The Magic Box, Wednesday

[iceolatedqueen]

Elsa still wasn't completely certain how she'd gotten herself talked into this. Rinoa, her manager, was apparently some force of nature unto herself, and after a single conversation, suddenly Elsa had found herself agreeing to take a job. In a magic shop, of all places

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[voiceoverdue]

In the months that Cecil had lived here, he couldn't recall seeing a magic shop before. So, since he was at loose ends, he decided to stop in and see what they had.

"Oh!" He smiled, knowing the girl behind the counter. "Hello, Elsa."

[iceolatedqueen]

"Um... hello," Elsa offered, along with a polite but somewhat curious smile at the man who apparently knew who she was. A teacher, perhaps? She was so bad at getting out and socializing, she'd managed to completely miss whoever this was. "Can I... help you with anything?"

She had no idea if she actually could or not, of course. Any questions about the merchandise would likely be met with an offer to look it up, at best.

[voiceoverdue]

Cecil wasn't bothered by her lack of recognition; they'd only met a couple times, after all, and it wasn't like he was particularly memorable or anything.

"Not really," he answered cheerfully. "I just hadn't seen this store open before, so I thought I'd check it out. What kind of magic do you sell?" He eyed the shelves curiously, his hands tucked prudently behind his back just in case.

[iceolatedqueen]

"Herbs and stones and a few books about spiritualism, mostly," Elsa replied, glancing toward the shelves herself. "There are a few sets of cards that are meant to be oracles of a sort, and I stumbled over a box of incense earlier that made me sneeze..."

That was all very helpful, Elsa. Well done.

[angelo_wings]

Elsa totally realized Rinoa was going to be dropping in, right? Because it was so adorable, seeing someone work at her very own store. She wanted to pinch Elsa's cheeks or something.

"So are you finding everything?" she asked. "Is the cash register working okay? How are you liking it so far?"

It was a retail job, Rinoa. Calm down.

[iceolatedqueen]

"So far, it's been pretty straightforward," Elsa replied. "The register is... I think it makes sense. And otherwise, everything has been behaving itself."

There was a pause, and then she reached for the book she'd set aside earlier, offering it to Rinoa.

"I did find this, though. You might want to put it someplace safe, even if most people on the island can't read what's written in it. It looks like it might have actual spells inside."

And that on its own was an interesting phrase to use.

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa examined the book, then frowned at Elsa. "You can read this?" she asked. "I've never learned ... whatever language this is. What sort of spells are they?"

[iceolatedqueen]

Elsa smiled faintly.

"It's Norse," she replied. "And I don't think people even use these runes anymore. Not in the modern day. We still use them, back home. And the spells vary. There's an entire section on summoning trolls..."

Because of course that one had caught her attention. Not that she was particularly eager for another troll experience, mind. Having one as a janitor at the school was more than enough for her.