Android's Dungeon, Thursday, 2/19

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Sarah checked the back room to make sure it had stayed clean overnight -- hey, sometimes they were tricky -- and then settled at the front counter with her laptop, the Washington Post website pulled up. She was trying to get up to date on Middle Eastern politics, but, somehow, another article caught her attention.

She was glad the FBI had slightly better priorities these days.

[OOC: Open store!]

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Mina entered the store, a pleasant smile on her face.

"Miss Walker," she greeted. "I hope you are well, today?"

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"It seems to be a good day so far," Sarah said, glancing up from her laptop. "Good to see you again, Mrs. Harker. Come to check out the shop?"

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"That I have," Mina said. "I found myself with some spare time, and felt it was time to further my education in modern entertainment."

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"This is not a bad place to start," Sarah said, stepping out from behind the counter. "We have current titles here, graphic novels back in that corner, and some action figures and DVDs by the far wall. Want me to show you what's selling, or do you just want to take a look?"

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"Some guidance would be most appreciated," Mina said. "I'm afraid you lost me at the term 'action figure'."

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"Of course," Sarah said. she stepped over to the display and went into an accurate, if dispassionate, explanation of the action figures, the movies they represented, and everything else she had memorized from a pricing guide. "And don't call them dolls," she finished.

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"...but that is what they are," Mina said.

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"I know that, you know that, but boys still don't like hearing it," Sarah said. "Go figure."

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"The fragility of the male ego is saddening, really," Mina said. "Are your customers mainly men?"

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Sarah snorted out a laugh. "Mostly, yeah. Comics are really considered a guy thing."

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"In a way that it truly only appeals to them, or in that... manner in which men exclude women from clubs, and the like?" Mina asked.

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"I hadn't really thought about it," Sarah admitted. "I think it's that it's a lot of male heroes, and it's cultural."

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"Ah," Mina said. "American, mainly?"

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Sarah shrugged. "I'm not really an expert in them outside this country. You have an interesting accent..."

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"London," Mina said. "I just ask as it seems a rather American concept. Macho men saving the world, with a plethora of artillery."