I Wonder... [OTA, nudge to bookshop staff]

[wanttobeaplane]

Why hasn't he considered this before?! Well, it doesn't matter, but last night Martin lay awake and suddenly thought how good it would be to have a magazine to leaf through to pass the time until he would be able to go back to sleep

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[gr8tcarepkgs]

Oh, boy. So, Randy Hill was a bookstore employee! And if there was one thing he liked to do, it was to help people. He was really good at it. That it involved books now and not elk jerky found behind the Army Surplus store? Well ... that proved a little bit of a challenge. But Randy was determined to be a very good employee, because Lana had shown faith in him and put his hand on Randy's head.

So! When the man appeared, Randy popped up from the shelf he was dusting and said, with great boisterousness. "Hello!"

[wanttobeaplane]

That approach immediately reminds Martin of someone from home, Arthur. Which makes him smile.

"Oh, hello. You work here?" It sounds like a half-question, because it really should be obvious as the man had apparently been dusting a shelf. But you never know for certain, do you?

[gr8tcarepkgs]

"I do!" replied Randy, grinning proudly. As long as the guy didn't ask too much about specifics books, he'd be all right. "How may I be of assistance today?" He asked.

Hey! That sounded so professional!

[wanttobeaplane]

Martin's smile widens even more at the question. So much like Arthur! The same cheerfulness! He takes an immediate liking to this man.

"Oh, I was wondering if you sell any magazines here?"

[nomoreinnocence]

Lana watched Randy's enthusiastic greeting and just grinned. He might not be the smartest guy she'd ever met, but he was certainly a hard worker and happy to be here. She let him do his thing and just continued doing the ordering at the front of the store, keeping an eye out in case she was needed for anything.

[wanttobeaplane]

It's after his encounter with Randy, when Martin already is at the door, that he turns back with an afterthought. And this young woman seems to be a staff member, too, if her work is anything to go by. So he approaches her this time.

"Uhm, excuse me, Miss?"

[nomoreinnocence]

Lana smiled over at him. "Yes? Can I help you?"

[wanttobeaplane]

"Ah, I just bought this magazine...," he holds up his new edition of Flying, "and now I was wondering if you offer subscriptions?"

Not that it'd be a big hassle to come here, he'd collect it from here, even, but he doesn't want to risk it being sold out or not being stocked in the first place.