Snippet #2715316

Elias let out a sigh of relief when Jay answered him with a "Yeah, for sure. No problem.". He was desperate to take a 5 minute walk and even more desperate for his coffee. He was just about to turn to walk out the door when he was accosted by Justin who dumped a book into his arms.

"Found it. Fucker is a possession demon." He said with his usual matter of fact manner. He glanced down at the book scanning over the entry. It wouldn't be an awful exorcism if it was just a possession demon. Sure, it wouldn't be a pleasant experience, but it was simple enough to get done. He continued scanning the page and caught faint murmurings from Jason. "Like's to primarily hide in toys and puppets and the like." Added Justin. Slightly more tricky, especially considering the shop could be a playground for it. Elias shook his head, he'd deal with it later.

"Good going Justin, you are a life saver" He grinned, passing the book carefully back to him "I'll get rid of it later, should be fine in the jar if you can keep an eye on it. You're probably the person with the most knowledge on demons and spirits after... well me" He gave Justin a thumbs up, conscious of the boy's aversion to physical contact. "Make sure it doesn't get loose"

He gave a wave to the rest of the staff as he grabbed his coat from the rather old looking coat stand in the corner, shrugging it on before pushing out into the cold. He rooted around in his pockets for his wallet, pulling out a few tiny bottles of salt and other random protective herbs before he found his wallet. He made his way into the café, wincing at the bright lights. Elias ordered a coffee and a sandwich, shoving the sandwich into his pocket and wrapping his hands around the cup gratefully. He paid for his stuff, taking his time as he made his way back to the store.

He was halfway down the street when he was nearly knocked down by his least favourite customer.

"Elias! There you are, I was wondering where you had gotten to!" Michael grinned wolfishly. The man gave him a serious case of the creeps. He hounded after poor Cat, constantly asking her out. Major bad vibes.

"Ah Michael, did you get your item?" He asked, attempting to sound cordial despite the slight nerves. "I got my item, don't you worry" He held up a velvet bag and shook it "Cathy's customer service is as frost as always though... you'd think she would have taken me up on my offer by now!"

Elias fought the urge to pull a face "Uhuh, I see. Well, Cathy is very busy and she has a lot to do" Elias shrugged, which earned a laugh out of Michael. "Mhm sure Elias, i'll see you around" Elias nodded, taking a sip of his coffee as he slipped by Michael. What a slimy git.

He finally made it back to the shop, nodding to Licia and waving his coffee in her direction "Smoke break already?" He laughed as he passed "I'd join you but i've already took my first break to get a sandwich, oh and we need to talk at some point about the... spider Cathy found" He stopped to take a swig of his coffee before smiling "Nothing major though" He gave her a small wave as he made his way into the shop. Everything looked the same, nothing was on fire and no one seemed injured.

"I'm back!" He called reaching into his pocket to find his sandwich "I met our favourite customer on the way back Cat. He-" He stopped himself.

Everything was almost the way he had left it. Almost.

A boy, probably around his age, was hunched over the counter filling out a form under Jay's watchful eye. He frowned slightly, giving Jaede a look as he pointed to her.

"Uh, Hi, Can i help you at all? I'm Elias, the general manager" He said, stepping towards the mysterious form-filler-outer.