Dealing With Stupid People [Monday, 2nd period]

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Today, you will deal with real people, so keep your eye rolling to a minimum, please," Josh said as the students assembled in the Danger Room Shop that he totally told them about, rly. "We will be working...retail!" he said, clapping his hands together.

The Danger Shop turned into a sandwich store of a chain that might be familiar to some of you, oh yes. "Half of you will be working behind the counter. The other half of you will be the incredibly irritating customers. Ask how long a foot-long sandwich is! Demand a sandwich with everything except most of the ingredients! Wonder why a sandwich shop doesn't serve Mexican!" Josh's grin turned positively evil. "And you customer service types--remember to smile. And, um, not to punch anyone."

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Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

"Great," she Will with a smile. She pointed to a display behind glass at the start of the line. "Which kind of bread do you want it on?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"There are different kinds of bread?" On some level, Inara wasn't pretending her surprise. This one establishment offered more variety than most places that weren't on the wealthiest Core planets.

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

Having grown up in big cities all her life, Will didn't grasp Inara's amount of surprise.

"There are. There's--" She quickly read the labels on the back. "-- Italian, Herbs and Cheese, Whole Wheat, and Sourdough. Got a pref?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"Herbs and Cheese," she decided that sounded recognizable, "Oh, and double lettuce, no onions, please."

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

"You got it," she said.

Will grabbed one of the cheese breads from a bin behind the counter, and cut it open in the middle. Putting on some cheap plastic gloves, she scooped a bunch of lettuce into the bun.

"What other veggies?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"Everything but onion," she said, watching Will work.

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

Will nodded, and added on a handful or so of all the veggies available , including the may-or-may-not-be-pineapple, but avoided the onions.

She looked back up at Inara and smiled. Did you want any sauce on your sandwich?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"Oh, were those tomatoes?" Inara asked, wincing inwardly, but again trying to remember that it was for an assignment, "I don't want any of those either, but thank you."

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

"Oh. Um, okay."

Will kept herself from sighing, and poked at the sandwich until she'd pulled out all the tomato slices.

"Better?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"Yes, thank you," she nodded agreeably.

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

Will let out a small sigh in relief before putting her customer-is-always-right smile on again.

"So, would you like sauce on this, to have it heated, or are you good to go?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"What kind of sauce do you have?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

She checked the bottles on the counter.

"Mayonnaise, Sweet Onion, Hot and Spicy, and the mysteriously named 'Sub Sauce'."

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara leaned over the counter, "What's in the sub sauce?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

Will held up the bottle so that both she and Inara could see it better.

"I have nooooo idea. Sub bits?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Tilting her head to study the bottle, she asked, "Isn't that like cannibalizing the sub?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

"I guess so," said Will shrugging her shoulders. "I honestly have no idea whatever it is they put in here."

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"Let's not have that, then," Inara decided. "Does the sweet onion sauce have onions in it?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

"I'm pretty sure that it does, yes," Will answered. "Want some of that?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"No, thank you," she said, "I have an onion allergy. Oh! The bread doesn't have onions in it, does it?"

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

"Not as far a I know," Will answered. "I think there's a nutrition guide pamphlet or something around here."

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"Would it list onion additives, as well?" She tried to look very concerned, "I wouldn't bother you with this, but it could be fatal."

Re: Work the sub shop!

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

Will's eyes went wide at that comment. "Oh. OH. I better check, then."

She scooted around to the front of the store, and rooted through the pamphlets before finding the nutrition one. She had to squint a lot to read the tiny text the ingredients were listed in.

"No onion additives or onion bits at all, according to this," she said.

Re: Work the sub shop!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"Thank you so much for checking," Inara beamed at her, "and no sauce for me, thank you. Too messy."