Cha-Ching CLUNK!
The sounds of the cash register made when 25 year old Amethyst Bloom rang up a customer's purchase.
"And here's your change, have a nice day." Amethyst chimes as she hands the customer their change before watching them trot away with their items and closes the register.
Though she usually works in stocking in the back, the silvered haired earth pony was asked by one of the assistant managers to work the register while they handle a few other things. She didn't mind the chance to interact with the customers.
"Phew! You do not wanna go back there." her assistant manager Dahlia chimes as the yellow pony walks back behind the register. "It's like a skunk dropping a major stink bomb in there."
"That's a little too much info, Dal," Amethyst said with a chuckle. "But that's good to know." she said, wiping her hand on her black uniform pants. Her off white coat stood out with the dark colors, her nails having a splash of icy blue, her favorite color.
"Thanks for watching the front, after you check the next one out, you can head on back to your post." Dahlia said as she grabbed her water bottle off the filing cabinet and took a big drink of whatever was inside.
Amethyst nodded before she turned, seeing that a mother was holding her young foal in her arms, a basket on the counter that was filled with food and baby necessities.
"Sorry just a moment." The mother said as she juggled taking stuff out of the basket and put it on the counter with one hand while holding up her child with the other.
"Here, let me." Amethyst quickly said, taking the basket from the pony and began unloading them on the counter in a way she can scan easily. As she worked, she couldn't help but glance up and look at the foal.
He was a tiny unicorn with a light purple coat and messy red mane and yellow eyes. He wore suspenders and a tiny bow tie and looked extremely cute.
She couldn't help but feel her heart swell. "Your son is very adorable." Amethyst complimented, looking at his mother as she scanned her objects.
The mother chuckled. "Thank you, he's pretty much a handful."
"I think that's normal for all children." Amethyst said before hearing the colt making some fussy noises. She looked up at him and made a silly face.
The colt found the face amusing and giggled before wrapping his arms around her neck.
"Do you have any children?" the mother asks Amethyst.
The earth pony fidgets the wedding and engagement rings on her left ring finger, giving the woman a sad smile. "Sadly not yet. My husband and I have been trying for two years."
"And no luck?"
Amethyst shook her head. "Pretty much tried everything in the book. I got checked out thinking something was wrong with me personally, but the doctor said I'm able to have one."
The mother gave her a sympathetic look. "Oh don't fret, I'm sure you'll get one soon. These things take time and the right moment. How active are you?"
Amethyst blushes pure red, "Uh uh…" she said before quickly finishing up the purchase. "Okay, that will be 26 bits, will that be all?" she asked, trying to dodge this rather personal question.
"Oh yes." the mother said, digging into her pockets as her son tugged on her ears before putting the bits on the counter.
The little unicorn glanced down at the checkout candy section, seeing the many choices of candy. His horn enveloped a pink aura and levitated every candy from the section, levitating them up in the air. The colt squealed in joy as the floating candy circled the checkout area.
The mother was freaking out, trying to get her son to stop using his magic, but nope, the little one was playing with every candy item.
Amethyst watches in horror as she watches the candy fly before the majority of them suddenly drops to the ground, the little colt holding the candy of his choice.
And he looked so proud at the mess he made.
The mother looked mortified. "Oh I am so sorry about that!" she said, looking down at the mess now Amethyst has to clean up. She chuckles nervously, looking at her. "Children, they just do the darndest things."
"Yes, yes they do." Amethyst said, appearing calm but internally, she was not happy, she had JUST stocked the candy before being asked to work behind the register.
"Still want one?"
"Yes, here's your change." Amethyst briskly replied, handing her change.
"Oh wait," The mother said, taking the candy out of her son's hands and putting it on the counter. "This too."
Biting her tongue, Amethyst scans the candy, the mother pays for it and the two left.
Her pierced ears flickered towards her assistant manager who was trying to control her laugh after witnessing the whole ordeal, her heterochromia blue and green eyes squinted at the AM's general direction.
"Ah kids," she giggled.
After cleaning up that mess, Amethyst was back to stocking. She was in the canned good sections on a rickety ladder, getting into a groove of sorts. Trying to get her mind off of what she had just done.
Working retail was a stressful place to work as is, sometimes the customers are even more stressful but that's part of the job.
As Amethyst continues to stock, something collides into the ladder, it snaps and she starts to fall.
"Whoa, whoa!" Amethyst cried out, trying to stop herself by grabbing the shelf but was able to save herself and she fell. The cans she had in her hands went flying. After getting pinged and hit multiple times with the cans and the ladder landed next to her, everything was eerie quiet.
The earth pony sat up, clutching her head. "Okay…that hurt." she groaned then noticed that she had landed on something that somewhat cushioned her fall.
"You said it." a stallion's voice said with a groan.
Amethyst freezes when she hears another voice. Her eyes follow to the source of that stallion's voice… and low and behold, her landing cushion was a rather built pegasus!
His coat was a warm orange color with dark brown mane that was up in a small ponytail and had a short tail and orange eyes. He had three claw-like scars near his right eye, he wore a brown t-shirt with black pants.
His shopping cart had rolled off towards the snacks aisle and stopped midway, along with many cans scattered all in the ground.
Amethyst's white cheeks blushed cherry red. "Oh my sweet Celestia I'm so sorry!" she said panicking, ignoring the stinging pain from the cans and the fall, she scrambled to stand. "Are you alright? I'm so, so, so sorry." She said repeatedly as she tried to help him.
"Yeah I'm fine, are you ma'am?" He asked her as he stood. "Sorry, I was looking at my phone and didn't see you there."
Though Amethyst felt like she was going to be needing an ice bath when she got home and was sore from cans and the fall, she was more worried about the customer and the mess.
Before she could respond, another voice stepped in.
"What in the world?!" Amethyst turns and sees not only Dahlia, but also their store manager Trick Trap comes rushing in the scene.
The look on the store manager's face made Amethyst's ears droop.
Oh boy