check out Wonka's." As she started to head towards the register, she stopped. "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot. Tabasco sauce. I definitely need tabasco sauce." The mun facepalms at almost forgetting canon.

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

"Condiments are on the next aisle." He shook his head. "If you like spicy stuff, my husband's into all kinds of weird Asian food, so we stock all sorts of interesting spices and sauces."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I love spicy food. The spicier the better. We'll have to compare notes at some point." She pulled an extra large bottle of sauce of the shelf. "I think this is it. For now at least. What do I owe you?"

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Michael rang up the items. "That's $27.42." Putting the items in a bag, he placed it on the counter for her.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel pulled out her wallet and paid. Taking her bag, she smiled and started towards the door. "Thanks Michael. It was nice meeting you. I'll see you around."

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

"Nice meeting you too. Good luck with school!"

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

Victor walked in, trying to find some food, and maybe something else.

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Seeing another new face, Michael stopped rearranging the display he was working on. "Can I help you?"

((ooc: going AFK relatively soon, and will be away for couple of hours, just so you know. We can pick up later if you don't want to rush.))

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I was wondering if you had something to eat? Like a sandwich shop in the corner or something? Heck, I'll even take a Lunchable if you have one."

[ooc:not a prob. post whenever you can, and I'll just say "this happened earlier" if anyone asks about why he's in two places at once. ;)]

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

"We've got a display with pre-made sandwiches and stuff that get delivered daily," Michael said, glancing around the food area to try to remember where the unit had gotten moved to by now. "Over there," he said, pointing to a display case shoved haphazardly against the far left wall. "Cold drinks are next to it."

((ooc: No one will question it because we do that all the time around here. Welcome to chronofluidity. :P))

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Docious!" Victor sighed, exhasperated. Finally, food! He scurried over to the case and grabbed the first thing he saw: some fancy thing with apple, ham, and something he had never heard of that he assumed was cheese. He snagged a lemon ice tea as well, and headed back to the counter to pay.

As the clerk rang up his total, Victor ripped open the sandwich wrapper and began to ravish his breakfast. Halfway through a bite, he looked up and asked. "Sorry. Is this okay?"

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Michael laughed. "That's fine, as long as you pay for it. It's $4.20 altogether."

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

Victor paid and happily continued to munch. "So," he asked between bites, "what kind of store is this? It looks like you have a little of everything."

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Michael nodded. "That's pretty much it. Groceries, basic drugstore-type items, some clothing, and seasonal stuff. As soon as we get everything rearranged, the Valentine's Day items will go up." He smiled. "I'm Michael, by the way. You're another one of the new students, I'm guessing?"

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I'm pretty new. I just got here. My name's Victor"

He took a swig of tea, enjoying its bitter sweetness. He caught himself stealing glances at...Michael, was it?...and blushed. He forced himself to look at something else, feeling like such a whore. There are just too many cute guys around here... he thought.

"Since you don't carry them, do you know where I can get some posters or something? Maybe a mall, or...?"

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

"Nice to meet you, Victor." Michael bit his lip. "Town's a little small for a mall. I'm sure if you look around a little, you might find a NPC store that has the sort of thing you're looking for."

Michael noted the blush, but wrote it off as nervousness. If he'd known the thought behind it, he would have blushed himself -- and them promptly pointed out that he was twice Victor's age and that his husband Ben was also in the store.

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"That's cool. How do I do that Where should I start looking?"

[ooc: had to repost because I suck at HTML]

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

"Hmm..." Michael thought a minute. There were a lot of shops he'd never been in. "Maybe the next street or two over. I have to admit, I don't get around a lot to look around at the stores."

((ooc1: Whatever you need, you can just say you found it at the NPC Poster Store or just that it was in some little store in town. The use of NPC stores has gotten a little out of hand lately, but no one's going to fault you for it, as I don't think any of the PC stores that I can think of off hand have that sort of stuff.))

((ooc2: There's a "preview" option if you hit the "more options" button, frequently forgotten about but useful if you've got a significant amount of HTML and want to make sure it works before posting. Just trying to be helpful, not nit-picking or anything, I promise.))

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Cool. I'm gonna go check that out," he said, grabbing what was left of his breakfast. "Thanks a lot!" he called before he walked out the door, eager to find what he was looking for.

[ooc: okay, thanks for the help! I wish this stuff was all written down somewhere, including the commonly used html tags. I'm smart enough to right-click "view source" to learn off of you, but others may not know they can do that.]