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« on: May 24, 2011, 08:39:53 PM »
"hello" I said to the nice looking old lady "are you looking for anything in particular"
"Oh... Hi there" She was slightly unnerved... go figure I am a snake. "I was actually hopeing you had robotic hamsters. for my nephew. But I see th-"
"No we have them, They are just on the other side of the barricade there." I geustured toward what appeared to be shelves of pet food.
"Mack can't stand Reptiles, so he put's them over here with me"
"Oh... "
"this cage door is the actuall door" I rushed over and opened it for her. The door swung inwards revealling a tree bark hologram on the other side.
"we Keep the seperate sections themed to keep the anim-" She rushed passed me, into the next room.
I shut the door gently.
"*sigh* Nobody likes the reptiles anymore."
I glanced at the clock. 6:45, close enough to closing for me. I flipped the "store open" sign over and locked the door. After feeding the living animals I went out the back door. It was still sunny out. I wonder if I could find a nice place to lay down on my way home.
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How is that for a peaceful, but potentially unsettled backstory?