Magician!Arcana starter for @bear-tastic
There was always something a little off about being in a store so late at night, but in a good way, he thought.
Adachi had picked up a small part-time job at the local Junes chain, but it wasn’t anything steady; just picking up extra shifts and making enough each month to scrape enough cash together for rent and instant ramen. He’d been insistent only to work in the evenings, hoping that maybe sometime during the day he’d get a call from the many, many theaters he’d contacted and he’d finally get the big break that could get him out of this backwoods town and back into the city. He did like the nighttime shift, though, in all honesty. The lack of people in the store and the bright fluorescent lights contrasting the thunderstorm outside.
His shift had already ended, and he’d taken off his apron and put on a ratty crimson hoodie, waiting for the rain to let up so he could lock up and head home. He’d been wandering around the closed store, ambling until he reached the electronics department and stared at the TVs and cameras he’d never be able to afford.
Looking at the electronics department reminded him of something. Hadn’t he heard a rumor that if you looked into an unplugged TV at midnight on a rainy night, that you’d see your soulmate? Everyone in town was talking about the rumor, almost as much as the murders that had made his rent so cheap. Well, lord knew Adachi needed a soulmate. He checked the clock on the wall. 23:45, and the rain showed no sign of stopping. Might as well unplug one of the TVs and see if the rumor was true. What was the harm in giving it a try, no matter how childish it was?
After unplugging one of the large display TVs, Adachi stares expectantly at the screen, feeling more than a little childish and glad he was the only one in the store.
