<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/k3EJNv3.jpg) </div><strong>Character Name:</strong><em>Alexis Mills (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=348080.msg16390893#msg16390893)</em><br/><strong>Main Progeny Crystal:</strong><em>The First Raijin</em><br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Jeans, black polo<br/><strong>HP:</strong><em>55/55</em><br/><strong>EP:</strong><em>55/55</em><br/><br/><strong>Time:</strong><em>3:00 PM EST</em><br/><strong>Location:</strong><em>Easy Mart-&gt; Triumvirat Villa, Echeveau</em><br/><strong>Tagging | Mentioning:</strong>Prospective Crystelia Coven Members, Alice, Alethea |<br/><strong>Notes:</strong><br/><hr/>"That will be five Seventy Nine." It was another slow day at the aptly named Easy Mart. The store was in between rushes, which meant dealing with the occasional customer, restocking shelves, making sure counters were clean, and related busywork. It was a routine that could be depended on, with the main variation per day being how long the downtime between rushes lasted. Alexis had been in this job for several months now, and she was pretty used to the ebb and flow by now.<br/><br/>Taking the credit card that was offered, Alexis quickly rang it through the register before passing it back along with the receipt from the transaction. "Have a nice day," she told the customer as he went on his way. She did her best not to come off as too disinterested in the task, though it was difficult to do so. There was just so much repetition, and it was difficult to stay focused. Indeed, she nearly sighed as she took a step back from the register once the customer had departed.<br/><br/>God, the end of the day could not come soon enough.<br/><br/>With the customer departing, the store was left empty of anyone but employees for a brief moment. Though Alexis wanted to relax, there was little time to do so. She needed to get to the busywork that had to be done before anyone else showed up to interfere in that. She knew her job, and set to it with a silent efficiency born of experience and resignation. It was all she could do to keep from being incredibly bored by the repetitive tasks that she contended with on a daily basis. Maybe when she got home she'd work on the job search, try and get out a couple applications for other jobs that better used her skill set. She hadn't gone to college just to work in a convenience store.<br/><br/>Her gaze drifted over the shelves, quietly cataloguing what had been taken already today. She moved products up to the front of their stands to make sure that they were in clear view. She did the same for the bottled drinks in the coolers so that they were easier for people to reach. Once she had a general count of what she needed, she could then move on to her next task.<br/><br/>"I'm headed in back to restock the shelves," she called to her co-worker Andrew. He was off making sure the drink machines were still stocked, moving larger boxes of drink mix , with their various tubes and nozzles to connect. It wasn't a difficult task, just one that required a decent ability to lift stuff.<br/><br/>With a nod, the young man kept walking with his precious cargo. "Alright. Don't get lost." Alexis held back a snort at the attempted quip as she finished the relatively short trip back to the store room where all the extra products were kept. Walking through the stacked shelves, Alexis hummed as her gaze drifted over the items there. Eventually she decided to do the candy first. That would be the easiest. She grabbed a box of Snickers bars, Reeses Cups, and Sour Patch Kids, and then headed back to go refill those particular candies on the shelves.<br/><br/>One moment she was there, the next she was....somewhere else.<br/><br/>Alexis froze, eyes wide as she surveyed the environment that was decidedly not an Easy Mart. She was outside, with soft grass, a nice breeze, and a clear sky. It was warm out at least, though this uniform wasn't the worst for traveling in even if it was a bit formal. Most importantly she was not alone. There were four other women here, all seemingly as confused as she was. Or at least some of them were, while others were better at hiding it. Alexis held to the candy like a lifeline, though it had lost any value in this place she had found herself. Then there were the two in front of them, one clearly blind while the other seemingly a fan of ostentatious headgear.<br/><br/>There was little doubt of this being a prank with the circumstances involved. So Alexis was quiet and listened, hoping for an answer to her situation. What she heard was amazing, a tale of needed heroes, of battles between light and darkness. She jumped at the sound of the explosion, but relaxed in turn as it became apparent that it was simply the result of an accident rather than any hostile activity.<br/><br/>Alexis needed time to think, to comprehend what was going on. Yet even as she did she realized the decision had already been made for her. This Alice was offering the opportunity to use magic! To fight bad guys and save the world! She could make a difference, do things here that no one else could. It was a far cry from being another cog in the retail machine. "Hell yes," she replied with emphatic nod, the boxes of candy falling to the ground. "I am in like you would not believe."<br/><br/>Stepping forward, she looked over the wands and selected hers. It kind of looked like an antler, and was the sort of design that she expected of something involving magic. A sigh escaped as she touched it, her grip tightening on reflex. There was a deep seated warmth inside of her, like meeting with her parents during the holidays. A feeling of belonging, of welcomeness. If this was what magic was like, then she did not regret her decision in the slightest.