The Magic Box, Tuesday

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

The second day of organization saw Giles finishing up getting the crates unpacked and the shelves gradually getting filled. He was making good progress and figured at this rate he'd be able to open by the end of the week.

And, having learned his lesson from Sunnydale, he decided it would be prudent to attempt to hire some help before he opened.

Consequently there was a sign on the door that stated:

HELP WANTED

Apply Within

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[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami was walking slowly around the island, taking it easy and not jogging or anything. Thus she found the new store and decided to drop in.

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

Giles looked up when the girl walked in. "Can I help you?" he asked politely.

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami looked around curiously. "I am just walking around the island, and saw the new place." she said. "And the sign that says that you are hiring?"

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I am," Giles said, looking a little closer at the girl.

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"What would the person working here need to do?" Ami hadn't had much experience working retail. Or really doing anything other then helping her mother at the hospital. But she figured she was a quick study.

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

"Become conversant with the stock to help answer customer's questions as well as ringing up their purchases for them," Giles said. "Have you had any experience with magic?"

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Only since coming to this school, and then not very much. I am much more of a research things in books sort of person, honestly." She glanced around the store at the merchandise. "I learn fast?" she said hopefully

[ooc: cool]

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

"I could lend you a book that covers a good deal of the basics," Giles suggested. "And then we can see if this is something that would be a good fit for all concerned."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Sure" Ami said, sounding rather excited about a new book to read. "I can read it and come back?" She said hopefully. This guy, while new, seemed nice and polite and she now kind of wanted the job a bunch.

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

"That would be acceptable." Giles disappeared into the back room, returning a moment later with a thin tome which he handed to the young woman. "I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name...?"

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami took the book and looked at it curiously. "Oh. I am terribly sorry, i am Ami, Ami Mizuno." She bowed slightly, formality suddenly returning to her demeanor.

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

"Rupert Giles," he replied, taking his cue from her and bowing in return.

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"A pleasure to meet you sir."

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow came in as though breezing in through places Giles owned without bothering to knock was second nature to her. Because... yes.

"Hi Giles!"

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

Giles looked up from where he was carefully stocking crystal balls. "Good morning, Willow."

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Oo - crystal balls!" Willow said. She pointed to a stack. "Are those on sale?"

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

"Not until I actually get the shop open," Giles replied, continuing his stocking.

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"So entirely possible that they could be," Willow said, not discouraged in the slightest. She watched what he was doing. "Want help? I brought my label maker."

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

Giles looked around the shop. "You could label the component jars on the shelves behind the counter?" he suggested.

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Yay!" Willow went over to do just that. She started by measuring things, because you never wanted to have an improperly sized label. You'd never center it on the jar that way. "So how much do you need to be caught up on? Because I am very good at detail-filling, and I never ever go over the lines because then they take your coloring book away."

[*waves bye*]

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

Giles actually gave some thought before answering. "I met Dawn yesterday -- or this island's version of Dawn at least," he said. "She mentioned there's a Buffy running around as well. Is there anyone else I should be prepared to run into?"

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow debated mentioning that Jenny had been there, but since she'd left Willow decided not to take the chance on opening old wounds. "There's a new Slayer here. Her name is Mel. And Angel used to go here but he graduated and now he lives somewhere else with a dog and a guy who's sometimes a bunny."

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

Giles didn't even blink at the bunny comment; it was amazing what living a few years in one's youth with Ethan Rayne did to one's idea of normal. Instead he focused on the earlier part of what Willow had said. "I don't recall a Mel from the Watchers archives... I take it she's from the future?" he asked and wondered if there was a new slayer by that name in his own reality right now that Buffy was...

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Way, way in the future," Willow said with a nod. "She says things like 'rocketship.' Also Xander's gay and I'm dating a king. I think that about covers the main stuff."

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

That made Giles blink. "I'm sorry. Xander's what and you're dating who?"

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Gay now," Willow repeated, helpfully, "and a king. Who's the guy I was asking about the tea for, because he's British. Only he's not a king of England or anything, he's a king of a land you find in a closet. Only don't call it that where he can hear you because he gets cranky. It's very pretty though. The talking animals are nice."

[ooc: bedtime! see ya tomorrow!]

[the_merriest]

Rikku poked her head in to the new store. Hey, new store!

"Oooh, you have a magic box? What's it do?"

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

"Hopefully provide all your spell casting and protection needs for reasonable prices," Giles replied wryly.

[the_merriest]

Rikku clapped her hands excitedly. "I don't know many spells. Just the elementals. Lulu knows the really good ones, you know? Ooooh, protection! You mean like light curtains or is that a euphemism-thing for weapons?!"

Either way, this store seemed pretty cool.

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

"I mean components and talismans that will ward off certain magical effects or keep certain creatures at bay," Giles explained. "I'm... not certain I've heard of light curtains."

[the_merriest]

"Oooh," Rikku nodded. "We had some things like that on weapons. I mean, if you had items, you could put them on weapons and then you'd be, like, immune to that or whatever. Well, I could. It's an Al Bhed thing."

She reached into her pouch and pulled out a few silvery pebbles. "Light curtains," she explained. "It puts a kind of wall up in front of somebody and then you won't get as hurt. Unless you're being attacked with magic. You need lunar curtains for that."


[ooc: cool, see you then!]

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

Giles came over to look more closely at the pebbles. "May I..." he asked before reaching for one.

[the_merriest]

"Sure!" Rikku nodded, fishing around in her pouch. "They don't go off unless you throw them."

"There we go." She added a few pebbles that were a darker gray onto the counter. "Lunar. Knew I had some."

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

Giles examined them closely. He wanted to try them out, but the middle of his mostly set up new shop was not the place. "Can I keep a few to test?"

[the_merriest]

"You bet!" Rikku bounced a little. "Don't have much need for them here anyway. And I've got plenty."

"What kind of things do you have here, then? Oh! You're not actually open, are you?" She blushed a bit. "Sorry, I just like saying hi to people."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

On her way back from meeting with Millie, Tori noticed the new store and decided to stop in. The name intrigued her.

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

Giles looked up from his sorting powdered bat wings from dehydrated toad skins. "Can I help you?" he asked politely.

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Tori smiled warmly. "I was wondering what this shop is all about. I noticed the name as I was passing by and became curious." She also wondered if it was possible to hold two jobs, depending on what was needed. "I'm Tori, by the way." She extended her hand in greeting.

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

"Rupert Giles," he said, shaking her hand. "When we open, we'll be selling spell components, and other magic parenphanelia."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"Oh, very cool." Tori admitted. "Definitely the kind of store we need around here." She smiled. This was Fandom and she was sure there would be more situations that called for the use of magic.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John popped into the new store. Hey, it's Giles! Why isn't he at the Aerosmith book store? "Hey, Giles. New shop?"

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

Giles looked the young man over. "Have we met?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Well, yeah. You own the bookstore. AeroWhattaPagia. Branching out?"

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry. I think you must have me confused with someone else."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"No, you're GIles. British with glasses. Unless you've been possessed by a demon, or had something questionable. Shit. Do I need to get that demon dagger?" he half mumbled to himself, watching Giles for any threats.