A job chat (Serenity, Carly)

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Upon hearing of Carly Malec's situation, Serenity had done everything she could to try to make it so Carly could come work at Mariposa. They did have an employee leaving, but not for a few weeks. She figured if she switched some shifts around she could fit Carly in ASAP.

She texted Carly and asked her to come into Mariposa for a meeting. Sure, Serenity was already pretty decided, but she had to at least pretend to do the official thing. When Carly arrived Serenity told her to order whatever she wanted on the house and then she led her back to a more private booth.

"How are you doing today?" Serenity asked, trying not to give the girl a worried once-over.

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[harlot-of-peril.insanejournal.com]

Carly couldn't help it when her expression was slightly amused at serenity giving her the once over. "I'm guessing Leon told you what happened the other night? "

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"He might have mentioned a few things, but not any of the big details. I might have an overprotective streak in me."

[harlot-of-peril.insanejournal.com]

"A lot of you guys seem like that," Carly suggested, remembering how good Leon had been. It was weird and kind of uncomfortable but... also not so bad? Carly might even get a job out of it. "I'm doing okay," she said. "Like... I could be better."She gently pulled down the scarf around her neck a little to show Serenity the bruise that had come up in purples and greens.

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Serenity took in the bruise and she shook her head, "what a fucker," she growled. "I've been there. I had a boyfriend who used to put bruises on me all the time. I'm sorry you had to go through that."

[harlot-of-peril.insanejournal.com]

"He, uh, wasn't a boyfriend or anything," Carly said, pulling up her scarf again. "Just some guy who picked me up in a club." A boyfriend? No way, Carly would never let a boyfriend hit her and she couldn't understand the way any woman would, but she didn't say that outloud.

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"That's what I heard, but he's still a gross dick who hurt you and therefore doesn't deserve to be breathing." Serenity closed her hands around her mug of coffee and said, "have you had much experience in a cafe setting?"

[harlot-of-peril.insanejournal.com]

"Literally none," Carly said, making an apologetic face. "Like, I eat at them? But I've never waitressed. My only jobs have been, like, working the counter at Boots and at a service station."

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"Well we can train you up," Serenity smiled easily. "We can get you bring orders out before showing you how to make coffees. That takes a bit of extra work because we get a lot of orders and each drink takes a while to make and you have to work out a system to keep it all going. Have you come to Mariposa before?"

[harlot-of-peril.insanejournal.com]

Carly shook her head, looking around, and when her pie and coffee was suddenly put in front of her she smiled at the waitress and then picked up her fork. "Nah," she told Serenity. "I mean, I knew about it. Cause, Joss." She shrugged. "But I never came here before. It's kinda hippy? Not," she added quickly, realising she was talking to her potential boss, "that that's a bad thing."