This chapter follows Chelsea as she gets a job.
Chapter 35
Working With Moogles
Chelsea pondered over what Xtmat had done and said as she walked back to the hotel. "He said I would learn everything eventually. What does that mean?" Chelsea wondered to herself. She began to forget where she was going. The next time she looked where she was going, she was in front of the Potion Shoppe again.
"Tomorrow, I should get a job, or at least look at the Accessory Shop," Chelsea said to herself.
She continued on to the hotel. She walked down the hall and stopped in front of the door that led to Yuffie's room. She lightly knocked on the door. It opened almost immediately.
"Thank God you are okay," Yuffie said.
"Why?" Chelsea asked moving into the room.
"We saw everything from the balcony," Aerith said. She was sitting at the table.
"Did you know that it wasn't actually Leon when he first came up?" Chelsea asked.
"No, it was a good impersonation," Yuffie replied.
"So, what do you think about this?" Chelsea asked holding out the keychain Xtmat had given her.
"I don't know. Leon has his, so something must be wrong with it," Yuffie reasoned.
"Oh! Why not take it to the Moogles at the Accessory Shop? They should tell you," Aerith suggested.
"That's a good idea," Yuffie agreed.
"I was thinking about getting a job there," Chelsea said.
"So you need munny?" Aerith asked.
"Yeah, I don't have any. You never know when you may need it," Chelsea said.
"In Traverse Town, we have munny. All the shops throughout the worlds, which are run by Moogles, use munny," Yuffie told her.
"Whatever, as long as it buys things," Chelsea said with a laugh.
"You must be tired. You had a hard day," Aerith said to Chelsea.
"A little," Chelsea answered trying to stifle a yawn.
"I will head to my room so you can get some sleep," Aerith said moving toward the door.
"See you later," Yuffie said as Aerith left.
Chelsea moved over to her bed. She climbed onto the couch and immediately fell asleep. She slept without dreams.
"Get up! Come on you lazy bum!"
"Huh?" Chelsea asked as she sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"The Accessory Shop will open soon. Aerith and I are going with you," Yuffie said.
"Oh, I almost forgot," Chelsea said. She hopped up and ran a brush through her hair. She straightened out her clothes and decided she was ready to go.
Yuffie opened the door and practically shoved Chelsea through it. As they stepped into the hall, they saw Aerith on one side and Leon on the other.
"Hi Aerith," Chelsea said. Aerith acknowledged her with a slight wave.
"Leon, are you coming too?" Yuffie asked.
"Yeah, I want to see what's wrong with that keychain. I mean something must be wrong with it. Why else would that man have given it to you," Leon reasoned.
"Okay…let's go," Yuffie said.
Leon took the lead and led everyone out the door onto the crowded sidewalk. The group pushed through the throng and was finally in the clear. They were near the door to the First District. They walked through the huge wooden door and entered the First District. Here, everything was just as busy as the Second District.
"What is going on?" Aerith asked trying to see over everyone's head.
"I dunno," Leon replied.
The group pushed through the crowd until they were at the back of the Accessory Shop. Standing there was the same old wizard that worked in the Potion Shoppe. He held the tiny vial of pink liquid that was in the store window.
"Free sample?" the old wizard croaked, holding out one vial.
"No, thank you," Aerith said politely waving it away.
They continued down the steps next to the Accessory Shop. They reached the door and Leon, in the lead, opened the door. As they entered, a Moogle floated over to them.
"Can I help you, kupo?" the moogle asked.
"Yes, we have two questions," Leon stated.
"Go on," the moogle persuaded.
"First, I want to know if I could have a job here. Second, I want to know if you could analyze this," Chelsea said holding out the keychain.
"Of course, to both, kupo," the moogle answered. "Bring the keychain over here." The moogle floated over to a strange looking machine.
Chelsea went over to the moogle. She was fascinated by the machine. It had an opening near where she was standing by the counter. Above the opening was a screen.
"Place the keychain in the opening, kupo," the moogle instructed.
Chelsea carefully sat the keychain in the opening. A conveyer belt took it back into the machine. On the screen, a picture of the keychain appeared. The machine began humming and on the screen a notice saying: 'Keychain dangerous! Poisonous if used twice!'
"Oh wow! It's a good thing I didn't use it," Chelsea said relived.
"That makes me feel better," Yuffie said.
"If you don't mind, please stay to work, kupo," the moogle said to Chelsea.
"Thank you," Chelsea thanked the moogle.
Yuffie, Leon, and Aerith said their good-byes and left. Chelsea took her place behind the counter. As she was settled, the door opened and a man with short goldenrod hair walked in. He wore a white t-shirt and blue jeans with a tool belt around his waist. His blue eyes roamed the store as he chewed on a piece of straw.
"May I help you?" Chelsea asked.
"Yeah, I need some Gummi Blocks," the man said.
"Gummi Blocks?" Chelsea asked.
Written by Chelsea.