Empire Records - Open [9/1]

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Kaylee showed up for her first day at Empire Records. She was very excited about this because she could learn more about earth music while making some extra cash.

Though she didn't know much about the music, she'd be willing to help any customers.

[ooc: Will be afk for a few hours. Back!]

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[daemonridden.livejournal.com]

Lyra walked in, CD case in her hand. This time, she's not bewildered, she knows exactly what she wants. She glanced around briefly, looking for that strange boy in the weird suit. When she didn't see him, she headed over to the counter, instead.

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Kaylee smiled at the girl she didn't know. "Can I help you?"

[daemonridden.livejournal.com]

"Yes. I mean, I hope so." Lyr held the CD case out to the older girl. It's a copy of Norah Jones' Come Away With Me (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005YW4H?v=glance).

"Do you have more by her?" Lyra asked hopefully.

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Kaylee checked the computer. "There's another CD called Feels Like Home (http://www.amazon.com/Feels-Like-Home-Norah-Jones/dp/B00018D44U/sr=8-2/qid=1157134043/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-5822383-7959220?ie=UTF8&s=music). Sounds nice. I'll go get it for ya."

She wandered over to where the Norah Jones CDs were located, grabbed one, and returned to the counter. She handed it over. "There ya go."

[daemonridden.livejournal.com]

"Ta very much," said Lyra, sounding excited. "I'm still trying to get used to the music in this world. Do you have any favorites?"

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

"Ya know, I'm still gettin' used it also," Kaylee admitted. "I like Rilo Kiley, though."

"So, you new then?" she continued. "I'm Kaylee."

[daemonridden.livejournal.com]

"Rilo Kiley? Huh. I'll have to check them, uh, her? him? out. Oh," she held out her hand to shake. "I'm Lyra Belacqua. We just got here a couple days ago."

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

"Rilo Kiley's a band. I thought it was just one person at first," Kaylee said. "Nice to meet ya Lyra. You're here with someone else?"

[daemonridden.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I see. Can I have one of them, too, then?" Lyra smiled.

"It's just me and Pan." She lifts the flap of her messenger bag to reveal a little red pine marten. After almost being touched once, Pan didn't come very far out of the bag, but he nodded hello anyway.

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Kaylee smiled at Pan and waved. "Hello! Nice to meet you too!"

Then she handed another CD (http://www.amazon.com/Take-Offs-Landings-Rilo-Kiley/dp/B00005MKEF/sr=8-3/qid=1157136373/ref=pd_bbs_3/002-5822383-7959220?ie=UTF8&s=music) to Lyra. "This one has a real pretty song on it called "Pictures of Success.'"

[daemonridden.livejournal.com]

"Ta," said Lyra, and paid before things got really out of hand.

"Are you a student, then, Kaylee?"

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Kaylee nodded. "I sure am. How 'bout you?"

[daemonridden.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, a third year. I mean, freshman." She leaned in to whisper: "Are things always this strange around here?"

[forgottenpants]

Pete had decided to explore the town a bit more, looking for more information. The local record archive might be a good place to start.

What he encountered? Was not the sort of record he expected.

"What in tarnation. . . ?"

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Kaylee looked over at another unfamiliar face. "Hello. Can I help you?"

[forgottenpants]

"Dunno about that, Darlin'. Thought this was supposed to be a 'record' place? 'Bout the 'empire' of Fandom?"

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

"Oh! That's just the name of the store," Kaylee explained. "There are all different kinds of music here. Some even on records, I think. We got CDs too!"

[forgottenpants]

"I don't understand half of what you just said. You say you sell music here?"

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Kaylee smiled. "Yep, we sell music."

[forgottenpants]

"What . . . kind of music? And what's that got to do with records? And what is a 'CD'?"

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

"We sell all kinds," Kaylee replied, holding up a CD. "A CD is this round shiny thing that plays music. Records are also round, but bigger. And not as shiny."

[forgottenpants]

Pete stared at the shiny thing for a long moment. "They put music on dinner plates, now?"

Hadn't he heard of something that could play music, something Dixie and Brisco had gotten involved in. . . .

"How do you get the music out?"

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Kaylee pointed to a CD player. "You stick the CD in that and it plays music."

Then she realized something. "You ain't from this time, are ya?"

[forgottenpants]

"I'm from 1894."

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Now it all made sense. "Oh. A lot's changed since then."

"I'm a bit time displaced, too," Kaylee continued.