09-14-2010, 04:13 AM
Diantha winced when Kouken told her about the beads. She had been meaning to say something, but she had trouble bringing it up. "I'll write down some names of bead suppliers I like," she said to Kouken before he left for the backroom. Dia gave Akiye a smile when she came in from the kitchen. "Morning Akiye," she said as she moved to her workstation to put the bag and her purse down. Her workstation was neat and organized, with everything having a place. She would get very angry if anything was borrowed and not put back into its correct position. She placed the new beads next to her unfinished project and rejected the urge to get straight to work on it.
She heard Akiye mention the new part-timer and realized that she had completely forgotten that she was coming today as well. She was glad that the shop had Akiye because Dia felt that they would go out of business without her. She remembered the process of selecting the part-timer, it was long and took Netsuai some convincing that they needed one. When she heard the knock on the door, she reentered the front hall and waved at Riley. "Do you need any help with those, Riley?" she asked, standing out of his way in case he didn't need any help.
She also saw a girl she didn't know enter in behind him. The girl was out of breath and looked nervous. 'She must be the part-timer,' she thought getting a good look at the girl. She seemed nice enough, but being late was probably not going to help her case. It was hard to earn Netsuai's trust, Dia still felt that at times she still didn't have it.
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