Sunday, Late Morning- The New Fix & Clean Shop

[alwaysonguard]

 

Dwight gave a sigh as he set his duffle bag on the dusty counter and looked around. The empty shop had obviously not been used in quite some time if the layer of dust and cobwebs were any indication. The place definitely needed a little fixing up and some TLC before he could officially open, but that was why he was there early on a Sunday.

His other bags were still in the truck waiting to go upstairs to the small apartment that was located over the shop. He would grab them in a minute, but first he wanted to get a better look at the shop he was going to be running. After all, receiving a letter from some relative you have never heard of saying you inherited a shop on some unknown island is a hell of a way to start up a new business.

Dwight gave a sigh as he started unpacking his first bag. An unusual nervousness was building inside him though as he thought about everything that had changed recently. It was a big move after all, leaving Haven and everyone behind for the first time in his life. And there was also the fact that he had spent most of his first day on the island yesterday on the Cape Rouge drinking with Duke Croker of all people. This truly was an ‘odd’ little town he mused as he thought back to everything Crocker had said yesterday. Though he still was unsure about a lot of things, Dwight was still looking forward to starting his new life on Fandom Island and seeing what lie in store for him.

With that, Dwight opened the door to the new Fix & Clean shop, letting the light and fresh air come in as he started wiping away the dust, cobwebs, and watched as the small town began to come to life.

 

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[that_oldsaying]

Alluka was out and about, getting in some morning practice on her skates, even though she knew the island well enough that there wasn’t much challenge even as she flung herself from rooftops to stairs and back again in elaborate spins.

AirTrek was still one of her most favourite things.

But she also loved seeing new people and a shop open that hadn’t been open caught her attention enough that she dropped down to ground level and made her way over to the doorway to peek in curiously.

She was a tiny girl, who looked about ten years old at the most, with enormous blue eyes, black hair, and wearing an absurdly elaborate outfit.

[alwaysonguard]

Dwight just finished emptying one of the boxes he had brought that contained the most essential of the supplies he needed to get started with. As he turned towards the counter at the front of the shop, movement by the door caught his eye and he stopped.

"Better not be another Lucifer Morningstar..." he thought to himself. His mood shifted and a soft smile spread over his face as he turned and looked at the small figure standing in the door.

"Well, hello" he said giving the young girl a smile as he walked from behind the counter. "I'm Dwight. What's your name?"

[that_oldsaying]

"I'm Alluka," she said, smiling up at the stranger, staying close to the doorway just in case he was mean and she had to leave in a hurry.

"Are, are you just moving in? It's nice to meet you!"

[alwaysonguard]

"It's nice to meet you Alluka, my name's Dwight."

He dropped down to one knee so he was closer to level and gave her the friendliest smile he could.

"Yes I am. I'm setting up a new shop here and will be staying here in town."

[that_oldsaying]

She giggled a little.

"It's nice here," she shared, looking around the shop curiously. Nice was... maybe not the word some other people would use for the island but Alluka never forget how much better it had made her life.

"What kind of shop will you have?"

[alwaysonguard]

"Just a general fix it shop" Dwight said with a shrug. "Fix things that break, general handyman stuff...like cleaning up after gremlins get lose in the school or a random werewolf run rampant through the town during a full moon..."

Dwight smiled but then realized that those kinds of things might actually happen here. Well... time would tell.

[that_oldsaying]

"Oh! That's useful!" she said brightly. "Especially after some of the candy rains we have! Chocolate syrup is tasty but it's awful to get out of things."

Like hair. And clothes. And, well, everything really.

"Be careful of the gremlins though, they bite and, and you start thinking you're someone you're not!"

[alwaysonguard]

"Haha thanks for the head's up. I will make sure to invest in some good chocolate syrup remover... and see if I can get my hands on some gremlin repellent!"

[that_oldsaying]

"Do you actually believe me?" Alluka wondered. "Or, or are you humouring me?"

[alwaysonguard]

"The town I am from had a lot of very special people living there and a lot of 'unusual' things happened there quite often. I've come to accept that lot of weird and strange things happen. Keeps things interesting right?"

[that_oldsaying]

"Yes!" she enthused, clapping her hands together. "It's way better than my room!"

And she'd love it forever because of that!

"I own Pixie Dust," Alluka added, which was true despite her not looking anywhere near old enough to own anything. "It's the main clothing shop on the island!"

There was another one for fancy women's clothes but she hadn't seen the owner around for a bit so she wasn't sure if it was still open.

[alwaysonguard]

"Oh good to know. I will have to come by and see what you have once I get a bit more settled in. That is, if you think you have anything that will fit a Sasquatch like me," he said with a laugh and a wink.