jiyunnies | Coombs & Co. [OPEN]

Working multiple jobs is rather difficult, but nothing that Riley isn't used to. Since inheriting Knights of the Round Pie and beginning the renovations to transform the place into a museum, Riley's miraculously also kept up with her job at Coombs & Co. She credits Lily Middleton almost completely for being able to balance the two, since the sharp business woman/socialite has taken a recent interest in managing the museum project (probably due to the fact Lily is currently not speaking to her son and looking for something to work on to pass her days).

And with Valentine's Day around the corner, every February, Coombs & Co. announces some of the biggest discounts of the year on their merchandise. On top of their regular potions and remedies, they offer cute, fun, and safe magical items revolving around love and friendship specially made for the holiday. For the past week, Riley has worked late in the evenings preparing these items and organizing the shelves. She even decorated the shop's front window to draw customers in. Really, she's gone a tad overboard, but Valentine's Day is a fun holiday and there's a bit of a humbug sister at home harshing Riley's mellow.

After lunch, she flips the closed sign over to open and unlocks the shop's door before taking a seat at the counter where she has packaging supplies laid out. Today, she's the only one in the shop, but Riley doesn't mind. The quiet means she'll get a lot done today. Placing a bar of "love" soap on a sheet of paper, she begins her task of wrapping the products one-by-one, humming a song to herself as she waits for a customer.

ooc: feel free to visit Riley at Coombs & Co or come by to buy some stuff & thangs (4 ur lovah~)

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Riley looks up from her work to see Aoife Coombs and she'd be lying if she said she wasn't more than a little surprised. Aoife doesn't usually visit the shop, at least while Riley is around. So a part of her naturally wonders what could have brought her here.

"Hi," she offers with a smile. "Shopping or visiting?"

"Both."

Aoife needs nothing more than the family connection to know that her oldest sister isn't around, else it would have been Riley firmly in the back, ready to jump in when a Coombs matter would strike. This makes things just a little bit easier.

"And it simply has been ages since I've seen the inside of this place."

"It has. I feel like we keep missing each other and I haven't seen you or Amelie in forever." Setting down the wrapping, she gets up from her seat and walks around the counter.

"We have a lot of new products, as you can see."

Riley wasn't on anyone's side, a smart, sweet girl that would never be on Coombs level but wasn't plain enough to be far beneath them. Although Aoife couldn't think of Amelie right now without getting angry in public, Amelie and her horrible ideas about dating.

"What would you gift a man with?" Why not be out with it right away.

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Riley blinks a few times as she processes Aoife's question. She shouldn't be so surprised by the bluntness of it. Aoife does tend to cut to the chase.

"Something personal, for sure. Depends on the guy? Does he like store bought or hand made?"

Aren't those questions Riley is supposed to have the answers to? She crosses her arms under her chest and tries not to tap her foot in impatience.

"I ..don't really know that. We have yet to discuss products. Don't you have best sellers or something?"

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"Oh definitely." Getting up from the counter, she leads Aoife to a shelf decorated for the holiday. "Our chocolates magicked to enhance the taste are pretty popular. There's also this pack of candy that is charmed with inspiration. So whatever the person is motivated by, they'll be inspired for 24 hours."

"Chocolates."

Aoife feels like bolting. Can't she really come up with anything else? Something nice and original? "I'll take the candy for Amelie. Please gift wrap it in something with stripes. Not in pink or red." If her sister doesn't want to see her, Aoife can let it be delivered. She wasn't going to pass a Valentine's without a gift to Am.

"This is absolutely horrible."

Riley makes a small face, one to let out the bit of frustration she has building with Aoife. She asked for the best sellers yet she looks highly unimpressed by them. Riley's never been able to really read Aoife to understand exactly what she wants.

"Got it." Pulling a package of candy off the shelf, she sets to work wrapping the gift up nicely when Aoife says something else. She looks up from the gift wrap. "Mm? What's horrible? We can do something more unique and personal if you'd like..."

"Wh-? Oh no, Riley, it's not your fault. I'm at fault here, being unable to come up with a nice present, a small gesture. Even with help from a stranger." She rubs her brow.
"Are plants a terribly dull gift for Valentine's Day?"

"Not my sister's plants," she grins, more at ease with Aoife's explanation. "I'd say roses are a bit played out. They're Val's best seller, of course. But Val can grow rare plants found in isolated places around the world. That'd be pretty unique."

"Is this your first time getting a man a Valentine's Day gift?" she asks as she finishes tying a bit of twine around the gift wrap. "It's rather difficult figuring out what they'd like."

"I'm not - I think that a magical plant might be a bit too much for a first time present."
She nods. "That is so. And we didn't even discuss any particulars, so maybe this is an absolutely foolish plan of action. But a gift card is going to be even worse, that's not how my mother raised me."

"Well, if you didn't discuss anything, a grand present would definitely be too much. But you want to give a little something at least, just to let him know you were thinking about him." She looks around the room, thinking. "What if you did something for him, versus a gift. Like dinner or make him something?"

"Make dinner?"

Aoife stifles a giggle. "You mean, like - a visit to the cinema and be the one paying the popcorn? Or breakfast on bed? That mean I'd have to get close to his b- I don't know, really. Maybe I'll get a small gift basket now and think of something better while I don't have to worry about not having anything."

"Good thinking." She smiles, offering Aoife the wrapped gift for Amelie. "Chances are, he'd just like to spend some time with you and will love any gift you get him."

"I don't know about that. Usually I'd agree with you, because men work hard enough to get close to me, but he - Is -"

There was no need to get personal with the shop employee. "Can you make it an ocean inspired gift basket? No food, maybe bath and body stuff. To be a little bit cheeky. And add a little card as well, so I can leave a message."

"Sure thing." Grabbing the items from under the counter, Riley works on packing everything nicely into a basket. She adds a few bath items and lotions before finishing it up and adds a blank card to the basket. "Anything else for you, Aoife?"

She purses her lips. "I think that's a quite complete basket, don't you agree? You can put both of them on the family account and I'll get out of your hair."

Edited 2015-02-09 08:45 (UTC)

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