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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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"No, I'm not. But if you have a better idea, I'd like to hear it."
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Nida? Nida anticipates being mauled. Again his eyes dart to the window.
“Chocobos hate me. I have scars from them. I am not dealing with a chocobo.”
There may be a light plea in his voice. That thing is a menace.
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"Seifer has a roommate too." Maybe Aqua won't mind. She doesn't seem like the type who minds animals.
In the meantime it's probably not helping that Boko nearly breaks free and Squall has to scramble to keep hold. He does manage to grab the wiggly bird again at least. This is not what he wanted to deal with this morning.
"I'll take him outside for now, scope out the roof."
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Good news, Nida doesn't yelp in distress at the chocobo getting loose. But he does flinch.
"Yeah. Do that. You can use my belt as a leash. Or one of yours."
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"Fine. I'll ask." Between Eos and Boko, they're going to turn into a veritable pet house.
He's almost proud of Nida for not jumping out the window immediately.
"I'll use mine." He's been getting a mystery belt left for him every other day or so since he arrived. The collection is amassing. Now that they have a plan, he wanders over to his closet to figure out the logistics of holding bird and getting a belt.
It's not working very well.
After a frantic squawk and near escape that Squall finally stifles, he steps back with a look of resigned annoyance.
"Nida..." Just... get a belt for him please. His closet is kept neat at least. The belts are getting out of hand though.
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"Your bird, your job to leash it."
The window seems so much more interesting right now, and Nida's definitely eyeing it shiftily. "Not like he can jump up here, right?"
Please be right.
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"We could find out," he says drily. He awkwardly secures Boko under one arm, tucking his head under there too which seems to help him settle, and quickly reaches in to grab a belt.
He looks between bird and closet for a moment and reluctantly places the chicobo in the closet. It works. Boko is distracted by the new area, turning in place and poking his head at the clothes and wall and the top of the drawer he's standing on.
The belt goes on relatively easily after. He's... not sure it'll hold but it'll have to work for now.
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"Geez, how is it that YOU get the bird and not that chocobo headed Cumulus that we met going to the hang-out spot?"
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Is Nida talking about Cloud? Squall studies Boko. He supposes the other soldier does have chocobo-like hair.
"What are you doing?"
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None of it is a healthy fear given in to the situation.
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And it's just a baby chocobo. How much damage could it cause?
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Really, he didn't need this room.
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"I'll... text you later in the day if I don't find something."
That'll give Nida time to leave before he has to bring Boko back, right?
"I'll keep him outside in the meantime."
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Because who knows if the thing will attack his stuff when it can't get at him.
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"I'll keep an eye on him. Don't do anything drastic."
He picks up the chicobo again and heads outside. Good thing he slept in something presentable. He'll find a way to wash up and change for the morning later. It's closer to evening when a text gets to Nida: Cloud's keeping him at night till the pen is ready.