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Book Haven, Monday

As was her wont, Rosalind came carefully down the stairs expecting to find the worst since the shop so often lived down to her expectations.

To her disquiet, the store was behaving itself. She peered down aisles, then walked down them, pulling books off the shelves at random to make sure they were what they were supposed to be before putting them back.

Eventually, Rosalind took a seat at the front counter, flipping the sign to open. Then she drank deeply of her coffee and proceeded to side-eye the entire shop.

She didn't trust it. It had behaved itself before, yes, but usually only when she was feeling under the weather. Today, she felt fine… and this made the spot between her shoulder blades itch.

The shop was open and there was a sign outside that read:

Now hiring! Apply inside!

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In the perfectly normal shop.

Who is, yes, still doubtful that the shop is normal today.

I have nothing interesting to say here. :/

It was strange, really, that he hadn't visited the bookshop until now. Perhaps Ichabod had unconsciously feared that he would spend far too much money if he let himself roam free among the bookshelves.

Today, however, he had noticed the sign in the window, so he entered, glancing around the interior before offering a small nod in greeting to the lady behind the counter.

"Hello," Rosalind said politely, having looked up at the sound of the bell. (She liked the bell since it made it harder for people to sneak into the store.) She gave him a rather cool, but professional, smile.

"Is there anything I can help you with, or will you prefer to browse on your own?"

"How do you do, madam," Ichabod replied. "I couldn't help noticing the sign in the window." He made a gesture towards said window. "And I would like to enquire about the position."

She blinked, a bit taken aback at being called 'madam', but given the rest of his formality let it pass.

"You've picked the right day to come in," Rosalind said, easily switching gears. "I'm Rosalind, owner of Book Haven. It's a pleasure to meet you."

And if he became her employee that wouldn't even be a lie! Rosalind enjoyed having employees.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Ichabod Crane and I'm a student at Fandom High," he said. "I haven't been here for long."

"That's good to know," Rosalind said mildly. "I'll remember that. Have you worked retail before, in your own universe?"

"No," Ichabod replied slowly. "But I have spent plenty of time in my father's library."

That didn't involve selling books, Ichabod, just reading them.

Yeah, that wasn't even remotely the same thing at all.

Because he was a prospective ~~minion~~ employee, Rosalind resisted the urge, barely, to raise an eyebrow at him.

"Liking books is a good place to start," she said, since it was the blandest, but most appropriate thing she could think to say to that. "May I ask why you're interested in applying?"

She strongly suspected it had something to do with needing money. Or the books held just that much appeal to him...

"Since arriving on the island I have found the costs to be higher than I had expected," he said truthfully. "And I am looking for a position involving something that actually existed in 1771, as I would hate to be completely useless."

Honesty was a virtue, after all.

She certainly wasn't going to complain about honesty--so long as no one expected it from her.

"Fair enough." Not having enough money was something Rosalind understood. "Most of what you'd do here is help people locate what they're looking for," which was more of a job than it sounded like, given how often the shop misbehaved, "make recommendations about their reading material if they request it, and work the cash register. Other than that, I ask that all employees keep the shop as neat as they can and that they don't put their lives at risk to come to work--or to remain at work, if there is a risk to their life." This time, she did raise an eyebrow. "Does that sound reasonable to you?"

[Sorry for not getting this sooner! RL intervened!]

"Perfectly reasonable," Ichabod replied, unsure whether the part of not putting one's life at risk was a joke or whether it was part of the strange things that happened here.

It wasn't even remotely a joke, sadly.

"Then if you want the job, you're hired." Rosalind's interview process was based on many factors, but mostly personal whim. Besides, she found it hard to turn away someone who needed the money. Not that she'd admit to that. "Was there a particular day you were hoping to work? The weekends and Thursdays are currently open, but if your schedule would work better with taking Mondays, I can move my shift. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday are taken."

"I would be happy to work Thursdays," Ichabod said. "As long as attending my last class on Thursday won't be an issue."

He had never applied for a job before, so he did not know what to expect from an interview.

"That's not a problem at all. You're not the first employee that I've made similar accommodations for."

And she doubted he'd be the last.

"Did you want to start this coming Thursday, or the Thursday after that?"

"I can start this week, if that is acceptable to you," Ichabod said.

This would be yet another thing not to mention to his father in his letters home.

[and that is tomorrow, thanks to SP :) So I can post tomorrow if that is ok?]

Edited 2014-06-18 11:59 (UTC)

"That's fine," she said, a slight smile briefly lighting up her face. "I'll stop then by to see how you're doing and to answer any questions you might have."

[SP is tricksy like that! You can absolutely post tomorrow! Thursdays are yours. :) ]

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