Blended
A blender was a very uncomfortable place to sit, but how else was Rico going to keep everything from exploding. Master's lunch break was ending in a while and the small lamp thought he'd help out.
"Dude, off the pitcher," the blender asked. Rico hopped off the blender, just in time for a worker to return to the smoothie shop.
A young tan-skinned woman stared at the freshly prepared mango pineapple smoothie sitting in Margarita's blender. She poured it into a plastic cup.
A teenage girl walked up to the counter. "I'd like a..." she glanced at the smoothie in the worker's hand. "That one."
After paying for her drink and getting a straw, the customer walked off.
A second human entered the small shop. He wiped off Rico's base. Some juice had splattered on the lamp.
The day was a frenzy of orders. Rico had to be wiped off a couple times.
After closing time, there was a knock on the door.
Rico hopped off the shelf and opened the door.
"Hello?"
Surf stood in the doorway.
"New Rainbow?" he asked.
Rico stared at him. "Uh, yeah. I... guess so."
"Just coming to tell you that the vacuum brigade is on its way."
Rico climbed up the refrigerator to the counter.
"Uh, who are they?"
Surf joined him on the counter. "They clean up what the humans leave behind." Rico turned on his light.
"Nothing really sticky, just some spilled sugar," he said.
Scorpius opened the door. "Evening, gentlemen. I'm just here to make sure everything is clean." He plugged himself in and set to work.
Rico felt his bulb flutter. First day on the job and he's already found something, or someone, he likes.
Scorpius paused. "I'll empty my canister in the trash can outside." He said. His gaze darted to Rico.
"Is he okay?" he asked Surf.
Rico shook. "Just first day jitters." Surf replied. "He'll get better."
Scorpius left.
"He's so... handsome..." Rico blinked. "Do you know his name?"
Surf paused. "That's Scorpius. He joined this year."