Magic Box, Thursday, All Day

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Tara noticed the store seemed to be even more organized than usual when she came in today, so she decided to devote her shift to studying a spellbook at the counter. She'd brought Nyx and Mr. Moxy to the store with her; they frolicked at her feet and she, absently, occasionally tossed some twists of paper their way.

The store was very open.

[OOC: OCD-Free!]

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Fred thumped in through the door, obviously not impressed with the store.

"...hrmph," he said, browsing a little. He then looked over in Tara's direction.

"You work here?"

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"I work here," Tara confirmed, apprehensive. She stopped stroking the cat in her lap. "Is something wrong?"

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"This just one of them new-age crap stores?" Fred asked. He wasn't particularly angry, just... unimpressed.

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"W-w-we sell some of that?" Tara said, blinking. "Chimes and incense and everything. But, um, most of this is magic supplies."

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"Like, disappearing rabbit stuff?" Fred said. "Or more... hardcore things?"

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"Um, all y-you need to disappear a rabbit is a rabbit?" Tara said. "This is more for ... protection, finding lost objects, binding demons. That kind of stuff."

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"Anything for, uhhh... personal improvement?" Fred said.

He had reasons.

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Which Tara might have completely misunderstood as being code for 'herbal Viagra.' She went bright pink.

"Like, like, um, male enhancement?"

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Fred scowled. "That supposed to be a joke?"

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Tara went fuschia.

"I d-d-d-d." Swallow. Breathe. "I don't know what you want. Sir."

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Fred sighed. "Weight loss, kid. Please don't cry on me."

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"Oh. Sorry."

Tara managed not to cry and did her very best not to stutter.

"I don't know a magic way to do that," she said thoughtfully, which was mostly true. She was pretty sure she could find one; she just didn't want to sell ingredients for a personal gain spell, especially to someone who so obviously wasn't a witch. "We probably have some herbs that would curb your appetite, stuff like that?"

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"So much for a quick fix, huh?" he said. "Go ahead and sell me that stuff. I'll try anything."

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Diana felt like wandering by the Magic Box. She was bored, it was better than torturing the cat. The cat agreed. "Hey there." She was almost cheerful there.

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"Hey," Tara returned. "So I just had a really, really, really fat guy come in looking for a weight loss spell."

She had to tell someone.

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Diana boggled at that. "Seriously?" She walked over to lean on a counter. "Wha'd you tell him?"

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"Sold him some herbs that are supposed to suppress appetite and told him not to overdo it," Tara answered. "I mean, it's natural. It probably can't hurt, right?"

Tara really was not a doctor.

She leaned toward Diana. "What would you have done?"

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Diana nodded. "As long as he listened to the 'not overdo it' part." Now if only she listened to that advice. "Let's see...magic or no magic?"

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"Yeaaaaah." Tara tapped a hand against her temple. "I didn't want to put a spell on him or anything. Kind of seemed like not what magi is for, y'know? But -- either."

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Diana shrugged. "Could always just ask him. And could always pretend to do magic and he'll think it's working and all that mind over matter stuff." She rocked her upper body on her elbows the counter. "Without magic, I'd do the same. And recommend this awesome cardio workout. Magic would make it less of a reccomendation."

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Tara raised an eyebrow. "I should have thought of that pretending to do a spell thing. Unless it's just mean. Is the placebo effect mean?"

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Diana considered this. "Eh...not if it's for a good cause. Or medical research."

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"It could be for his self-confidence," Tara said brightly. "Like ... emperor's new clothes, kind of a deal, right?"

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Diana nodded. "Exactly. As long as he thinks it's working, it will work because he's going to do stuff to actually help himself loose weight."

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"So if he comes in again I'll do that," Tara decided.

Shyly, she added. "So, uh, I hear we get new people day after tomorrow. I won't be a new kid anymore!"