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it was always a pleasant surprise when nicki made his way into the bookstore. jj had a fair few regular customers, but he knew the other appreciated books just as much as he did. jayden smiled at the other's question, shaking his head with a soft chuckle. "not at all! i'm always prepared for the occasional eager beaver," he joked, setting the books on the shelf before nodding his head over to the new display on the table in front of it. "the latest titles are over there, feel free to grab any of those. I can restock it as I go," he reassured.

jayden looked up at the familiar voice, offering sloan a soft smile as he nodded his head. "yeah! of course. you came in on a good day, I had a huge delivery this morning. I'm pretty sure I saw them around here somewhere..." he reassured, disappearing into the store room to hunt through the stacks of packages that had arrived earlier that day. "aha! here we go," he cheered as he found the delivery, bringing it out to the front desk to check that everything was there as expected. "is there anything else I can get you today?"

"josh! hey, how's it going?" jayden spoke up, offering a return wave in greeting as he settled a few more books onto the shelf, before turning his attention to his customer. "yeah! i can help with that. what kind of vibe are you feeling? mystery, horror, wholesome-yet-heartbreaking?" he listed off with a smile, his brain already scanning for titles that would fit the older man.