All and Sundries//[06/21]

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

After opening the store, Seras sat behind the counter and perused a copy of the school newspaper that she'd handwavily picked up on her way to work.

She remembered Blair's interviewing her for his article, so she read it with some interest.

Then blinked and read it again.

Right. After work, she was going to have a talk with 'Dalter Wornez'.

All and Sundries is open.

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Sometime after lunch...

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Sometime after lunch Pippi flounces into A&S so look for... Stuff.

"Hey Seras!"

Yes, she is wearing a Union Jack.

Re: Sometime after lunch...

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras looked up from the paper.

She bit her lip to keep from giggling.

"I must say, that's a very becoming outfit."

Re: Sometime after lunch...

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi grinned back.

"Funny, that's what Peter said. He had quite a fetching outfit himself."

Re: Sometime after lunch...

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras laughed.

"Oh, I'll just bet."

Only she hadn't. Which was a good thing. Yellow and blue didn't suit her.

Re: Sometime after lunch...

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I've not seen Walter around yet. But I'm sure I'll be pleased when I do." she said, not at all disappointed she hadn't managed to get Seras in on the wager before the game.

Okay, maybe just a little.

Re: Sometime after lunch...

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"I haven't seen him either," said Seras, "Not since Sunday, anyhow."

She glanced down at the newspaper and felt a small twinge in her stomach. Guilt? Maybe.

Re: Sometime after lunch...

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Oh is that the new summer paper?" she asked, "Is there anything good in it?"

Re: Sometime after lunch...

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Well...Ranma's cartoon is pretty funny...and Veronica and Pheobe seem to have put a lot of work into their gossip column..."

Seras trailed off and sighed.

"And, 'Dalter Wornez' was attacked by three girls in the cafeteria and felt he couldn't fight back because society is prejudiced towards women about those things."

Re: Sometime after lunch...

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Oh is that so?" Pippi says with an impish smile while tilting her head to read the section Seras was pointing out. "It's certainly a good thing we don't know anybody by that name... Otherwise those three nameless girls could read this and take advantage of such 'social prejudges knowing he won't fight back."

Immediately after morning workshop

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

As soon as she got a moment, Isabel headed into town. "Hi Seras!" she said as she entered the store and recognized who was behind the counter.

Re: Immediately after morning workshop

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Hi Isabel! How's it going?"

Seras folded up her newspaper and tucked it under the till, next to the turnips.

Re: Immediately after morning workshop

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Mostly okay," Isabel said. "Although I'm suddenly in need of a basket. Do you think you can help me out?"

Re: Immediately after morning workshop

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras nodded.

"Sure. What sort of basket do you need?"

Re: Immediately after morning workshop

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Something about yay big," Isabel replied motioning with her hands. "I need to carry a hedgehog around safely."

Re: Immediately after morning workshop

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"A hedgehog? How cute. Did you get a new pet or something?"

Re: Immediately after morning workshop

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel snickered, "In a way. Somehow Greg got himself turned into a hedgehog. So I need to look after him until it wears off."

Re: Immediately after morning workshop

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Really? Turning into an animal seems to be an epidemicy sort of thing around here."

Seras began to flip through her stock lists to see what baskets they had in stock and where Baldrick had seen fit to put them.

A thought struck her.

"Um...I've never met Greg...exactly how well do you know him?" she asked, recalling her experience with gosling!Pip.

[superartie]

Artie whistled as he stepped into All and Sundries in his gray, permanent press suit and black turtleneck, tossing his brown briefcase into the air with a jaunty flip and catching it again. He approached Seras at the sales desk.

"Good afternoon, ma'am! I'm here to tell you about the miracle of modern aluminum siding."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras blinked, impressed with Artie's trick with the suitcase.

"Oh, goodafternoon, sir. Did you have an appointment with Mr. Blackadder?"

[superartie]

"I'm afraid not, ma'am. I would, however, greatly appreciate the opportunity to demonstrate some of the amazing aspects of Krebman's unique, dual coated siding. Did you know that it never requires painting?"

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"I see..." said Seras, "But, can you paint it if you want to? If you're just a generally artistic person? Many of our customers come here for arts and crafts supplies, after all. Scrapbooking, too."

[superartie]

This threw Artie for a moment. "Well, yes, of course you could paint it, provided you had the right paint. But Krebman makes no guarantees about painted siding's dirt resistant abilities. Now," He swung his briefcase up and opened it, as little retractable metal legs dropped down to support it. "Perhaps that demonstration? No pressure, of course, no pressure,"

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Oh, none whatsoever," said Seras, holding up her hands and waiting for Artie's demonstration to begin.

[superartie]

Artie smiled winningly and began unfolding a table top from his briefcase and laying out samples of siding. He pulled a ballpeen hammer from an inside pocket of his suit jacket and held it up. "Now, little lady, what would you expect to happen if I were to beat on these bits of siding with this hammer?"

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Well...since you're hoping to sell them to me, I'm going to say...absolutely nothing."