Wonka

Chapter 9: Recruitments

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(Y/n) dragged the laundry cat back to Mrs. Scrubitt's, with Willy in a sack again. They passed by Mrs. Scrubitt and Bleacher who were sitting at a candlelit table, drinking gin.

"Mrs. Scrubitt, your eyes are like two rabbit droppings in a bowl of custard." Bleacher complimented.

Mrs. Scrubitt giggled flirtatiously. "Oh, you've certainly got a way with words."

(Y/n) stopped at the chute outside the laundry and Willy crawled over to it.

"See you downstairs, (Y/n). Geronimo!"

Willy jumped down the chute and landed in the Wash House in a basket below. The others looked up, seeing him come down.

"Ah, Mr. Wonka. Good of you to join us." Abacus greeted.

Willy poked his head out of the bag. "Not late, am I?"

"Well, no. Cutting it a bit fine." He admitted.

"Has Tiddles been pulling his weight?" Willy asked.

"As a matter of fact, he's been a very good boy, and productivity is up 30%." He reported.

"We took the afternoon off." Larry announced.

"But that's not the point."

"This is the point!" Larry exclaimed, pointing.

"Not now, Larry."

"Sorry."

"The point is...where have you been?"

"And why do you smell of giraffe?" Piper wondered.

"Guess I owe you all an explanation." Willy admitted. "Truth is, I'm a chocolate maker."

"Not just any chocolate. The best in the world." (Y/n) commented, coming down the stairs, Noodle behind her.

"Ah well, (Y/n)'s flattering me, but she's right. They're exquisite."

"The plan is to sell chocolate and pay off Mrs. Scrubitt." Noodle explained.

"At least, that was the plan, until..."(Y/n) began.

Abacus scoffed. "Let me guess. You had a little run in with the Chief of Police?"

Willy looked surprised. "How do you know that?"

"Because, I was Slugworth's accountant. For a week at least." Abacus revealed.

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"His regular bookkeeper was called sick. So I was called halfway across the country to take his place."

Abacus stood at the entrance of his house, saying goodbye to his wife and kids as he hopped into a car

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"Seemed a straightforward job."

Abacus stepped down a few stairs into a large office space.