Book Haven, Tuesday

[studyingfear]

Rufus was in a foul mood as he restocked shelves at Book Haven. The store itself wasn't the cause of it, and Dark Nation wasn't either--though Rufus did spare a baleful glance at where his dog was making friends with the dust bunnies--no, the problem was that he'd had terrible dreams where the most interesting thing had been a virtual reality fishing game.

And he'd woken up feeling off-balance and obscurely disappointed by the appearance of a strange person in a super hero outfit at the end of it all.

Ugh.

None of it made any sense and that left him cranky. Maybe plotting would help soothe his irritation away.

Book Haven is Open.

Furnado Animal Shelter, Tuesday

[puppy_fair]

Today was actually a pretty mellow day at the animal shelter. Zack had found himself a puppy in the back who wanted nothing more than a lap to curl up and nap in, and so he was sitting behind the counter with a tiny sheltie who was doing just that. There was a lot of fluff going on there, and there were cute ears to scratch behind, and sometimes that was all a guy really needed.

It was going to be a hot one, besides, and while he could handle the heat no problem, he didn't exactly want to exhaust the animals who were all quite content to find somewhere to curl up and nap through the hottest points of the day.

[OOC: Open!]

Fandom Post Office, June 13 (Tuesday)

[filleauloup]

Éponine didn't mind the butterflies that occasionally swarmed out of one of the mailboxes in the lobby, as a general rule. She was used to them, and besides, they were pretty.

The one that just kept flying in circles around the registers today, though? That one was unnerving her, and she was content to give it as wide a berth as possible.

Luckily, there seemed to be plenty of deliveries to make today, and she'd be happy to take her time about those.

[[No OCD, open, uninspired post is uninspired today whee.]]

Covent Garden Flowers, Tuesday

[shiroi_tiger]

Nathan... didn't trust today. He'd brought his sword in, just to be on the safe side, and by the time noon rolled around he hadn't needed to use it even once.

He even watered the snapdragons, and the most they did was sway a little, apparently properly chastened by the others earlier in the week.

...

Well, okay then. He'd just settle in and work on a few arrangements for the rest of the day. But he was going to keep watching his back. In this job, he'd learned, one always had to watch one's back.

[OOC: And open! It's going to be hot out today, please do not let it be hot out today.]

Dite's Decadent Delights, Tuesday

[spin_kick_snap]

Her weekly delivery had included several copies of the Kama Sutra and a bunch about sexy yoga poses to improve your sexual health and spirituality. Kathy had leafed through the yoga books and spent most of her time giggling at some of the more outrageous claims before shelving them, but they reminded her how long it had been since she'd done any yoga. Which also meant that it had been a very long time since she'd done any meditation either, and, honestly, she could probably use a bit more of that in her life right now.

So she snagged a few copies of the books, displayed them prominently on the counter, and then settled into the first pose of her old routine. And promptly discovered that a year of shambling had not helped her remain limber, and neither had a half year of just...wandering around on the island. Hopefully no one wandered in and thought that wincing, groaning, and the occasional muttered swear were necessary elements of sexy tantric yoga or whatever.

Groovy Tunes, Tuesday

[tigerundercover]

Raven didn't know what the song the stereo was playing today was, but it seemed really excited about it. It was kind of dark and anxious, which actually fit Raven's mood these days pretty well, so she wasn't complaining.

She was probably going to be slightly more obvious about sizing any customers up for ways to kill them in an emergency than usual, though.

No offense.

[new Zola Jesus! Open!]

Needful Things; Tuesday [06/13].

[somethingwithturquoise]

When Summer was dusting, tidying up, and generally rearranging things in the shop (because, really, that's pretty much all she did at work more often than not), she came across a whole bunch of old signs, including on that seemed relevant to her interests.

Fortunately, they were still in the 'buy every horse' business. Unfortunately, they had no living rock horses. But they would be interested in buying some if she found some. Because they did, in fact, buy every horse. The sign said nothing about selling.

Well, it was worth a shot. Back to dusting, tidying, and rearranging and getting paid for it.

Needful Things is open!

Turtle & Canary; Tuesday [06/13].

[merchant_of_miracles]

Something was rotten in the state of Turtle & Canary, and it wasn't the "unicorn's" bedding. The Merchant of Miracles was pouring over the book with a look of deep concern, because something wasn't right. Something wasn't right at all.

"Nahasapeemapetilon!" he said, waving his trusty servant (oh, he wasn't a servant? are you sure?) over. "Come here, come here, I think we have a wee little problem-o over here. What's this?"

His finger went down on a line of the books. Apu, bracing himself, leaned over to take a look and reluctantly explained, and, just as he expected, the Merchant's look of consternation only worsened.

"Case discount? What is a case discount? A discount on a case? Of what? Cereal? Who's buying this much cereal? That flighty girl with the strawberry blonde hair and the endless supply of pink tank tops? And why does buying a lot of something mean you magically don't have to pay full price? You know she's just turning it around and selling it to people at a higher rate, right? By giving her your case discount, Nahasapeemapetilon, you're only implicating yourself in whatever weird illegal breakfast food swindle she's got going on. No more case discounts, capisce?"

That roll of the eyes meant yes, right? That was how the Merchant was choosing to take it, anyway.

Today's Squishy Flavors
Froot Loops
Count Chocoula
Red

~Help Wanted~

Turtle & Canary is open!

Fandom High Counseling, Tuesday

[sharp_man]

Hannibal had spent some time in his pantry this morning, and then a bit of time getting possible cruises together for Jono's perusal, before opening his office in the afternoon.

But now the office was open, the air conditioning was on, and tea and coffee were brewing.

The doctor was in!

[Open post, no OCD!]

Stark Industries, Wednesday (6/14)

[goforthe_optics]

Tali's air-conditioned suit project continued this week. She had a working prototype, now, but figuring out how to make it more compact and more energy-efficient would be an ongoing challenge.

She wouldn't object to setting that aside in favor of helping anyone out with other repairs, though. Or just a conversation.

[[OCD-free and open! Usual SP disclaimer applies.]]