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// Chapter Two: The Job *insert scary music* 
// Story: We can Change..... Right? 
// by Featherdance 
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The Job *insert scary music*


Shimmer followed Twilight Sparkle until they reached a round building with purple decorations on it. Shimmer looked at Twilight. She had a concentrated expression on her face and said nothing. I wonder what's going on in there. Probably a lot. Shimmer shook her head to clear the thoughts od into Twilight when she suddenly stopped. 

"Here it is! Follow me inside and we can talk to Rarity!" Twilight said, motioning for Shimmer to follow with one of her wings. 

"Okay. But, um, what will I be doing?" Shimmer asked curiously.

"Well, Rarity is a dress designer, so I assume you might be a model sometimes, or run small errands around the shop."

"Oh. Thanks, now I have an idea of what to do." Shimmer told Twilight gratefully.

Twilight knocked on the door. "This might take a while, since she might be in what you would call 'the zone'. Oh, right, I can see that you're confused. I'll explain. Rarity sometimes gets into a really deep period of concentration. It can take five minutes for her to notice someone knocking on the door." As she finished saying that, she looked at the door again, and knocked a little bit louder. Twilight muttered something under her breath and used her magic to create what looked like... a megaphone? She quickly told Shimmer to cover her ears before pulling the trigger once. The megaphone emitted a loud blaring sound, plus a yelp of surprise from inside the shop. The door opened quickly and a beautiful white unicorn mare stepped out of the shop.

"Welcome to Carousel Botique! How may I help you?" Upon resting her eyes on the purple mare, she then continued,

"Oh. Twilight, what a pleasant surprise! Oh, I see you've brought a friend. I haven't seen her before, is she not from town?"

Twilight Sparkle replied,"Yes, actually. This is Shimmer. Shimmer, this is my friend Rarity. Anyways, Shimmer here was looking for a job, and I thought you might need a hand, as you seen to be busy what with all the new customers. Rarity thought for a moment. 

"Yes, I suppose we can try you out for a bit. I hope you're flexible with schedules." 

"Alright, Rarity. I'll leave you and Shimmer to discuss the job." 

Shimmer stepped inside. "Wow, this is a great shop! Anyways, what about the pay?"

Rarity thought for a moment. "How about 100 bits a week?" 

Shimmer only nodded, trying to take in all of the shop. Rarity then started to show her the various areas of the shop, and said that sometimes she'd need to fly up to the high shelves to get stuff. Shimmer took it all in stride, then flew around the room a few times to get the feel of it.

"So when can you start?" Rarity's voice stopped her train of thought."

"Hmmm... how about tomorrow?" Shimmer responded.

"All right! 9:00 A.M. sharp! Remember that! Oh, and you need to pack your own lunch."

"Wait. Can I just go out somewhere to get munch, or do I have to stay in shop?"

"Well now that I think about it, I guess you can go out and buy lunch, but only as long as you come right back because sometimes customers come in at that hour."

"Thanks. I'll be sure to drop in!" Shimmer said with a wave and a smile. She exited the shop without a backwards glance. I need to go home and rest. This has really tired me out. Shimmer walked down the road, and suddenly remembering that se had wings took off in the direction of her apartment. She entered the building at  slow flutter, then dropped onto her hooves. The quickly climbed the stairs, hooked out the key with one of her wings, and unlocked the door. Once she got in, she placed the key on a table by the door. Shimmer decided to leave the door unlocked, and went to inspect her house. "Pretty clean," she thought aloud. Shimmer entered the bedroom. Pretty big bed. There were two end tables. She next decided to take a look at the bathroom. Seeing that is was satisfactory, she went out to the living room and picked up er saddlebags. She decided to do this in her bedroom. Gingerly putting down the bags she removed a vial full of black liquid. Liquid love. One drop and I'll be good as new. Or maybe not even. Shimmer carefully let half a drop drip out of he bottle and ono her tongue. Immediately she felt like she had just taken a cold bath. But better. Shimmer was refreshed and ready to go. 

She decided to go and check the time. 6:00 P.M. So she still had about two and a half hours of sunlight. Shimmer was feeling a bit empty. This was uncommon. Then she realized it was her stomach. Shimmer went out the door and put her key in the hiding spot and went out to find somewhere to eat. She walked around for a bit until she came to the place she had lunch at. A waiter came up to the table. "What can I get for you?"

"A daisy sandwich and a strawberry smoothie please."

The white stallion quickly repeated it once over and went to the kitchen. After about five minutes, her meal had arrived. Shimmer found herself gulping down the food. She then wiped her muzzle clean and checked the menu. So I need to bay ten bits... She left that amount on the table and returned home. Shimmer found her eyes getting heavier by the minute, so she locked the door behind her and headed to her room. Once there, she snuggled under the covers and was out like a light.