Freedom Arms- Wednesday

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It was Aeryn's first day of work- at a paying job ever, actually- and while she wouldn't say she was nervous, she did want to get things right. Especially considering she only had a very basic understanding of this planet so far.

That 'basic understanding of the planet' thing was already getting very old, by the way.

Today was going to be spent familiarizing herself with the shop and its weapons. Mostly the weapons. They may be primitive, but she could still understand those.

[Open like a job post!]

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[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

Jamie walked into the store with a cheerful smile and a spring in his step. "Good morning," Jamie said happily. "How are you this fine-fine day?"

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't go as far as to call it that," Aeryn said, and there was a long pause before she remembered she was probably supposed to be helpful. "Did you need something?"

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

Okay, clearly Aeryn is not a day person.

"Yes," Jamie said with a nod. "World peace, an end to mutant prejudice and an Klondike bar. However if the owner is around I'd like to talk to him if he's available."

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"He's not," she said. "I don't have any of those other things, either. You definitely won't find world peace here."

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

"Hmm, a pity," Jamie said with a little frown. "Because you'd probably get better business if you sold Klondike bars."

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"And what is a Klondike bar?" Poor thing, she didn't know.

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

Jamie blinked in disbelief. "You've never heard of a Klondike bar?" he asked. "Chocolaty coated ice cream loaded, big and thick, no room for a stick?"

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

She just shook her head, not even getting the appeal of ice cream, due to never having had it. It was so sad.

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

"Okay, I know this is Fandom but what planet have you been living on?"

SHOCKING!

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"Actually I was on a ship," she replied.

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

Jamie knocked once on the counter creating a duplicate. "Go get a couple," Jamie ordered and the duplicate headed for the door.

"Okay, what ship? Lollipop? Yellow submarine?"

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"Moya. What did you just do?" If she looked a little alarmed, it was because the only times she'd seen doubles it didn't end well.

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

"Oh, that's just my duplicate," Jamie said in an off-handed manner. "Kinetic energy creates a copy of me and later on I can absorb him back. Blah-blah-blah mutant power thingy. And what's a Moya? Is that an alien curse word?"

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"She's a Leviathan. A living ship. What's your duplicate doing?" Kind of focused, this one.

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Jamie raised his eyebrows at mention of a living ship. "My dupe? Well he should be getting a Klondike bar. Is that a problem?"

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"I guess not, as long as you don't get it on any of the weapons." Ron might kill him before she could in that case.

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

The duplicate returned in short order carrying multiple Klondike bars. "Here you go!" Jamie said as he absorbed the duplicate and took the Klondike bars. "You're in for a tasty treat. Here. Have one."

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

Aeryn took one, frowning at it. "What do you do with it?"

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

"You eat it," Jamie said with a chuckle. "Before it gets too warm and it melts."

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"This is not what I expected of my first day," Aeryn said, shaking her head as she opened the package.

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

"You mean this is your first day?" Jamie asked as he unwrapped on for himself. "You didn't get here from a future version of Fandom did you?"

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

Aeryn gave him a weird look. "No. Why would that even happen?"

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

"Why, indeed," Jamie said with a sigh and took a bite of his Klondike bar. "Nevermind. Just Fandom weirdness."

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"I don't know what that is," Aeryn admitted, tasting her Klondike bar and looking like she was trying to figure it out.

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

"Stick around," Jamie advised. "You'll find out. What do you think?"

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"This is chocolate? It's good." No wonder John kept going on about that.

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

"Chocolate and ice cream," Jamie said with a nod. "There are few things people won't do to get a Klondike bar.

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

She frowned. "Are they somehow hard to get? This only took a few microts."

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

" You have to know where to look," Jamie said with an oh-so-serious tone. " I meN what would you do to get another one?"

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"Ask," Aeryn shrugged.

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

"But would you do something embarrassing?Like bark like a dog? Moo like a cow?"

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"Not for any reason," she replied, giving him a weird look. "No one else should, either."

[toomanyofme.livejournal.com]

"I keep forgetting that people from other planets never get cultural context," Jamie groaned.

[fix-it-guy.livejournal.com]

Mike strolled in with his hands in his pockets and gave the woman a polite smile. "Good afternoon, miss. I would like to purchase a weapon. In fact, I would like to purchase several."

She looked green, which was good. Mike needed to get out the door without official paperwork.

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"What do you need?" Aeryn asked, because hellos were for other people.

[fix-it-guy.livejournal.com]

Mike pulled a list from his pocket and peered at it -- he'd written too small, and it was a little hard to read without his reading glasses. He gave Aeryn an apologetic shrug. "Shall we start with the assault rifles?"

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"You have a list." While she approved, that was also a little concerning on a small island. "What do you need these for?"

[fix-it-guy.livejournal.com]

"Protection," Mike told her. "Radio says there are rifts opening up. Now, the last time that happened, my store was attacked by a bunch of crazy people. I'd like to be better-prepared if it happens again." He gave Aeryn a shrug. "I'd suggest you do the same."

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"I'm good," Aeryn said casually. "Are assault rifles the right product for that?"

[fix-it-guy.livejournal.com]

"Normally, I'd say no," Mike told her. "I'm not a fan of using anything heavier than I have to. "However, I am also not a fan of being without a backup plan."

[imnotgoodatnice.livejournal.com]

"As a backup plan, I can agree to that," she said. "Let me show you what we have."

She disappeared into the back for a moment, returning with a couple of the guns, which she laid out on the counter just as Ron had when she'd been shopping.