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taxonomites2010-09-08 09:44 pm
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004 [Location: Tamper and Trick]
There hasn't been a whole lot to do in Taxon for Andrew lately, though he is recently rather paranoid about Buffy's prophecy of explosions and evil scientists. It seems that Tamper and Trick is fairly safe of these things, however, and Andrew has to be here to work anyway.
Besides being here for the safety, Tara is supposed to train Andrew a little further in working at the store, which is rather exciting for him. He's never had a job before and though he's been doing very minor things here when he can, he hasn't been able to do much, considering he doesn't know how to handle most of the items in the store.
Despite this very important fact, while he waits for someone to show up, Tara or otherwise, Andrew picks up a bottle of deep red something that he can't quite identify. He was never very good with the magical items. His specialty was demons and knowledge surrounding them. This magical item crap was all Jonathan, who was too stubborn to explain any of it, thought that probably also had to do with the fact that Andrew never learned how to ask nicely.
It crosses his mind all the things that the red something could do to a person. It could be like the drink in Alice in Wonderland that makes Alice grow ten times her size. Or was it that she shrunk? He wonders what would happen if a termite chewed through the cork in the bottle and fell into the something. Would it shrink to a tenth it's size? And then another tenth of that size because it's stuck in the something? And then continue shrinking forever without ever stopping?
Scared silly by his own aimless thinking, Andrew gingerly sets the bottle back on the shelf and worries at his hands as he watches the door hopeful for someone to arrive.
Besides being here for the safety, Tara is supposed to train Andrew a little further in working at the store, which is rather exciting for him. He's never had a job before and though he's been doing very minor things here when he can, he hasn't been able to do much, considering he doesn't know how to handle most of the items in the store.
Despite this very important fact, while he waits for someone to show up, Tara or otherwise, Andrew picks up a bottle of deep red something that he can't quite identify. He was never very good with the magical items. His specialty was demons and knowledge surrounding them. This magical item crap was all Jonathan, who was too stubborn to explain any of it, thought that probably also had to do with the fact that Andrew never learned how to ask nicely.
It crosses his mind all the things that the red something could do to a person. It could be like the drink in Alice in Wonderland that makes Alice grow ten times her size. Or was it that she shrunk? He wonders what would happen if a termite chewed through the cork in the bottle and fell into the something. Would it shrink to a tenth it's size? And then another tenth of that size because it's stuck in the something? And then continue shrinking forever without ever stopping?
Scared silly by his own aimless thinking, Andrew gingerly sets the bottle back on the shelf and worries at his hands as he watches the door hopeful for someone to arrive.
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"Oh, well if she said she'd be in, I'm sure she'll be in. It's not like Tara to keep anyone waiting."
Willow just kind of smiles at him before walking over to the shelves to really get a look at everything. She hasn't really taken the chance to before this. Sure, Tara gave her a tour on her first day, but then she'd been so focused on Tara that she hadn't really paid attention to anything else. Now she could really look.
"A-and don't let me distract you. I'll just be here looking."
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And now Willow had no idea who he was other than being the brother of "Hellhound guy." It doesn't matter how many friends he's making at Taxon or how many still remember him from home, it doesn't make the pangs of lost friendship hurt any less. Her complete lack of feeling towards him sort of makes him enamored with her--she doesn't like nor dislike him, he's a complete nonentity to her. Which hurts. But also makes him not want to leave her at all.
He shakes his head, wringing his hands in front of him. "N-no, it's okay. I'm not doing anything, really. I--I'm sort of not supposed to mess with anything, so there's not much for me to do, you know?"
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"Yeah, there's a lot in here that could blow up the whole city."
...Nice, Willow.
"So, uh... been working here long?"
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He shrugs in response to her question. "Not... really long. I've only been in Taxon a few months, and Tara only gave me the job a little while ago. I think she kinda pitied me, maybe...?" He didn't really mean to voice that last though, but that seems to be the case with most of what Andrew says.
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"She wouldn't have given you the job if she didn't think you could do it." This Willow is definitely one for the optimism. So, have optimism, Andrew. "It's not hard to learn and Tara's a good teacher. She'll have you whipped in shape in no time."