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 Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:29 pm
Well…The job wasn’t with cars but at least it was paid work. Jasper shrugged as he opened the face of the slushie machine at the local 7/11.
“Alright old girl, My name is Jasper and I’m here to help you out. Now what’s hurting.” He smiled at the inanimate object starting to look at it’s wiring. The oddest of men came into his shop not for a typical car trouble repair but for some odd jobs in his gas station. The man was a fast talker, Jasper just hoped the contract they agreed on could hold up in a court should the cowboy hat-wearing round man be unhappy with his work. The man felt oily enough to try something but work was work and skies above knew he needed the work.
Diving into the Machine it was clear to hear the problem. The knock sound followed by whining every time it was used sounded more like skinning a live hamster than tasty drinks. No wonder some employees didn’t want to get near the thing. It sounded cursed. As he started his tinkering with the metal the Machine showed it’s teeth giving him a fit and no straight answers leaving Jasper sharing his own underbreath cuss words for a good 20 mins till he pulled the bulky thing out away from the wall and traced back old black stains. After a bit of cleaning the Machine started to open up it’s problems to the engineer.
“There we go, now we're having a conversation.” He chuckled to himself as the trouble seemed clear as day. Pulling the clear tanks out of their cylinder holders Jasper was finally able to get to the small plastic stand and was able to finally start freeing the broken piece. Once he replaced this the Machine would be as good as new.
“See just a broken bridge, you make all that fuss and no one listened. Don’t worry I’ll get you a new one and you’ll feel better than new.” Jasper reassured the object as if it’d respond.
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:48 pm
Morgan walked up to the 7/11 almost begrudgingly, she really didn't want to deal with people tonight but she also hadn't made enough money the past week to cover her rent. Lazily putting her nametag on, she noticed a motorcycle parked out front. It wasn't Todd's and she couldn't see any customers inside. Hrm... That's new?Pushing the door open, it chimed with that sound she barely heard anymore. At first, she didn't see any customers so she tossed her tattered-up bag over the counter and onto the stool she would be sitting on here in a moment. Clearing the counter she heard the sound of someone talking and then noticed that the slushie machine was pulled out. Oh no. That was not a machine she wanted to mess with so she just took her seat behind the counter and picked up the remote to pop something on the TV. Flipping through the channels she ended up leaving it on some weird local station where an emergency alert blared. Watching blankly for a moment she lowered the volume so the alert wasn't as ear piercing. It wasn't like she'd be watching much of it after whoever this was left, she had to check out venues on instagram between customers tonight. Listening to the guy talking to the slushie machine, she oozed lazily onto the counter with her phone. "You know that thing might talk back to you if you get too friendly with it." Her voice screamed her "didn't give a crap" attitude as she swiped her way through social media on her phone. She still kept an eye on him but she really hoped they would get done soon so they could leave.
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:11 pm
The sound of the Tv turning on with the strange Alarm startled Jasper out of his work just long enough to see a new employee seeming to come take their next shift. He smiled with a short wave at the black and green haired girl but she seemed very involved with her phone so he offered a simple shrug and returned to his work.
He must have been too loud talking to the slushie machine because he heard from the counter the females sarcastic tone. Though Jasper was unbothered by the woman tone and offered a chuckle. “Ah but that’s the trick with friends, your suppose to share your troubles with them. The old girls been used so much I think she’s just worried I’ll hit her but a true gentleman would never.” ducking his smiling head around the bend to see the young womans reaction to his silliness.
The unamused look told him enough that he wasn’t welcome. An all too familiar sight for a mechanic. Do the job quietly and get out. Ducking back under the machine Jasper twisted a few more bolts. “Either way, the day a machine talks to me is the day I’ll be living in rich money.” He nodded closing the door and gave the Machine a good tap before testing out one of the flavors. A small ‘yes’ once the proper chilled drink poured silently.
“Here we go, one working slushie Machine.” He spoke more out loud to himself then really to the girl. Packing up his tools back into a bag Jasper looked up to the sweets shelf pondering a moment before deciding to grab two honeybuns. Making his way to the counter, closer to the young woman he placed them down.
“Sorry to interrupt. I’ll just get these. Your Slushie Machine works but I would recommend whoever ever in charge of it get new tanks if it starts acting up again. My numbers on the back of the manager's door. I’m Jasper and I’ve just moved into town.” Not that he expected her to care or really pay attention but at least he told someone.
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:49 am
Morgan almost rolled her eyes at his comment on friends, she had to play nice at work though. Putting her phone back into her bra, she took a closer look at the mechanic. He definitely didn't look like he was from this area. "I mean I guess but at the same time you might have a spooky spectre on your hands at that point but I guess money is money." That was one thing she didn't play around with, the odd crap that seemed to thrive in this city. Senshi and Knights were one thing but the other crap that held no loyalty to either side was another. Looking down at the treats, she looked back over to the shelf for a minute. Playing a bit nicer, she motioned over to a small sign on the soda cases and the baked goods rack. "Ya know you get a drink free since you got two of those? I think it's all the Bepis-branded ones this week but to be fair I don't really mind which ya grab since half of them scan wonky anyway." Taking note of what he mentioned about the tanks, she would text Todd that later since she really had never met the boss man. That next bit got her to perk up a little, hearing that he was new meant that he didn't have many connections probably. That made things clean and easy if she wanted to make him her next target. Would be a nice change in pace from the drunks, she wouldn't have to deal with the smell. "Oh~ You're Like new new, aren't you? What brought you to the city, was it Uni?" There was a hint of a smile on her face as she tried to get some starting info out of him.
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:40 pm
The spooks right. There were some casual warnings given when he signed off on his lot rental paperwork, something about not being responsible for Monster attacks. “You know you are the second person to mention something spook-like. Are there local legends or a town joke that I haven’t quite got? I mean every city has it’s cryptid, my hometown got a weird one; Homey The Clown. That legend is a trip but it’s like that right?” It had to be some kind of hazing that people played on new arrivals. Just one big…group joke.
Her mentioning the free soda caught his attention as he looked back at the sign he completely missed. Sure enough, his blind self missed the deal altogether! Seems his luck was starting to look up. “Thank you, I would have completely missed that!” quickly crossing back over to the drinks he grabbed the dark green lime-lemon flavored drink. While she offered anything from the drink cooler, Jasper just couldn’t in good conscience take another drink not offered in the deal. His integrity was a curse at times but thankfully right now the cold distance Cashier woman seemed to be warming up to him.
“Moved in just last week now. Still trying to get my bearings. Uni? Thank you for making me feel better about my age. No, I’ve always wanted to start up my own Repair shop and I wanted some distance from my family. Destiny City didn’t seem to have much of Auto-shops around, so I packed up and made the gamble out here. ”
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:42 pm
Thinking for a moment, Morgan then nodded. "Yup yup definitely some spooky scary stuff going on here in the city. I've seen some really freaky stuff on insta, saw a weird like cracked-out cocaine bear thing a few months ago." Bagging up the snacks while he went for the soda, she tossed in a coupon for something the next time. It was one of the "free slurpees with a purchase" coupon. "The signage isn't always the best here cuz some of the kids rip em off or they never get put up by whoever brings the stock in. I swear it almost just teleports here, I've never seen someone bring our stuff in when I'm on shift." Scanning the soda, she left it out of the bag so it wouldn't smash his snacks. That was something she had learned early on in her training. "Oh that sounds pretty nice, being able to open up your own shop and everything. If you need any help finding stuff around the city you can hit me up maybe? I know a lot about the area, I've been here maybe..... 5 years? Yea sounds about right." She took a moment to write her number down on a scrap of receipt paper from the register before tossing it in the bag too.
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 7:29 pm
Jasper wasn't quite sure how to respond to a coke-up bear. She said she saw it on social media while he didn't have an insta maybe there was a Utube video he could find. Yet her casual nature caused him to relax a bit. So the monsters people were whispering about were just internet stories floating around nothing to be worried over.
"While I can't say I've heard about a bear, I'll make sure to keep my door lock." He gave a chuckle as he handed over the cash total amount. While she had offered herself as a tour guide Jasper was happy to accept her offer before stopping and really looking at her. He doubted they ran in the same kind of circles but maybe it wouldn't hurt to ask. He nodded his head in thanks, noticing she placed her number in! "Ah! Thank you! This is a big city. Maybe you can help me find a place, I've been looking around for a Camping Store or Army Surplus. Do you know any local mom and pop shops? I found a bass pro a little earlier but I'd rather local and family run businesses if I can help it. Got any suggestions?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 11:02 am
Putting the money in the register she nodded. "Yea there is always some weird stuff, I think it's pretty neat but not everyone is used to it." Looking up at the tv, noticed the alert had ended and had switched over to the local weather. She kinda hmphed to herself as she noticed the weather channel itself was glitching out. "Oh, hrm... I think maybe? I'm sure there's something like that probably more towards the edge of the city. I think I've seen a camping store once, I had to go there to get some refills on my knife when I first came to town like... god... maybe five or so years ago? Not sure if it's still there but yea it did exist at some point. As for like mom n pop places, I know a few ones that sell like crystals and stuff or like home decorations and food things. Oh if you drink though, there are a lot of bars that have like smaller groups of people and I'm sure some of the guys that go there might know about outdoorsy stuff?" Thinking for a moment she pulled more receipt paper out, drew a simple map, and put the address there. It just so happened to be her usual hunting grounds for draining. But he didn't need to know that, and if he just so happened to cross her path while on patrol maybe she could get a good bit of energy off the guy or money since he was carrying cash from what she could tell. Smiling up with that practiced smile of hers, she offered the slip to him as well. "You should be able to find some people who know stuff if you head out that way during the bar crawls or at least on the weekends. I've seen a lot of outdoorsy types out when I walk past that way on my way home from work so it might be worth a shot."
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:39 pm
She was like a light switch, it was a little odd to him how helpful she was being now when first so cold and distant. Maybe it was just a bit of shyness? Either way he was grateful for the information! “Oh yeah? I have been meaning to check out the local drinks, think I’ll give them a look tonight. Thanks! ahh—" he was going to follow up with her name but realized he hadn’t caught it just yet. While he could have checked for a name tag that wasn’t a guarantee that is what she wanted to be called. If she hadn’t said it before now. Then it wasn’t his place to pry. Collecting his snack bag he nodded to her with a smile “Thank you, Don’t forget to tell your boss about the tanks. Again if you need anything my numbers are on the back of the manager's door. I need to get going to my next job.”
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