This frightened yet determined girl's mind was verbally punched into an overdrive of anarchy within her swirling thoughts moment by moment, word by word. All she wanted to do was butt in and plead to gain information, but there was no opening allowed for her. Any chance of her attempting to politely interject the best she could was glossed over and dismissed as it frankly felt like a subtle scolding of conditioning to her and her youthful ignorance in adult conversation if not for her overall betterment then at least for her customer service. Then again her young mind could just be responding to not being able to speak in a whiny way which all resulted in an indistinct, obscured pout barely contorting her lips. It felt to her like there was more at work than Andrea wanted to let on and disclose at this moment as her mind was now filled with things she wouldn't let go of and would seek to revisit when the chance presents itself.<br/><br/>Blinking out of her current train of conspiracies and controversies plaguing her thought, Kaileigh's pale complexion that was made up to keep her even paler and hiding her natural blush as much as possible was still damp from her tears as she could feel her dark eyeliner was not in the best condition after all the crying that happened today. Now shutting out all swirling chaos and self conscious anxieties, she focused on all Andrea began to discuss with her, regarding the business she was now becoming a part of. Then suddenly as she started talking about things pertaining to the job while they were walking out and towards "where the magic happens," her tone turned and assaulted her as her reception perceived it, causing her to focus on the subject and tripping over the corner of a nearby display. Anxiety and clumsiness walked hand in hand for her as she took her tumble while trying to pick herself back up quickly and place the few things that fell back up. It took her by surprise and shocked her as she felt there was much more than a simple standard of presentation at stake; it felt as if there was a weighted stock in the urgency and divergence of how she carried on about it, but the pressing matter that sunk into her was pregnancy meant termination. This whole hypothetical didn't even give her the insightful mind to ask if that was even legal to fire a person without probable cause once staffed and especially when pregnant.<br/><br/>As she caught up after her fall without missing a beat, she knocked into a clothing rack, and a couple articles of clothing fell without her realizing as she caught right back up to her side and wanted to quip at her about the whole saving for the right person thing as a delayed scoff came from her about staying away from men. "How do you know I haven't had boys inside me already..." she mumbled quietly beneath her breath as she was catching up to her in her lagging. At last, she came to a screeching halt as Andrea gave a graceful spin then gestured to this "beast." Kaileigh's eyes darted from the register to Andrea a few times then nodded gradually as she lit up more and forgot about a lot at the moment in the sentiment of this sanctuary that has given such serenity to her now being a place she can give back to. She floated in her steps to go behind the counter as a few faces she recognized as passing friends from similar circles shot smiles to her as if silently saying,<i>"Nice!"</i><br/><br/>Her attention shook back out of elsewhere then watched all of Andrea's interactions and listening to her whimsical and informative presentation on this classic setup melded into modern systems. She couldn't help but scoff and roll her eyes some as her youthfulness still shone out of her and couldn't help but think she was being lame with the scanner. "I know what a scanner and bar code is... Cashier is such a basic thing."  Mumbling more to herself than meaning to make it out loud and low enough to not create a disruption as she went over things then instantly snapped to and jogged away to grab a faerie figurine nearby she found cute and handed it to her boss and payed closer attention now as she could learn the more in depth stuff she wanted to not screw up with every fiber of her anxiety. The PLU thing was new information for her to take in as her face showed serious investment over childish ignorance now. Kaileigh blinked as it seemed to her that she was still listening and taking mental notes when she grabbed her attention and informed Kaileigh that she was up which left an anxious, dumbfounded feature slapping her face.<br/><br/>She nodded to the air as her boss had already headed off while she was digesting being alone now then gulped in time for a smiling face to come up with three books and greet her before the anxious girl could get her own words to pry themselves off her tongue. Fumbling awkwardly through the first transaction and lucking out, the customer was patient and understanding as their exchange of pleasantries over the transaction led off with the girl of her upper twenties acknowledging having seen her face here multiple times but never as a clerk. It ended with a best wishes type of vibe that made Kaileigh smile and focus on her breathing. The next few transactions were difficult and fresh on her with less patient and definitely less chatty customers. One even berated her over her speed with just five items as one of the items was being difficult and she had to implement a manual override on the fly that was briefly brushed over when Andrea unloaded the basics upon her. It disheartened her only for the next guy who obviously found attraction in the fresh meat's.. "fresh meat."<br/><br/>He was trying to lift her spirits and tell her not to be dissuaded as he was trying to be a smooth flirt, yet obviousness to everyone else meant obliviousness to Kaileigh as her radar for flirtation is permanently in the shop. Finally the guy gave up as he wasn't feeling any flirting back then tossed a box of tarot cards down before her which made the antsy girl jump as she rung it up then he outright asked her out which caught her off guard and could only slowly shake her head no as the guy then became rude and said hurtful things to her which left her more torn from the moment and confused than hurt by it. After a few moments alone and still processing that she was "slut shamed" and called a bitch among other things simply because she turned down a guy's interest, she had a teen younger than herself come up with about thirteen different things and was timidly awkward in her own right which made Kaileigh snicker as she came to an understanding and forget about the whole thing with the guy.<br/><br/>There was absolutely no reason why she should be nervous or awkward when everything here and the customers too were all relatable. "Hi there. Stocking up on makeup I see. This store has the best selections doesn't it!? For any goth babe to make herself feel feminine when looking in the mirror or impress any dark prince you are looking for-" Kaileigh's interaction was going awesomely and smoothly as she was comfortable in this kind of relatable small talk until the girl awkwardly blushed and giggled after stating her interjection, "Or dark princess." It took Kaileigh aback as she couldn't help but feel a blush trying to shine through and burst forth past her own makeup. She didn't fully understand why either as she giggled back to the younger girl. "Yes, that too for sure. Just be careful of that in this town even in school, especially if you attend the school I went to." The younger girl got braver in her glances for a moment then had to get past another giggle and inquire, "Will do and thanks. Those are good tips which makes me have to ask... are you-" Immediately Kaileigh cut her off. "Whoa! Me?!? No, of course not!! I'm an ally and in full support of you guys though! But.. I have a boyfriend who I love and everything!" That last part felt more like her autopilot programming than anything as the transaction ended with the girl leaving after a friendly wave.<br/><br/>Then IT happened... Several transactions later as she was finishing up one, she forgot to hand the full amount of change back to a satisfied gentleman who was on his way out. Kaileigh quickly jerked to the side to go after him while still gripping the scanner in her left hand and the change needed for him in her right which would feel inconsequential after IT happened which sent her anxiety into "explosive awkward girl mode." In her quick movement to go dart after him with a, "Sir!" Kaileigh was pulled harshly back so much that she went flat and slammed to the ground as the scanner came disconnected and knocked impulse buys, information pamphlets, business cards and adverts all on the floor as well as the change flying everywhere out of her hand. Rubbing at the back of her leg and over her rear as she slowly pulled herself up then instinctively grabbed at the back of her head while her head spin and rung in a bit of a daze only to frantically fire out of that into inflated anxious clouds knocking her head around inside as voices around her were blurred and instead fumbled around in ignoring them until she gathered the two quarters and three dimes she could find and put them in his hand quickly with an apology then went to tinker with getting the scanner reconnected as a line began to form while the customer waiting before the register went from concern to trying to maintain patience.<br/><br/>After shooting up in getting it fixed below, she started the transaction, assuring the customers who saw it happen and show concern that she was fine, but IT was not done happening... The scanner was not going<i>BEEP!</i>after each item scanned. Most customers in line had one to six items as they stared at the dysfunction happening and the girl quickly unraveling and forgetting what her cool was as panic was hitting her, and she was about to shutdown in not understanding why the scanner wasn't working after plugging it back in. Apology after trembling apology came from her as two shook their heads, left their items on the counter and walked out. Her current customer kept trying to get through to the rattled girl to get her to calm down and call for her manager as she was ducked down below staring at things in disbelief as she began to cry. Overwhelmed by this awkward and anxious state, she was a mess right now and couldn't bring herself to stand up. Things were going so well until this series of misfortune hit her and fell out of her control. It was not her fault; her rational mind knew that. She was recovering from what happened and going to get back on track but then the scanner wouldn't work. Even after reconnecting it, it was beyond her as to why, and that pushed her over the edge as it was beyond her control.