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Pet Store Fun! (complete!!)
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Post by itsyoboi on Jul 28, 2019 6:46:40 GMT
Luke was pretty excited to work today, then again when wasn't he excited for anything. The teen had made it to the mall on record time and double timed it to the pet store on the second level. There he greeted his fellow co-workers with a cheery hello and grin.
Ducking into the employ only area he located his locker, placed his lunch box in it and began to put on his uniform, He clocked in at the exact time his shift was suppose to start. Luke wasn't the cashier, there are many reasons why, 1) because hes not very good with money or math in general, 2) he found standing behind the counter very, VERY boring, and no one wants a bored Luke on the job, that was something his manager had learned the hard way.
no, instead Luke was one of the employees that fed and cared for the animals they were selling. He was very good at helping costumers look for the right items for their pets, since he knew a lot about animals then most employees. As well as helping costumers choose the right pet for their life style or helping people understand if they were ready for a pet, he understood the responsibility quiet well. Plus his positive attitude really sat well with people, always greeting them with a huge grin on his face and willing to help those find the perfect gifts for their pets, he was really animal friendly too.
Lucky him today he had to change the arachnids beding and feed them, he never understood why people are so scared of the furry crawlers, if anything they are the most relaxed animal Luke has ever dealt with!. Currently he was on a step ladder tending to a blue kneed tarantula, the spider was currently perched on his shoulder as he cleaned the tank, a grin on his face and humming a sea shanties
Note: at this point Luke has no idea that a digital world exists, he knows that Digimon is a card game but nothing else. I would like to slowly introduce him to the whole digimon concept, so this thread is more of a exercise/plot to get a feel for how his character will be portrayed
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Post by Yuko Himura on Aug 28, 2019 16:42:59 GMT
Visiting Shibuya’s downtown mall hadn’t been nearly as bad of an experience as Yuko thought it would be. Sure, the heavily crowded space made it difficult to move around or even breathe at times, but it was an acceptable sacrifice for being in a place where not everybody looked at her like she was some kind of circus freak. In school grounds, a girl with dyed hair and piercings all over her face stood out like a sore thumb, but here she just blended in with the rest of the crowd.
Yuko’s mother had been kind enough to give her a hefty amount of spending money for the mall. In her own words, ‘shopping therapy’ was an essential part of a young woman’s coming of age. Whatever, Yuko didn’t really get the appeal of wasting money on stuff she didn’t really need. The newest album of her favorite screamo death metal band hadn’t even been released yet.
Casting a bored glance at the display windows of each shop she came across in her leisurely walk, a pet shop with an assortment of both common pets and exotic ones caught her attention, so the female delinquent curiously walked in. Naturally, she was quickly drawn to the spider cages, since spiders looked creepy and macabre, and thus fit her aesthetic.
“Man, those are some big spiders!” The multicolor-haired girl wolf-whistled, before noticing a young employee on a step ladder with one such spider crawling up his shoulder. “Oi! You realize there’s a spider on you, right?” She smirked slightly as she warned him, hoping to get a laugh out of his shocked reaction.
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Post by itsyoboi on Aug 29, 2019 1:13:56 GMT
Luke had just finished cleaning the tank and was in the process of placing some nice clean beding back in when he had heard a wolf whistle. The teen turned his head to face who had whistled and a grin grew on his face when he noticed the costumer. he would have jumped off the step ladder and greeted her with his usual greeting if she hadn't pointed out that he currently had a hitch hiker on his shoulder.
The teen blinked owlishly before looking at his shoulder in confusion, once he had caught sight of the tarantula. A grin reappeared on his face, he had completely forgotten that the furry critter was on his shoulder. "shishishi oops almost forgot about Mystery!" the teen said as he gently scooped up the arachnid with his left hand and placed him back in his tank. The teen finished putting beding in and placed the critters plants and log in. Finally he put in a few fresh crickets "I really hope Mystery gets taken to a good home soon!, hes the best spider ever!" the teen said as he put the lid back on the tank and pushed it back into place.
for now he was finished with the area here, the teen quickly snapped his attention to the costumer "Welcome to pets incorporated!, best place to buy food, toys and friends for your pet!, how can I help you!" he said in an excited energetic manner, he was practically radiating positive energy
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Post by Yuko Himura on Aug 29, 2019 8:25:50 GMT
Such a nonchalant reaction was certainly unexpected. Even Yuko, who liked spiders as much as the next guy, wouldn’t take kindly to a big one creeping up her shoulder without her noticing. This young employee also had a noticeable scar under his eye, so for all she knew, he could have secretly been a real badass… or really accident prone. “His name is Mystery, huh? Can’t argue there, he DOES look pretty mysterious!” The punk-ish looking girl mused.
When ‘Mystery’ was put back in his cage with some food and bedding, the female delinquent practically glued her face on the glass, eager to watch the tarantula devouring the fresh critters. She would have preferred to witness a spider eating live prey, but she supposed domesticated arachnids were more civilized than that. “I’d love to give Mystery a home, but my Mom would never let me keep a tarantula as a pet. She would only let me get a dog, and I hate dogs.”
Yuko took a step back from the spider tank and turned to the smiling, eager-to-serve boy. “Guess I can still take a look around even if I can’t buy anything. Sorry if I’m wasting your time like that. So, what other cool animals can you show me?” She asked.
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Post by itsyoboi on Sept 5, 2019 6:47:27 GMT
Luke watched with a big ol smile as Yuko observed the spider eat rather passively, he let out a childish aw when he heard when Yuko couldn't have a spider. again he will never understand why people didn't like spiders, they were so cool!. "aww that sucks" he said with a childish pout, like as if he was the one told he couldn't have a spider himself.
"well its her loss, because spiders are so cool!" he added immediately doing a 180 and going back to being to happy. Though he did love dogs himself he didn't say anything about Yukos apparent hate of dogs, after all everyone was entitled to their own opinion and he couldn't force someone to change just because he didn't agree with them. But since she didn't like puppies or dogs, he couldn't show her the dogs they had up for adoption. The teen was happy to show her around, even if she wasn't going to buy anything, she could recommend her friends to come over to the store
The teen let out a hum, his face scrunching up in what one could assume was a thinking face, after a while though his face started to get red and one would almost hear the steam coming out of his ears. Suddenly he brightened and snapped his fingers
He knew what to show her next
"THIS WAY TO THE REPTILES!!" he shouted happily jumping on the balls of his heels as his energy levels suddenly rose, in a rush the employee turned around and ran down the isles leading the way toward the reptile area.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Sept 5, 2019 8:15:36 GMT
“Heh. Yeah, spiders really are cool.” Yuko agreed with a nod of her head, barely holding back a chuckle, as the young employee’s extremely upbeat attitude was seemingly contagious. To a certain degree, at least. “You don’t need to walk them everyday for hours, and they don’t get pissy when you don’t pay attention to them. Beauty is subjective anyway. It’s the inside that counts, and spiders are pretty chill in my book. They never bother anyone. They just sit in their corner and mind their own business.” The outcast of a girl felt some sort of kinship with this ugly, hairy bug, who lived life on its own terms without caring about the opinions of others.
This guy with her was a pretty jovial fellow. Normally, Yuko hated overly cheerful people. How dare they be happy all the time, while she was going through her edgy teenager phase?! Come to think of it, though, her friend Mika was also rather cheerful, yet she didn’t hate him. So, maybe she did like cheerful guys after all. But, it’s not like she liked them, baka!
Anyway, the prospect of seeing some cold-blooded reptiles enticed the punk-looking girl, who smirked slightly and followed the hyperactive pet store employee down the aisles. “Comiiing!”
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Post by itsyoboi on Sept 11, 2019 4:22:39 GMT
Luke couldn't agree more, well about the part where spiders where often solitary animals and usually didn't go far from their little corners. He loved all the animals even their flaws, thats what gave them charm, what gave them a certain kind of life.
Long story short Luke loved all animals.
It didn't take them long to reach the Reptile area, Luke turned down another Aile and with some snazzy Jazz hands he presented Yuko the reptile area. They had all kinds of cold blooded pets, from little bearded dragons to Ball point Pythons, this store had everything. Luke looked over all the tanks and took a clip board off from a support beam located next to the area.
He flipped through it taking note of who needed a change of beding and who needed feeding "shishishishi welcome to the reptile corner!" he chirped with a huge grin on his face as he chucked the clip board behind him
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Post by Yuko Himura on Sept 11, 2019 8:46:38 GMT
Yuko didn’t care a whole lot about the snazzy Jazz hands, but she did care plenty about scaly, cold-blooded reptiles, and in that sense she’d gotten her wish granted. The helpful young employee had guided her all the way to the reptile cages, and now the punk girl was staring wide-eyed at the massive selection of species that were available. “Wow, they all look awesome! Too bad my Mom wouldn’t let me have a snake either.” She said, her smile faltering somewhat.
As it turned out, the young delinquent had quite the soft spot for the Devil’s unholy, temptatious serpents. Her eyes were drawn to a large Burmese python coiled around itself in its spacious glass cage. It had pale yellow scales and a white belly, and it was the most majestic animal Yuko had ever seen. “Is this one a boy or a girl? Is it friendly with people?” She asked the big ball of joy next to her, before snickering and awkwardly shuffling her feet on the floor. “Heheh. Can I… touch it?”
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Post by itsyoboi on Oct 13, 2019 7:19:08 GMT
Awwwwwwwwwww
His new friends mom wont even let her keep a reptile, that was just sad, snakes were so cool!!!. Luke made a face "your mom sounds lame" he bluntly stated while sticking his tongue out in a childish manner.
His displeased expression changed however when she mentioned one of the lovely pythons they had for sale. The teen looked at the snake with in the glass and then back at the other teen with a gleam in his eyes. "shishishishishishi, hes a boy!" Luke stated as he took off the lid of the enclosure it was in.
Now normally it was against the rules to allow the costumers to pet the animals they sold, unless they were going to buy the pet. But Luke was one to never really care about rules, you could blame that on his father by the way, even now as he carefully lifted the snake out of its tank, he could hear his fathers words clear as day.
Listen kid, you only live once, so to heck with all these rules and shit!, live wild!, live free!, you do what you want to do! don't let anyone stop ya!
Yeah his father was quiet the anarchist
" I was gonna change his beding anyways!" Luke said with a grin "he really likes it when you rub his head!" Luke said with a chuckle as he held out the snake toward Yuko, so she could pet him
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 13, 2019 10:18:45 GMT
Yuko smiled the brightest smile she had smiled in a while. It was weird, since most people would probably find her intimidating and unatractive with all those piercings going through her face and her surplus eye shadow making her look like a runaway heavy metal band member. Yet, she still managed to pull off a genuinely heartwarming smile when she actually had a reason to be happy about.
“He’s a boy, huh…?” The young delinquent could feel her heart beating fast with anticipation, as Luke opened the tank and slowly pulled the python out. It looked even larger when it wasn’t stuffed inside a cramped space. She shakily reached her hand to pet the snake’s long main body. Its texture felt slippery and ticklish. Petting it gave her a strange peace of mind. It was almost addictive.
“I’ll hold him, so you can do your thing.” Yuko offered, bringing both of her hands to hold up the bright yellow python. She stumbled backwards a bit, as it proved heavier than she had anticipated, but she managed to keep her footing. “Hey there, little buddy! Nice to meet you.” Trying to wear the snake behind her neck like a loose scarf - like she had seen people on TV do a bunch of times - she petted its protruding head, as Luke had suggested.
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Post by itsyoboi on Oct 14, 2019 4:37:44 GMT
Theres that smile he had been trying to get out of her.
He had no problem with hand off the snake to her, though he did watch, just in case she needed help. When he was sure she wasn't going to topple over he gave a big grin. He didnt care about the piercings she had or the make up, that was something she chose to have, who was he to judge.
Plus she was a good person, that much he could tell.
"Yup!, hes kinda like a puppy, its weird" Luke said with a laugh, he began to clean out the tank and replace things like new toys and hiding places "He doesn't like the tank, but we cant get a bigger one cuz the boss sucks" he grumbled as he cleaned the tank. If there was one person that he actually hated, like really HATED was the boss who ran the store, he was always trying to take short cuts, he just liked the money. "I try sneaking him out every chance I can get, because I know I would HATE to be stuck in a small tank" Luke hissed as he dried the glass
The python, true to Lukes word, liked to be petted on the head, because it slightly leaned into her hand and its whole body relaxed.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 14, 2019 8:32:25 GMT
The term boa became a bit too literal, as Yuko now literally had a snake draped over her neck. She could feel its weight pushing her down - since she wasn’t exactly the most muscular person around - but she stood firm regardless. It was also dangerous, since she could die any minute, if the python decided that her easily breakable neck would make for good squeezing practice. On the other hand, the danger made it all the more exciting.
“Your boss sounds like a total dick. Who would do such a thing to such a good boy?” The colorful delinquent said, while she continued to pet the python’s head, who in turn seemed to have taken quite a liking to her dotting. “Look at this good boy~ I love him! If only I could take him home with me…” She added, her smile dropping somewhat.
Watching the cheerful youth cleaning up the tank and changing the beding, Yuko gave him a serious look. “Oi… You’d better make sure that he finds a nice new home and lives happy, you hear me?” She requested in a somewhat aggressive, but caring tone.
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Post by itsyoboi on Dec 4, 2019 7:48:56 GMT
Luke didn't even pause in his cleaning, he looked back at the colorful delinquent and gave a big blinding smile. He didn't appear to be bothered by her tone of voice or her intimidating face. Her reaction just reinforced his belief in her.
"Kay!" he cheerfully said and gave her a salute before going back to cleaning the snakes tank. Once he had dried it properly the teen started to place in the beding, then place in the snakes breakfast.
With that done he stood up and placed his hands on his hips
"DONE!!" he cheered.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Dec 4, 2019 9:43:18 GMT
Yuko almost dozed off. Who knew that petting a bigass deadly constrictor-type snake could be so darn relaxing! She could stay like that for weeks or even months, but luckily Luke’s cheerful voice brought her back down to planet Earth before the amount of time wasted could reach past the triple digits. His cheerful, very Comic Sans-esque voice, Yuko had only just noticed. He was definitely a strange guy, but he clearly loved his job and worked his butt off. That was admirable in a way.
“Alright, buddy, your home’s clean. Time to get back in… crap, he’s heavy!” The young hooligan said, as she tried to slowly pull the large yellow snake off her. Once the python had been placed back in Luke’s caring, capable hands, Yuko gave a polite bow. “Thanks for showing me around. It was quite fun. If I find any people willing to adopt a snake, I’ll let them know about this place. And who knows, maybe I can even convince my Mom to let me have one.”
With that, the delinquent girl turned around and began to walk off, taking one last look at each cage before exiting the store with a content expression on her face.
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Post by itsyoboi on Jan 2, 2020 6:37:11 GMT
Luke beamed, happy that he had done a great job at his job. He really hoped that she would be able to get someone to adopt the snake. This was no way for the poor thing to live and plus it was nice having a place where you were loved and belonged.
"See ya!!, please come again and I hope your mom lets you take in the Slinky!!!" the teen shouted back as he watched the young rebel leave. If anything he would prefer that she get the snake, she seemed to really be interested in him and plus he could tell she really loved snakes.
The worker waved and once she was gone from sight he sighed and looked at the snake in a apologetic manner "Back in the tank for you slinky" he said as he lowered the snake into the tank
"Dont worry buddy, soon you'll get a bigger and better home, with people who will love ya" he assured the snake with a smile
Luke theirs a place for everyone in this world!!!, it'll take some time for certain people to find it, but when they do, it'd be well worth all that searching!!
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