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fandomtownies2021-02-18 04:17 am
x_discospider_x) wrote in fandomtownies2021-02-18 04:17 am
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Sushi Station; Thursday After Classes [02/18].
So, Troy was in a little bit of a conundrum. Yesterday's date with Alexis had been great, except for one teeny, tiny, itsy-bitsy little problem at the very end, when the bill finally arrived and Troy discovered that 'MARKET PRICE' was actually very, very expensive.
What market were they shopping at?!?
Either way, even though Troy did have a job now, he literally only worked one day a week, and between Alexis's naturally expensive tastes and Troy's pointing at random things on the menu method of ordering, he did not have the money to cover the dinner, and since it was their first day, he definitely wasn't going to let Alexis know that, so after the bill had arrived, he'd suggested that Alexis go on ahead outside while he 'settled the bill' and then, after a moment and asking where the restroom was, he just...left, and was very, very grateful that Sushi Station was actually pretty close to the north gate of the school grounds at that point.
But then he woke up with his conscious pressing down on him and the fact that things could get a little tricky if he ever planned to use Sushi Station as a possible date spot again (which he may have been fine with, because the food was kind of weird, they didn't even cook some of it, how do you not even cook your food?, but also, it was a small town and the cops around here seemed pretty bored so did he really need that hanging over him?), so he went in the next morning, sans Alexis, so that he could plead his case without coming off as a loser in front of her.
They seemed generally unmoved by his explanation and his promise to pay them back as soon as he could, his boss seemed pretty cool, maybe she'd even give him an advance for something?
The management on duty that day looked at each other, looked at Troy, and then, without another word, one left and returned to shove a mop into his hand.
"Awwww, maaaan," he said, "come on! I'm supposed to actually work my actual job today! How can I pay you back if I miss work?"
By mopping all the floors, apparently. And doing all the dishes. And cleaning the bathrooms. And washing the windows...
And they didn't even ask him to fix the leaky sink in the back or the toilet in the women's room that hadn't been working. He just sort of did it without even thinking about it.
He definitely needed to ask Tisarwat for a raise if he was going to be dating Alexis now. Or at least convince his parents for a bigger allowance, before literally all the restaurants on the island wound up sparkling clean with all their little janitorial problems mysteriously fixed before too long...
[[ mostly establishing, but also quite open for any of your Sushi Station needs ]]
What market were they shopping at?!?
Either way, even though Troy did have a job now, he literally only worked one day a week, and between Alexis's naturally expensive tastes and Troy's pointing at random things on the menu method of ordering, he did not have the money to cover the dinner, and since it was their first day, he definitely wasn't going to let Alexis know that, so after the bill had arrived, he'd suggested that Alexis go on ahead outside while he 'settled the bill' and then, after a moment and asking where the restroom was, he just...left, and was very, very grateful that Sushi Station was actually pretty close to the north gate of the school grounds at that point.
But then he woke up with his conscious pressing down on him and the fact that things could get a little tricky if he ever planned to use Sushi Station as a possible date spot again (which he may have been fine with, because the food was kind of weird, they didn't even cook some of it, how do you not even cook your food?, but also, it was a small town and the cops around here seemed pretty bored so did he really need that hanging over him?), so he went in the next morning, sans Alexis, so that he could plead his case without coming off as a loser in front of her.
They seemed generally unmoved by his explanation and his promise to pay them back as soon as he could, his boss seemed pretty cool, maybe she'd even give him an advance for something?
The management on duty that day looked at each other, looked at Troy, and then, without another word, one left and returned to shove a mop into his hand.
"Awwww, maaaan," he said, "come on! I'm supposed to actually work my actual job today! How can I pay you back if I miss work?"
By mopping all the floors, apparently. And doing all the dishes. And cleaning the bathrooms. And washing the windows...
And they didn't even ask him to fix the leaky sink in the back or the toilet in the women's room that hadn't been working. He just sort of did it without even thinking about it.
He definitely needed to ask Tisarwat for a raise if he was going to be dating Alexis now. Or at least convince his parents for a bigger allowance, before literally all the restaurants on the island wound up sparkling clean with all their little janitorial problems mysteriously fixed before too long...
[[ mostly establishing, but also quite open for any of your Sushi Station needs ]]