Stiles looked up from where she was munching on a rice ball and watching a crime drama to see a man walk in walking very stiffly.
"Please checkout our shop's procedure and rules."
The man looked over them before quickly filling up and a card and making bee-line toward the sausage grill and cup of noodles. After getting some water he wandered back to the window and made happy eating sounds, Stiles leaned forward to see what he was doing and outside was another man with eyes narrowed as the man ate.
"What if its poisoned? I value my life. If you want to die, eat it."
Stiles cleared her throat and spoke loudly, "The Full Moon Mart operates with absolute integrity. Our food is safe, non-toxic and completely healthy. If you don't believe us, then you don't have to buy anything."
She felt herself being studied by the man behind the glass and she could almost see that his suspicion had just heightened at her clean and healthy appearance.
A notification went off in Stiles viewpoint and Dundee spoke with his fun accent.
[Congratulations, Stiles! Your revenue has exceeded 10k points. You have been awarded 3 Facility Cards and 3 Item Cards.]
She had her patience tested today already and the dude behind the glass wasn't helping. The notification helped soften some anger but she still stood and went to the glass. "Fine. I'll eat the same things. Will that convince you?"
She grabbed some food and said, "Well if you aren't going to eat, I guess there's more for us."
It seemed though the man eating had lost his patience and while the other man opened his mouth to argue some more he got a mouthful of noodles.
"See, not poisoned. Now apologize to the store owner, brother."
Oh they were brothers. They looked nothing alike. The one who came in first was all sharp angles and tough looking features. While the argumentative and paranoid one was soft almost feminine features and tall.
The one who got a mouthful of noodles blushed, "I'm sorry for what I said earlier."
Stiles wasn't one to hold grudges not like her old best friend did. So since he apologized and looked sincere she forgave him. "No problem. You both should hurry up and finish shopping, I'm closing soon."
The beauty nodded and got a membership card before joining his brother in shopping.
They came back to the register their gazes nervous, "Hey boss you wouldn't happen to have lodging available would you?"
Finally she could expand her business.
"100 points per day. There are two beds available in the rest area. Lockers, en-suite bathroom and showers plus bedding all provided with the cost." 100 points was the equivalent of one Level-1 crystal a day. Two people = two level-1 crystals a day.
The brothers immediately introduced themselves, the paranoid beauty was Orlan Harris and the sharp featured man was Hector Harris.
Stiles closed up shop before showing them up the stairs. Showing them the rest area and the lockers her voice was quiet in an undertone, "There's 2 other guests in the bedroom so be quiet. If you make a ruckus I'll throw you out."
The brothers nodded in agreement.
When Stiles closed the door behind her and headed to her space she got a system notification.
[The supermarket has officially unlocked the lodging function!
Successfully hosted guests x 2
Rewards:
Facility Cards x2
Item Card x1
Bonus Freebies
Complete Bathroom Set x1
Access Control System x1
Ventilation System x1]
She had already spent 3 Facility Cards earlier for a bathroom set, what made this one different?
The Details:
Men's Restroom Showers
Women's Restroom Showers
Larger Washroom/Laundry Area
4 sinks
A large storage cabinet
Two rows of neatly stacked folding basins
Two rows of labeled drawers
Drawers Marked: Toothpaste/toothbrush (individual packs),
Plastic combs (individual packs), Laundry detergent (single-use packs),
Shampoo (single-use packs), Slippers (pairs), Handkerchief tissues (packs).
"Nice!" Stiles whispered when accepting the package.
She moved the original rest area's bathroom to the outside restroom/shower rooms. Then moved the newly gifted system facilities for the overnight guests connected to the rest area.
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The next morning Stiles craved Hot Pot. She had only had it once when traveling to a bigger city for a Dad-imposed break from the supernatural, but it was delicious. She had gotten recipe books back at home and had made it for her Dad and he'd loved it too. She could see her customers enjoying the option. Checking the system Store she unlocked at "Hot Pot Base" spending 800 points, she got a copper pot too.
Thinking about the time she was asked to include clothes, she set up a "Suggestion Book" by the checkout counter for customers to request certain items.
"Hey Boss could we use the copper pot later?"
"Sure." Thinking about what her guests might need on the second floor she decided to splurge and use a Facility Card to expand the second floor by 215 sq ft.
107.5 sq feet for a communal kitchen
107.5 sq ft for a lounge and dining area
Immediately after placement Stiles got a notification from Dundee.
[Excellent work, Stiles! Your supermarket now has a communal kitchen. The System Shop has launched Basic Kitchenware bundle.]
With just 3 Facility Cards she could get quite a lot.
A rice cooker
A microwave
An oven
A steamer
Two iron pans
A gas stove
A range hood
A sink
A countertop
A set of kitchen knives, ladles and spatulas
A free storage/food pantry cabinet
It was all coming together.