All and Sundries - Staturday

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

The Help Wanted sign is still up.

Apu is overseeing the installation of a brand new Squishy Machine.

Oh the smell of a band new Squishy Machine! It makes his little managerial heart flutter with joy.

Jane is a little less excited when she comes in and sees strange men installing a strange machine.

"Apu, what the fuck is this thing?"

"This, Miss Jane, is a Squishy Machine. It turns out the store did not have one at all. So I have remidied that disfigurement by placing a few well placed phone calls."

"And this is a good thing?"

Oh Miss Jane, this is not just any Squishy Machine. This is a top of the line, three flavor model, with overflow guard, automatic tempriture control, and five dispensors!" He answered adding a little "Eee!" noise of pure joy while flapping his hands.

"If there's only three flavors then why are there five despensors?"

"Despensor two automatically despenses an equal mix of flavors one and two. While despensor four despenses an equal mix of flavors two and three!"

"What if you want an uneaven mix, or a mix of flavors one and three?"

"Well then I suppose they'll have to do it the old fashioned way." Jane had no appreciation of Squishy enginering. But he wasn't going to hold that against her.

"Don't they have one of these over at the Circle K?"

"Oh no... That is a Slushy Machine. Totally different animal Miss Jane. It's like comparing Vishnu and Shivas."

"Well the equipment looks the same... Where I come from, if buisnesses overlap one buisness has some 'people' visit the other buisness. You think we'll get any trouble from the Circle K?"

Apu's eyes narrowed and his voice dropped to a low hard tone. "Do not consern yourself Miss Jane, I have delt with their kind before." **click click*

"Riiiiiight..."

This can only end in tears.

All and Sundries is open.

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[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

It was midafternoon when Cally came into All and Sundries.

She stopped at the Squishy Machine and stood in front of it, somewhat mesmerized.

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer arrived mere moments after Cally, and he too found himself almost enraptured by the Squishy Machine. He stood, watching it in wonderment.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor entered All and Sundries and wondered what the two teens were staring at. He looked himself, and smiled at the Squishy Machine.

"Fantastic, isn't it?"

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"It's, uhhh, squishy," Cally said.

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"Squiiiiiiiishy," Joxer said, smiling like a dope.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Right then," the Doctor said. "I'll just leave you two to it, then." He wandered out.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally realized that she was standing next to Joxer.

And promptly exited. Stage left, even.

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer continued to stare.

"Squuiiiiiiiishy."

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"Hey! Tin head! You gonna buy a... Squishy or what?"

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer shook his head. "I don't have any money."

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"You want a job to fix that fucking promblem?"

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer looked over at Jane. "Do you have work for a hero?"

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"... Yes."

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"What sort of work?" Joxer asked.

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"I need... A hero to... Protect... Apu and the store from... Marauding... Hords... And... Road agents."