Hello everyone and welcome to my story! I am happy that you all came to read my first attempt at Shopkeepers going after each other to see who has the most rupees, if there are any questions that you wish to ask than please feel free to do so and ask away! I don't mind answering what you have to say and I hope you enjoy this story as much as I do!
Disclaimer: I do not own either Skysword swords nor any thing except the name I will be using for the salesman
The New Guy
It was just another day at the Bazaar. Everyone started opening up their stalls for business as usual, getting ready to greet their customers with smiling faces and positive manners. Except for the girl at the Item Check stall; she showed no expression at all. Some of the people seemed to be putting on fake smiles and others seemed to be smiling for real.
Rupin had just finished selling some of his things to a customer. He smiled and waved the person good-bye. Finally, I never thought he would leave, he thought to himself as he placed his elbow on the counter and leaned his head against his hand. He sighed calmly, placing the few green rupees he got into his apron pocket. He glanced around the Bazaar to see if any more customers were coming, but it was empty for the morning.
Rupin thought about going to the back to count his rupees since no customers were coming. He glanced down at his apron and fixed his little green hat. Still, no customers came and he hated when only a few stopped by his shop. He felt bored, but that wasn't going to bother him today.
"Such a fine day, isn't it?"
A male voice spoke, making Rupin jump. He looked at the man standing before him, a man with a wide smile and a big brown leather bag on his back. He had orange hair and pale skin, and he wore strange, bluish purple robes with golden cuffs and collar edgings. Rupin gave the man a welcoming smile and walked from behind the counter to greet him properly. He glanced down for a moment to see the man wasn't wearing shoes.
"Welcome to my Gear Shop! I am Rupin. How may I assist you today, kind sir?" Rupin said with a smile.
"Do not worry yourself over my needs, valuable shopkeeper," the man replied with a slight chuckle, moving in to take a look around.
Oh, hurry up and buy something already. I have real customers to wait for Rupin thought to himself while keeping his smile up. He nodded his head once and went back behind his counter, when suddenly he felt like the man was glaring at him from behind. He turned to face the new customer again and catch his eyes, but he was only met with a smile. The man shrugged his shoulders and walked to the counter, chuckling again.
"I see many wonderful things, but sadly, you lack the things I am collecting." The man frowned at Rupin in disappointment and shook his head slowly, fixing his bag to have a more comfortable hold on it.
"Maybe I could put down an order for you so the next time you come in, I will have them ready for you," Rupin replied with a kind smile, not wanting to disappoint his cheerful new customer and also not wanting to waste his time listening to him ramble on.
"No need, I will just ask that man over there where he got that fantastic mask!" the cheerful man said as he left the Gear Shop and walked over to the Scrap Shop. Rupin relieved himself of his smile as he watched the stranger walk away. He raised his eyebrow in curiosity when he saw the stranger talking with Gondo. Rupin wondered why that man seemed so cheerful and why he carried a large bag with him.
"Hey Rupin, who is that man?" Luv whispered.
Rupin looked over to see Luv speaking to him and mustered up another smile. "Oh he is just another customer, Luv. He is new around here by the looks of it," he said with a chuckle as she looked over to see the strange man walking up to her stall. She gasped in surprise and clapped right at the man's face.
Rupin face palmed when he saw the startled look on the customer's face. That idiot almost hit him in the face! he thought. He glanced over to see the man smiling slightly.
"Excuse me, sir," the man said with a chuckle, holding up his hand to wave at Luv. Rupin almost burst out laughing at the sight of her face. He quickly turned around to hide his grin as he let out small snickers, covering his mouth with his hand.
"I am not a man!" Luv said, crossing her arms. "I am a lady and I do not take it lightly when slackers refer to me as a sir!" She raised her voice at him, not liking his joking smile. Her baby woke up from its nap and started to cry loudly again. The man's smile faded as he glanced at the crying child.
Rupin saw the stranger walk over to Bertie and look at the crying child. "Why must you frown?" the man said calmly before removing his bag and turning to place it gently on the floor. He opened it up and reached inside, pulling out a strange item.
He slipped it on and spun around quickly to surprise the baby with a Zora mask. The baby stopped crying when he began to dance, waltzing around in a little circle with no one but himself. It started to laugh when the man pretended to trip over his bag, falling over and laying there for an entire minute. Luv and Bertie seemed happy to see their baby laughing.
Rupin raised his eyebrow at the sight and wondered if the man was an entertainer for children. The man got up from the floor and dusted himself off, pushing up his mask to smile.
"I am honored to make you smile, little one." He bowed to the baby like royalty before standing straight again. "But sadly, I must go now. I hope you have a happy day." He took off the mask and put it away in his bag, closing it up again. He lifted the giant pack onto his back and turned to leave. The baby tried to reach out for the funny man to come back. When he left the Bazaar, the baby began to cry again and wave its little arms around.
Rupin was stunned by the performance, but that soon passed. He shook his head and turned away. What a weirdo, what could he be carrying in the big bag of his? He questioned as he glanced up to see Peatrice daydreaming with a small smile on her face. Rupin raised both eyebrows to this surprise. She was not one for smiling and usually had a gloomy look on her face. He put up a sign before heading into his backroom.
On break… Be back in 30mins.
The sounds of the couple's baby and the background music seemed to go mute to Rupin when he walked into his storage room. He had a strange feeling that he might have seen the smiling, red-haired guy before, but he could not quite place when or where at that moment. He sat at his small desk and shook it off as nothing, beginning to pull out his rupees and count how much he had made for the day.
Meanwhile, Gondo walked over to talk with Luv since he had no customers at the moment. He smiled at her when she looked over and waved.
"I see that guy visited you too," Gondo said, stopping by her stall and leaning over to place his elbow on the counter.
"Can you believe it! He called me a SIR!" Luv almost shouted, furious with that stranger.
"Calm down Luv, he's new. And besides, you should have heard what he said to me just a little while ago," Gondo said, making it sound like gossip to catch her ear. He knew she was a chatty woman when it came to gossip.
"Oh! What did he say?" Luv looked at him with interest, a smile on her lips now.
"He wanted to buy my work mask off me," Gondo said, rubbing the back of his head with a chuckle.
"Really? How come you didn't want to sell your mask to him?" Luv asked, a little more interested now.
"Because this is my only mask and it helps me see what I'm doing when I'm working." Gondo looked over his shoulder to see Peatrice daydreaming. "Hey, what is she thinking about?"
"Oh, that guy walked over to her place before coming to my shop. I saw him deposit some rupees and talk to her," Luv said in a low voice.
"Really? What do you think he said to make her daydream like that?" Gondo asked as he looked over to see Luv grin.
"I bet he said something sweet to her since it seems he likes to see people smile, maybe he gave Peatrice something."
For a while, they were silent. Luv suddenly gasped in excitement when an idea popped in her head.
"You should go over there and ask her, Gondo." She patted the man on the shoulder as he turned his head toward her, his mouth agape.
Meanwhile, Rupin walked out from his storage room and headed towards his counter to remove his sign, when he saw Gondo walking over to the Item Check. He reached the counter and smiled at Peatrice, who had just snapped out of her daydream.
"Oh, hello Gondo…" Peatrice said with a gloomy look on her face. She pulled out a blank parchment and her quill. "Will you be making another deposit today?" she asked with a bored sigh.
"Nope, I came to ask about that little smile you had going on," Gondo teased her playfully, pointing at her flustered cheeks.
"It's nothing." Peatrice tried to hide her face behind the parchment, not wanting to talk about it.
"Did that guy say something to make you blush?" Gondo teased again, leaning against the counter with his elbow to support him. He knew how to tease her, but didn't want to make her too shy to tell him anything, so he kept it to a minimum.
"Well…" Peatrice began. She lowered the parchment to reveal blushing cheeks and a smile. Rupin wasn't much for gossip, but he had the urge to eavesdrop on their conversation. He leaned a little closer to hear what that guy said.
"Don't worry Peatrice, no one is listening to us." Gondo whispered.
She giggled. "Gondo! I swear, you make me laugh sometimes." Peatrice smiled and playfully poked his goggles. They were close friends, so there was no harm in teasing each other a little. She leaned a little close to whisper. "He was a real sweet talker. He deposited some rupees. Then he placed a kiss upon my hand and said…"
She cupped her hands close to Gondo's ear and whispered something to him. Rupin had a hard time trying to hear her. He leaned a little closer when Gondo burst out laughing.
"You have to be joking!" Gondo held his sides, laughing while Peatrice crossed her arms and looked at him mad.
"What's the handsome man's name!" Luv called out from her shop , making Peatrice blush. She ran to the back of her stall to hide from them, embarrassed.
"His name is the Happy Mask Salesman!" Gondo said, chuckling. He walked back to Luv to gossip about the new guy Peatrice blushed over.
Note: See you all in chapter 2. Please leave a comment, thanks. :3
Note: see you all in chapter 2, please leave a comment thanks:3