1 An Odd Clien (1/2)
The day is passing by so slow at Ipruk's Potions and Goods. No one has come in all morning and Sophia could almost die of boredom. Just as she's about to slump over on the desk and fall into slumber, the front door bell rings. It seems like a customer has finally shown up! She quickly composes herself and greets the man who arrived. She puts on her best smile and asks, ”What can I do for you sir?”
The man looks around and fidgets. He finally asks, ”Can I use the bathroom?”
She barely suppresses a disgusted look but replies with, ”Sorry sir, but you must buy something first.”
”Oh fuck really? Okay, um what you got?”
This is a potions shop what do you think we got?!
Sophia sighs a little bit at his vulgarity but thankfully he didn't notice. Sophia decides to be petty, ”Well sir, you can purchase one of our best sellers which so happens to be a nice, cold, refreshing beverage!”
The man looks like he just might cry. ”F-fine, here. Now, where's the bathroom?” After tossing Sophia a bag of coins he man walks very briskly towards the direction she pointed at. Sophia let out another sigh.
She kept wondering where Ms. Ipruk was. She's been gone all morning which isn't odd but usually she tells her where she's going. Sophia can't help but worry about what sort of trouble her mentor can get into without her around. Seriously? Who's mentoring who now?
Almost as if she overheard her thoughts did the woman herself burst through the front door.
Ms. Ipruk looks worn out, her hair in disarray and glasses crooked like she's been running from something. She quickly leans against the door, blocking it, and says ”I NEED FROG LEGS QUICKLY!”
”W-what!?” That catches her completely off guard.
”Hurry!”
Something from outside is banging the door behind her. Trying desperately to get inside! Sophia frantically flies around the shop until she finally finds a jar of frog legs on the highest self in the back room. She grabs it and then quickly tosses it to Ms. Ipruk who catches it effortlessly.
She opens the door slightly and throws the jar outside while screaming, ”EAT THIS FOUL BEAST!”
Luckily it seems to work for, whatever it is, stopped trying to break through the door.
Sophia hesitantly asks, ”What in the world was that?”
Ms. Ipruk responds with, ”Well it seems than rather confronting me face to face my enemies have resorted to sending their foul pets after me. Cowards.”
Before Sophia could question further, a loud noise came from the left followed by a ”Oops!” Sophia can't help but think, Seriously, what a useless man, can't even properly go to the bathroom.
Ms. Ipruk hears as well and asks who it is.
Sophia suppresses the urge to shrug but does say, ”Oh, just a nuisance of a customer.”
He walks in and immediately apologizes to Sophia for breaking one of the decorative plates but he stops talking when he sees Ms. Ipruk.
”Wait, Cecilia?! This is your shop?”
Ms. Ipruk looks confused, ”Well, it does have my name on it.”
”Don't you remember me?” He sounds a bit hurt, tears forming in the corner of his eyes.
Cecilia thinks for a moment and responds with, ”Oh! You're little Bradley. It took me a second but I wouldn't forget that fluffy head of hair and adorable face anywhere!”
He looks embarrassed. ”Yeah that's me! Wait, please don't call me little I'm almost thirty...”
”Goddess, no wonder it took me awhile to remember! Last time I saw you, you were just a tiny kiddo. Humans age so fast! Aha! But you're still little in terms of height so I'll stick with Little Bradley.”
”...”