GASA4: Aftersnack

Chapter 2: A Strange Feeling of Familiarity

To your surprise, there was actually a bashed up building and lots of other random things on random places. You stepped forward to get a closer look and went past the traffic cones blocking the way. After a few seconds of just staring at the establishment, you finally made up that it was a convenience store. Oddly enough, it gave you a slight and fuzzy feeling of nostalgia, but you were pretty sure you had never seen this building before, or had saw anything similar to it.

OBJECTIVE: BUY SOMETHING FROM THE STORE

Woah, that's new. You thought to yourself. Well, youre hungry anyway so might as well.

Gently pushing the store's door open, you saw two figures on the counter. One looked like he was the cashier of this store, while the other was just purely gray, and didnt really look very human to you. There were a bunch of soda cans near them and they appear to be in a middle of a board game, so you just tried to enter as quietly as you can but was then startled by a loud ring above you, causing you to trip. You quickly stood up and leaned against the wall.

???: oh, hey. didnt see you there. long time huh.
???: P/N? Is that really you?
???: Dummy, it's clearly them. extremely annoying and clumsy, weird looking kid with their name on their shirt.
Dummy: Oh my! It's really you! We've been waiting for you to come back for so long! Where have you been?

Apparently, the gray funny looking figure's name is Dummy. What a dumb name. Even their name fits their appearance perfectly.

???: you do know they can't talk, right? and they're pretty much of an airhead so they probably won't just answer any of your questions.
Dummy: Cut them some slack. At least try acting a bit nicer to them, they've been gone for months.
???: yeah, been gone for months and still hasnt changed.

After taking a closer look at the guy who's acting a bit snarky, you figured that his name was "Cashier" through his nametag on his apron. Looking at these two, you cant help but wonder on how are they still even friends. But, you thought that they could have had a lot in common, considering that they both have very strange names.

Cashier: ugh. anyway, just grab what you need and pay for them right here. you know the deal.

Oh right, food. You need food. Quickly making your way into the aisle, a wave of shock and disappointment hits you. The shelves were empty and the remaining items were highly overpriced. You gave a quick gaze at the Cashier in which he seemingly picked up what you wanted to say.

Cashier: what? haven't we talked about this already? restoking this place is difficult, especially that the city is kilometers away from here. and since when did you even complain about my store being empty?
Dummy: What Cashier is trying to say is that those are enough for you, isnt it? Filling up a shop in the middle of nowhere would be pretty unnecessary. After all, you've done quite... A lot just using them.

Silence filled the room after Dummy stopped talking. You just sighed and picked up the orange juice then brought it into the counter.

Cashier: right. this will be R$25. just hand me over the money, take your thing, and youre free to go.

You went to reach in to your pocket to grab out some money, only to realize that you didn't really bring anything with you besides the scrap of papers. Trying to give the Cashier a smile, you picked up the orange juice and pretended to put it back into the aisle while sneaking it onto your pockets. You calmly walked towards to door, opened it, walked out and closed it.

Right when you were about to walk away, you suddenly felt a difficulty in breathing and saw cashier right in front of you. You seemed to be stuck in place and was just shaking in terror at the sight of the shopkeeper.

Cashier: wow, just like the old times.
Cashier: you already knew that my store is extremely bashed up. ive been telling you that this entire time, and yet you still decide to steal from it.
Cashier: I dont care if you dont have enough money to pay for it or whatever.
Cashier: you stole from my shop, im going to steal your life. simple as that.
Cashier: when will you even learn?

All of a sudden, you fell into the ground and immediately blacked out.

ENDING: Shoplift