Purple Papyrus
Who: Mahaado, any others who wish to stop by
Where: Purple Papyrus Book Store, down the street from the Domino City Museum, four blocks over from the Black Clown Game store
When: April 10th
Why: Because the book store is now open! ^^
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Where: Purple Papyrus Book Store, down the street from the Domino City Museum, four blocks over from the Black Clown Game store
When: April 10th
Why: Because the book store is now open! ^^
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She thought she might stop by Otogi's store and challenge a few people to a dance duel - not that she was REALLY in the mood for it, but what better to do with her time? She didn't have any homework and she was somewhat bored.
Try lonely.
Coming around the corner, the first thing she noticed was the renovated shop. She remembered how some days she would get lost in the stacks and she would help the owner move things from time to time, bless him, he was getting up in age and couldn't do things as much. He would always reward her even though she never formally worked for him.
She missed him.
'I wonder if a relative of his is working the shop then...' she thought as she pushed the door open. "Hello?" she called out.
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"Good afternoon Miss. May I help you find something?"
His green eyes looked the pretty school girl over for a moment, but he didn't linger long. They were both interrupted by a loud meow that was a combination of a far away hello and wait for me! The frantic pattering of little paws was heard as Zalika came leaping down the stairs and running towards the new visitor in her territory. The kitten tried to stop on the hardwood floor and ended up skidding right into Teas legs.
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He was loath to put down his book, but it seemed he'd have to at least pretend he was interested in serving her. People in Japan expected store workers to be their new best friend in their efforts to encourage sales. He himself found this to be very disagreeable behavior, especially for a quiet place like a bookstore.
He came around the counter and picked up his kitten. She cuddled for a moment under his long fingers and then climbed her way to perch on his shoulder with a haughty expression of authority as if she owned him and not the other way around.
"Are you looking for a book for a school report? I have set aside a few that seem popular with the teachers."
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He ran his hand over Zalika absently as he spoke. He didn't particularly like most people, he truly preferred to be left alone with his research. But this girl although cheerful didn't seem as, what was the word, fake, as most he had met.
"Tell me, as a regular customer, do you find it's changed too much?"
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Taking a look around the shop, she noticed a few small changes with it, but nothing too drastic. She shook her head. "Not too much that I can see. I'm just glad it's still here," she said. "I can't say I have many memories here, but for the ones I have, I do cherish them. Might I ask though, would you need any assistance in any way?"
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He didn't waste any time in long explanations. He tilted his glasses down for a moment to give her a long appraising look, his sargasso eyes deepening as his cat turned her head to peer down a the girl as well.
"Are you looking for this sort of work?"
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Mahaado still didn't know her name, but he'd already decided she was the one to help out around here. He was an odd sort by most peoples standards, caring less about practical things and more about the complex things going on in his head. Having another person around to rely on to notice real life details when he was absorbed in his studies was a necessary thing.
He made his way back over to the neat store counter, striding purposefully behind it to find a calendar book. Zalika held on with her tiny claws but he didn't seem to notice.
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He handed her the book and was glad to see her eagerness. She seemed like a person who needed something to do, and not just because of the money.
"You can start as soon as you're ready. I'll match whatever pay you were getting at your last job to start and we'll see how it goes, does that sound fair?"
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Baka! Baka! Anzu-chan...
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He handed her some of the cards from their holder on the counter. His name was neatly printed under the name of the shop, along with all the contact information for it.
"Do you happen to have a name? Or would you prefer I make something up?"
He asked casually as if it made little difference to him. He had already started reaching for the book he had been reading once more with a certain egarness.
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He gave her a slight bow, as was the custom. Zalika took the opportunity to pipe up with her own meow of a welcome. She jumped down onto the counter in front of them just preening for more petting.
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