Shop Visits! (Open post!)

[foundfate]

[Maybe you stumbled upon the front gate to a strange house while walking in your neighborhood. Maybe you found it nestled between skyscrapers in a downtown area. Or maybe you didn't stumble across it at all, and instead fell into the backyard or something. The way you got there matters little. What really counts is that you're there for one reason: a wish.

A want. A desire. Something you can't get on your own. Something you want so badly that you would do anything to get it.

Well, you've come to the right place.

There's plenty to see in the house. The foyer is nice, and the kitchen is well-stocked. There's several other rooms as well: a sitting room, a dining room, a couple bedrooms for the people who wander upstairs to look, and a rather luxurious bathroom too. Several rooms open to the outside as well, so it's easy to come inside by many different paths.

But ultimately, you will end up face-to-face with a screen that opens into a room with a table and two chairs which overlooks the backyard.

And in that room, you will find the shopkeeper.]



[What happens now? Well, that's up to you, isn't it?]

Comments

[exaomori]

[Why is he so vague? Why can't he just... tell her! She's really just annoyed that he's so insistent that she has a wish he can grant, but he won't even tell her what he thinks it is! Sure, Shura had lots of things she liked, but wished for? That wasn't the same. What, did he want her to ask for a guarantee of Rin and Yukio's safety? While that was one of her central desires, she didn't believe a guy who didn't want to become involved with their world's problems would be willing to go that far.]

You should be askin' for payment upfront anyway!

[This is why she thinks you're a demon, bro!! Demanding payment and being all vague and crap. He's too much for her to handle.]

[foundfate]

I do, normally. The price of each wish is exact, and once someone says what their wish is then I tell them the price. Then they decide. It's not a real Payment if the person doesn't understand exactly what they are paying!

[Honestly he's offended here. Way to crap all over his business, Shura.]

And before you bring it up: the cost of a glass of water is inconsequential enough that I would have been fine waiving the fee. And I haven't told you a price for your real wish, because you haven't told me what that wish is!

[exaomori]

You're already telling me to bring twenty grams of precious metal to ya!

[And now she's pointing at him, because seriously!! This man is going to drive her crazy. She should just walk out, but whatever. And also, he just admitted there was a fee to giving her a glass of water. If she wasn't so frustrated, she might have to worry about the fact that there was a fee and that maybe there was something more behind it, but it'll take some more sobering up and cooling off for her to catch that.]

That ain't cheap! I didn't even know that this thing is made of anythin' special. I don't know how you even could tell!

[foundfate]

It's nice enough to make jewelry out of, it would work. Or if you do decide to make a wish, you can bring something better next time.

[Or just unexpectedly significant in this particular moment.

Also the water fee also covers 'bothering him after-hours' because he totally has fees for that. Only friends get to bother him after-hours for free.]

Now if you're done making a mess in my kitchen, I will have to ask you to leave. The shop is closed right now.

[exaomori]

[On the one hand, she really wants to yell at him some more. One the other hand, she really doesn't want to be here anymore. Her pride can only fuel her for do long, and her head's pounding from dealing with this weird guy. So fine. She'll huff, open her mouth to say something, then shut it. If he wasn't just so frustrating--what was it with four-eyed men and being stubborn?]

Tch. I don't know why I even bothered.

[Because you wanted a drink, Shura... But regardless, she will leave with that. She hopes he can't sleep the rest of the night!!]

[foundfate]

[Why did she bother indeed? Shura is proving to be one of Watanuki's more frustrating clients.

That said, if she ever does return, he won't outright refuse her. She's a customer, after all, and customers deserve respect. Even if they're clearly shitheads.

Well...she's not as bad as some of his other clients have been. She's rowdy and loud, but not a horrible person. So she has that going for her, at least.

And since she hasn't made a wish yet, the shop still remains.]