[ it's nothing like any job karen's had before - the explanation that it was temporary made sense, yes. but the fact she didn't know almost anyone who worked with her, and barely had a sense of her hours, or even what her jobs were supposed to be...
it made for a chaotic experience, which she supposed matched the rest of it too. this place, this living they're making. karen was never one to really let this sort of thing get to her, but it definitely didn't make any of this easy.
but she has met people, here, who have made it a little easier. it's part of the reason she still manages a smile to customers, why she's not entirely closed off when someone approached her. at times, it reminded her just enough of new york, and that was somehow what kept her going.
so when the other woman approaches with an armful of boxes, Karen - tired, yes, a little overwhelmed (she can only straighten shelves for so long before they start feeling like they're messing themselves up) - she still manages a smile. an exhale. ] They've been doing that a lot, lately. Here- [ thankfully, she notices the way the other woman - her coworker, she realizes a bit belatedly - can't really move her arms with how many of these boxes are tucked in them. so karen reaches out to help unload. ]
Yeah- I only started like two weeks ago. And you're... [ her eyes go to the nametag, but only briefly. ] Wanda?
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it made for a chaotic experience, which she supposed matched the rest of it too. this place, this living they're making. karen was never one to really let this sort of thing get to her, but it definitely didn't make any of this easy.
but she has met people, here, who have made it a little easier. it's part of the reason she still manages a smile to customers, why she's not entirely closed off when someone approached her. at times, it reminded her just enough of new york, and that was somehow what kept her going.
so when the other woman approaches with an armful of boxes, Karen - tired, yes, a little overwhelmed (she can only straighten shelves for so long before they start feeling like they're messing themselves up) - she still manages a smile. an exhale. ] They've been doing that a lot, lately. Here- [ thankfully, she notices the way the other woman - her coworker, she realizes a bit belatedly - can't really move her arms with how many of these boxes are tucked in them. so karen reaches out to help unload. ]
Yeah- I only started like two weeks ago. And you're... [ her eyes go to the nametag, but only briefly. ] Wanda?