004 :: no. more. meat. on sticks.

[nobodysheroine]

Out of both of my places of employment, rather than the lovely, loungey bookstore with the comfy chairs and hours worth of guaranteed in-store entertainment, the Powers that Be decided to teleport me here.  To the kabob stand.

The tiny. 
Cramped. 
Meat-laden. 
Oil-coated. 
Cumin-overdosed. 
Kabob stand.

I'd say thank goodness for small mercies that

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[nobodysheroine]

After this morning? Me and kabobs are no longer on speaking terms.

[nobodysheroine]

Ah that's right, you work with animals, I forgot. Do they eat people food? Maybe you can steal a nibble to tide you over. If not, which one of the islands are you on? There's a girl who is offering help in fetching things for people, I could point her in your direction if the hunger pangs start kicking in.

[twoninths]

Oh, dear Ran! What a situation to find oneself in!

Edensphere has luckily and rightly determined that my home is not my place of employment, so I am free if you would like anything brought to you. Perhaps something actually edible?

[nobodysheroine]

See, I knew there was a larger benefit to your gainful unemployment beyond the obvious. Just as long as you don't start developing a knight in shining armor complex on me, I would like to take you up on your offer.

Admittedly, I used to like kabobs, but dedicating blood sweat and tears to it three out of five days a week does put a definite damper on a person's craving for them. Then factor in the added insult of being forcibly joined at the hip to the grill for a day? The straw that broke the camel's back.

Can I possibly put in a request for a bubbly sugar beverage?

[twoninths]

Bubbly sugar beverage and something nourishing. I shall gather the necessary supplies and be out the door in but a moment.

There are many benefits to me, of which a lack of gainful employment is only the first, my dear. Another would be that I am entirely wiling to promise not to ride to your rescue unless you ask it of me. How does that sounds?

[ strikes barely legible ]

[nobodysheroine]

Prince Charming, indeed.

Promising is one thing, Argent, but will you keep that promise? Perhaps society wherever you come from has trained you too well to be a perfect gentlemen, and all of us girls -- damsels or not -- will fall victim to your heroic efforts, whether they're requested or not.

[ a short pause ]

So, are there other people you are not riding to rescue at the moment? If not -- and if you're so inclined -- you can tell me how your love affair with cricket is turning out.

[moonlit_mirage]

I seem unaffected, Ran-san, if you would like someone to come by at some point and keep you company in your kabob-laden misery.

[nobodysheroine]

You're not at the bookstore?

[moonlit_mirage]

Not being kept in it like Lavender-san and the others, no. If you need anything Argent-san can not provide I would be happy to help, I have been trying to fetch things for our bookish co-workers as well.

CURIOUS RAN IS MOST DEFINITELY CURIOUS.

[nobodysheroine]

How did you manage that?

[1artificialgirl]

That sounds rather unpleasant.

[nobodysheroine]

Oh it is, Vanilla. It is.

How are things at the store? You managing okay?

[1artificialgirl]

We're doing fine.

I hope your boss is at least giving you a break.

[rider_in_chains]

Well... I suppose that's only justice. I'm stuck all day by myself then.

I hope Holly arrives soon.