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The remnants of the strange feeling she'd had last night still lingered in Raven's thoughts. Perhaps she would discuss it with Professor Anakin come Thursday.

Today, however, she worked, arriving exactly on time to open up Decadent Delights. She had only been sitting behind the counter for an hour or so, reading a book (not one found in the store, thank you very much), when she suddenly felt incredibly tired and dropped her head on her arms on the counter next to Strife.

Someone was terribly hurt. She could feel the pain even before the body was carried into the lobby. She did not recognize who it was, but she flew to the couch they were gently laid upon, pushing aside people in her way so that she could lay her hands upon the wounds. So much blood, so much pain. She embraced it, pulling it all into herself. A bone in her leg snapped as the injury became hers; she was dimly aware of someone else holding her up so she did not fall. Her leg mended, as did the scrapes and bruises that colored her face and arms, but she could not suppress a scream as she felt two sharp stabbing pains in her throat and her own blood began to trickle down her neck.

The healing was completed; her gifts insured the person would live, restored to almost perfect health. She twitched and moaned in the grasp of the person still holding her as the last of the injuries worked their way through her own body and disappeared. The injured person had been very near death, and the healing exhausted her. Overcome with weariness, she swooned.

Raven jerked her head up with a gasp. A dream, but it had felt so very real, like the dreams she'd had recently about her father. Coupled with the strange feeling from yesterday, the feeling that something unpleasant awaited her grew. She tried to shake it off by focusing on work and began to unpack a box of [Link NSFW!] flashlights.

They were certainly not like any flashlight she had ever seen.

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All Hoshi really wanted was to head back to her dorm room and take a nap, but she'd been meaning to stop by this place for a while.

"Hi! I didn't know you worked here," she said, happy to spot a familiar face.

"Hello, Hoshi," Raven said, trying not to blush. "The school assigned me this job." One day she might find out a cranky blonde was actually responsible. One day.

"Hmmm, that's a homework assignment I haven't had yet," said Hoshi, raising an eyebrow. "I don't suppose you're taking a workshop on getting out of debt, are you? Because I'm taking that one now and we had to brainstorm ideas on how to raise cash."

Raven shook her head. "No -- Joan had suggested finding a job to me so that I would have money for when we go shopping," she said. "I had not yet begun to look when Ms. Blue called and told me I was to work here."

"Well, it's good that you managed to get a job so quickly," said Hoshi, doing a double take at one of the displays. "I, uh, have some birthday money and decided to treat myself to a gift, but I don't know what to get."

"I...I do not know what most of these...things...are for," Raven admitted. She had been dreading dealing with her first customer and the questions he or she would bring.

"Hopefully there's a user manual?" suggested Hoshi.

"Yes, they do seem to be accompanied by instructions," Raven said. Not that she had looked, really. "What sort of...relief are you looking for?"

"Well, I understand that these things are supposed to be massagers? Then II guess they're good for achy muscles, right?" asked Hoshi, picking up the one that was supposed to be a rabbit, though Hoshi didn't see the resemblence.

"The literature claims this one is good," Raven said, picking up the...thing...and handing it to Hoshi. "It also has attachments."

"It looks interesting, and without the attachments, it almost looks like a regular back massager," said Hoshi, taking a closer look.

"There is also this one, which is much less expensive," Raven said helpfully, showing another model to Hoshi. She accidentally hit the power button, and it started vibrating.

"I'm not so sure about that one," said Hoshi, her face turning red. "It sort of looks like a gun."

Or part of the USS Enterprise. Not that Raven would know that.

Raven managed to turn the vibrations off and quickly set the item down. She was glad to sense (and see) that Hoshi was as embarrassed as she was. "It is ironic for an item designed for pleasure to be shaped as something that does harm," she agreed.

"Maybe I'm looking at things from the wrong direction," said Hoshi. "What other stuff is there besides the massagers?"

Oh, there was definitely much blushing now. "Like this?" Raven said helpfully. "It comes in many different colors and sizes."

"It's purple!" Hoshi blurted out. Her face might have been turning purple from embarrassment.

"I just thought... I mean, isn't there something for beginners?"

"Perhaps this?" Raven said, becoming more flustered herself. "It has a good rating." Who rated these things, she had no idea.

It wasn't as scary looking, at least. "That's better," said Hoshi. "I guess out of all of them, that looks like the best option."

"Would you like it in pink, purple, or black?" Raven asked, pleased she might be making a sale. "I think we should be able to order it in a custom color for you, but it will take a week to arrive."

"Pink is just fine," said Hoshi quickly. Somehow, the thing seemed less threatening if it came in a nice, innocent color like pink.

"It comes with a charger to restore its power," Raven said. "It does not require batteries. It should last you for seven hours, fully charged." She couldn't imagine seven hours (let alone seven minutes) of use.

"Yeah, I'm sure I won't need to test out the battery length, but it's good to know," said Hoshi.

"Will there be anything else?" Raven asked. She was hoping not, actually. She liked Hoshi, but explaining the items in the store was uncomfortable to say the least.

Hoshi opened her mouth to ask another question, then thought better of it. "No, I think that will be all," she said.

Raven was relieved. She led Hoshi over to the counter so she could ring up the purchase, giving Strife an encouraging pat as she did. "There are two sorts of bags," she told Hoshi. "The plain brown paper bag, or the pink one with the name of the shop. Which would you prefer?"

"The plain one," Hoshi insisted. It was going to get hidden under the bed or in the back of her closet, but she still didn't want to take a chance on freaking out Hinata.

Raven slid the box into a plain paper bag and handed it to Hoshi after completing the transaction. "Thank you," she said pleasantly. "Come again."

So to speak.

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