BtVS Double Drabble: The Perfect Dress

[badly_knitted]

Title: The Perfect Dress
Fandom: BtVS
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Cordelia.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 48: Dress at doubledrabbles.
Spoilers/Setting: The Prom.
Summary: Cordelia is broke and struggling to afford a dress for Prom Night.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Joss Whedon.

Comments

[cynthia2015]

It's the least Xander could do, considering how they broke up.

Retail is a thankless job.

It's a shame that she'll only wear that dress once. That was the case for me. Over here, we call it a formal, instead of the Prom

[badly_knitted]

It showed Xander does still care, but they were both teens and teens do dumb things.

My mum worked retail for many years. She liked it. Customers are getting more unpleasant though, and some shop assistants don't do their jobs and don't even try to be helpful. They'd rather stand around chatting to each other.

We don't have a dance over here, or didn't when I was at school.

[cynthia2015]

Yep. It's best not to burn bridges.

Funny how the "attraction" between Cordelia and Wesley fizzled out, once they kissed. They had a better dynamic in the Angel Spinoff.

It's not right when some people slack off, while other's go the extra mile to get the work done. Customer service is hard work, because of the difficult customers. It's only nice when people are actually appreciative of decent service.

Both my mum and brother worked in hotels. Mum in housekeeping. My brother in food and beverage. Later on concierge. I remember visiting my mum at work when I was a young teenager, by going through laundry at the back of the hotel. Some people judged me for studying Accommodation Services. Not everyone can be "Rocket Scientist's".*shrugs*

I just danced with my friends. All the quiet guys just sat at their tables. Even though we ask them to join us.:)

[badly_knitted]

Xander was a good guy, just young and unsure what he wanted.

Yeah, a bad kiss can really make you think twice.

True, but sadly some people just want to be paid for doing as little as possible. I try always to be a good customer, but if you get the brush off when asking for assistance it's not good.

All such jobs are important, no one should be looked down on for studying such career possibilities.

At least you got to dance and have fun.