Android's Dungeon, Wednesday, 5/13

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Sarah supposed that if she was teaching, she didn't technically need to keep up her cover of being at the shop two days a week. But she found her way there anyhow. The paperwork and stock rotation kept her busy, and she supposed she would need to hire someone to replace Teddy someday.

Besides, there was a new edition of the Bitterwoman/Y-Men alternate universe crossover that she had to read.

She put a help wanted sign in the window and took her place behind the counter, comic open in front of her.

[OOC: Open shop, no OCD.]

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Wednesday was Claire's day off, in theory. But she decided it might be nice to have some money that didn't come from her father, so she headed into town to see who might be hiring.

She passed by a few shops that had signs in the windows for various reasons, but paused when she reached the comics shop. That was her spy games teacher. Someone she could probably learn a lot from.

And, perfect, she was hiring. Claire entered the shop and looked around for a moment before approaching the counter. "Hi, Ms. Walker. I'm Claire Butler, from your Spy Games workshop."

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"The girl who collects teddy bears," Sarah said with a smile.

And the girl whose real name might not have always been Claire Butler. That made Claire a shade more interesting to Sarah than she seemed on the surface.

"Can I help you with anything?"

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"I'm actually looking for a job and I saw your sign in the window that you're hiring," Claire said. "Wednesdays are my free days from workshops."

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"That's one of the openings I have," Sarah told her, reaching under the counter to find an application form. "Have you worked retail before?"

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"Do cheerleading bake sales count?" Claire asked, smiling cutely. "I've never actually had a real job."

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"Cheerleading bake sales completely count," Sarah assured her, adding the scraps of information to her mental file on Claire mostly out of habit. She passed the basic application form and a pen across the counter.

"I haven't been able to hire a girl yet," she added, to see how Claire would react. "I think the comics scare a lot of us away."

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Claire started to fill out the form, remembering to use the name 'Butler' on it.

"I'll admit I don't know a lot about comics," she said. "But I'm pretty familiar with the Ninth Wonders run."

Given that it was, you know, about her and her family and friends.

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"That's one of our top sellers," Sarah grinned. "It's mostly that, Y-Men, Ratman ... there aren't a lot of Bitterwoman fans but they tend to want to buy everything we get about her."

"It's mostly a pretty basic job. The store's supposed to be open 9 to 11, but I usually close a little earlier if it's not busy."

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Claire had passing familiarity with those titles, thanks to her geeky brother. Well, except Bitterwoman.

"I can manage that," she said, finishing her application and handing it back to Sarah.

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Sarah glanced over the application quickly. Nothing in particular jumped out at her, but she'd check it against a few databases.

Later.

"This looks fine," she said, smiling. "You're hired, Claire. I can pay handwavey an hour, if that's okay. Congratulations on your first job."

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"That sounds perfect," Claire said with a grin. "Thank you. Should I start next week?"

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"Next week," Sarah agreed. "I'll come in during the morning to show you the register and everything, and then you're all on your own."

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"Great, thanks," Claire said. "I'll see you in class on Monday then."

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"See you then, Claire," Sarah agreed.