fandomtownies | Turtle & Canary; Sunday [08/19].

With the paperwork already prepared and ready for when Summer would stop in later to make everything all Official, Amaya was left to contemplate just how settled she'd actually gotten in this store over the months. Funny, that. She'd stumbled into the ownership of Turtle & Canary thanks to a false deal with a tricky little gnome and now she was almost sad to be passing the torch.

Almost. The only reason she wound up with this place was because she thought she was getting a forge. And now that she finally had one, she was ready to focus on that. She liked the store, but the place demanded a lot of time and attention. Whoever owned it would certainly have her work cut out for her.

The hardest part, really, was Apu, who kept giving her these withering little looks whenever he caught her eye. "Oh, stop it," she said, snorting slightly. "You're going to be fine. I'm sure Gelatin Girl's going to be a fine boss."

He clearly wasn't convinced. "She's smart," Amaya offered. "A little weird, sure, but I think she's got a good head on her shoulders. You'll be in good hands."

How did he do that? How did he make his look even more withering? "She can't be worse than that Merchant of Miracles. Or probably half the things you've dealt with since you've been here forever, Apu."

Reluctantly, he had to concede to that point, but he still looked firmly stuck in his judgey-pants. Amaya sighed. "If anything," she offered finally, "I worked in the contract that I'll be the go-to for maintenance as long as I'm on the island. If it's really bad, you can just intentionally break something and I'll be right over."

That seemed to placate him. For now.

Today's Squishy Flavors
Lime Jello
Ambrosia
Red

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