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dualislogs2019-08-03 12:22 am
silentnarration) wrote in dualislogs2019-08-03 12:22 am
[Open] He didn't ask for this
WHO: Squall + you?
WHAT: There's a little bird named Boko. Also setting up for Premium Foods drama.
WHERE: Dorms + Premium Foods
WHEN: August 2 onward
WARNINGS: Shady and terrible retail working conditions?
A) Chasing after a bird (Dorms - August 2 and the week following that)
After the confusion that is waking up to a tiny chocobo delivery at his door and discovering Nida's aversion to chocobos in general, Squall is now having a wonderful time trying to figure out what to do with a chicobo.
Spoilers: He has no freaking clue.
Fun fact 1: Boko does not like being indoors.
Fun fact 2: He is very good at escaping.
So there is a barely knee-high yellow bird stalking you today, pecking at your shins, jumping onto the communal kitchen counter, blocking your view of the TV, being cute and making noises along the lines of 'wark' and 'kweh'. Quickly followed by a tall exasperated teenager rushing in to snatch up the bird, muttering something along the lines of "No!" or "Sorry." and awkwardly holding the struggling bird.
Sometimes Boko just breaks free or dodges and there's a chase scene. Squall is not having a good start to the month.
B) Premium Foods is evil (Aug 2) - Setting up! Feel free to skip to the tag options.
Thanks to Boko's surprise appearance, Squall is late for work for the first time that month. An action that will prove to be a bigger problem than expected as his supervisor walks up to him while he's working on cashier lane 5. The conversation is quiet but there's a sense of growing annoyance from the way Squall frowns at him.
Squall shoves the cashier box shut with a satisfying whoosh of rattling coins and metal.
"I quit." His contract is up tomorrow anyway.
"If that's how you feel, we'll be in touch with our lawyers." The supervisor continues to look smug. The explanation that follows along the lines of Squall violating the contract by being late, Premium Foods requiring compensation for the alleged loss of revenue in that time, and the stupid amount they could sue Squall for over it.
Squall goes deathly quiet and turns off the light to his counter to close the lane. "I'm going to count the stock," he announces and walks off, ignoring the passive aggressive complaints from the customers who are waiting.
B1) Angry stocking
Squall can be found in one of the aisles moving items around, squeezing them too tightly, and slamming them down with way more force than necessary. He's lost in his thoughts until a particularly hard slam of a bottle sends ketchup flying everywhere.
Hopefully no one's nearby to catch that.
B2) Angry trashing
Clean up, throwing out expired stock... They're an occasional part of his duties. It's while he's hauling the last giant bag of trash into the dumpster on the far side of the store that the bag rips.
Squall just stares at the mess by his feet and very pointedly kicks the dumpster hard enough to leave a slight dent. He seriously just wants to go home, and he's not talking about the dorms.
((OOC: I forgot to add but Premium Foods is basically a high-end grocery chain that's about as snobbish as it gets.))
WHAT: There's a little bird named Boko. Also setting up for Premium Foods drama.
WHERE: Dorms + Premium Foods
WHEN: August 2 onward
WARNINGS: Shady and terrible retail working conditions?
A) Chasing after a bird (Dorms - August 2 and the week following that)
After the confusion that is waking up to a tiny chocobo delivery at his door and discovering Nida's aversion to chocobos in general, Squall is now having a wonderful time trying to figure out what to do with a chicobo.
Spoilers: He has no freaking clue.
Fun fact 1: Boko does not like being indoors.
Fun fact 2: He is very good at escaping.
So there is a barely knee-high yellow bird stalking you today, pecking at your shins, jumping onto the communal kitchen counter, blocking your view of the TV, being cute and making noises along the lines of 'wark' and 'kweh'. Quickly followed by a tall exasperated teenager rushing in to snatch up the bird, muttering something along the lines of "No!" or "Sorry." and awkwardly holding the struggling bird.
Sometimes Boko just breaks free or dodges and there's a chase scene. Squall is not having a good start to the month.
B) Premium Foods is evil (Aug 2) - Setting up! Feel free to skip to the tag options.
Thanks to Boko's surprise appearance, Squall is late for work for the first time that month. An action that will prove to be a bigger problem than expected as his supervisor walks up to him while he's working on cashier lane 5. The conversation is quiet but there's a sense of growing annoyance from the way Squall frowns at him.
Squall shoves the cashier box shut with a satisfying whoosh of rattling coins and metal.
"I quit." His contract is up tomorrow anyway.
"If that's how you feel, we'll be in touch with our lawyers." The supervisor continues to look smug. The explanation that follows along the lines of Squall violating the contract by being late, Premium Foods requiring compensation for the alleged loss of revenue in that time, and the stupid amount they could sue Squall for over it.
Squall goes deathly quiet and turns off the light to his counter to close the lane. "I'm going to count the stock," he announces and walks off, ignoring the passive aggressive complaints from the customers who are waiting.
B1) Angry stocking
Squall can be found in one of the aisles moving items around, squeezing them too tightly, and slamming them down with way more force than necessary. He's lost in his thoughts until a particularly hard slam of a bottle sends ketchup flying everywhere.
Hopefully no one's nearby to catch that.
B2) Angry trashing
Clean up, throwing out expired stock... They're an occasional part of his duties. It's while he's hauling the last giant bag of trash into the dumpster on the far side of the store that the bag rips.
Squall just stares at the mess by his feet and very pointedly kicks the dumpster hard enough to leave a slight dent. He seriously just wants to go home, and he's not talking about the dorms.
((OOC: I forgot to add but Premium Foods is basically a high-end grocery chain that's about as snobbish as it gets.))
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"I was late for work and breached the contract. If I quit before compensating them now, they'll sue me." Ugh. He grew more annoyed just thinking about it. He angrily wiped at his arm. The cloth wasn't going to be enough to clean everything up.
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He'd offer to help but it's not like he had anything on him to lend over. And no Squall's not getting his shirt, that's just weird.
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"I know that." It's more than obvious he's been played. "I have to think about what to do next." He's super out of his depth right now. His arm is mostly clean but the cloth is done for. After a moment of staring at it he just drops it to the floor with a sigh. "I'm going to get a mop."
This job is convincing him to stay a mercenary forever.
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Screw this store in particular, seriously. Seifer might consider looking for somewhere else to shop, when he's not using it to troll and harass Squall. Although, right now, it didn't seem like a good time. Guy was having a bad enough day. "Maybe you should ask for advice from someone who knows this place better?"
Seifer just folded his arms over his chest, frowning at Squall. What could he do? This was bullshit.
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He returned a few minutes later and started getting the things to clean and mop with. Between the mundane task, the uniform, and the ketchup stains, Squall looked rather dejected at the moment.
He looked up at Seifer after a while.
"What are you doing here?" He did mention the things here were overpriced, didn't he? High quality and unique but still expensive.
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He continued to linger while Squall left, not quite willing to abandon him entirely to this. Maybe let him get a little more venting out before he left. While Squall dejectedly cleaned he remained, expression concerned. This was just plain wrong.
"Need a few things I can't seem to find anywhere else," Yeah, it's expensive, but damn it their produce is great. "Anything in particular you wanna try for dinner?" Maybe he can cheer him up a bit.
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He's too mopey to be bothered by Seifer seeing him like this. And while he doesn't want to admit it, it's comforting in a strange way. He cleans up the final blotch of ketchup before looking up again.
Food sounds good. Actually that gives him an idea. Life flickers back into his dejected eyes for a moment.
"Not really." He looks around to make sure his supervisor isn't nearby. "Bring what you pick to me. Before you pay."
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Ah, something, Seifer waits with baited breath. He hates seeing Squall so defeated like this. And when Squall makes his suggestion understanding dawns on him slowly. "...Yeah, alright. Sounds good. I'll be back in a while." He's up to something, employee purchase maybe? Heh heh heh. Sounds fun!
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He watches Seifer leave then turns to get rid of the cleaning cart and supplies, using the time to clean himself up as best he can before returning. Whatever Seifer returns with, he'll be taking his time inspecting the perishables, looking for the barcode that he then scans with a device.
There's a red light and a soft beep and he hands it back to Seifer.
"We markdown food that's about to expire," he adds as an explanation. He'll probably get into trouble if someone checks the records closely but he can't care less right now.
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There's plenty enough time for Squall to clean up while Seifer does his shopping. He hates having to buy anything here, but their produce is top notch. Which is the majority of what Seifer brings Squall when he returns. He watches with interest while Squall works his magic, curious scowl turning into a sly grin when he reveals the plan.
"No shit? Heh heh heh, I sure don't mind." Sure Squall will be in trouble but how much more could he really be in? Stupid grocery store.