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Located in Diagon Alley’s North Side, Wiseacres prides itself in bringing you only the best equipment at a price no one can beat. The shop's name is emblazoned in gold letters on the large glass window to the left of the double doors. The window is home to a display of merchandise ranging from floo powder to fanged frisbees, star charts to sneakoscopes. In the middle of the display sits an advertising blackboard that every so often announces a sale.

Despite the wide array of products available, the interior of the shop is neatly organized. Upon walking in, the first things guests will notice is a display of telescopes ideal for Hogwarts students located just to the right of the doors. Maps and star/moon charts are rolled up and stacked on a rack beside the display. Games are displayed on a table toward the middle of the shop; concealers and detectors are shelved along the left wall. Several dark wood shelving units line the rest of the floor space. Each aisle is clearly marked with the type of merchandise it contains.

When you finish shopping, please make your way to the counter at the back of the shop. Here you can check out, inquire about gift wrapping or other services offered, and purchase breakable or expensive objects, such as rememberalls, hourglasses, crystal balls, and invisibility cloaks, kept in a locked glass cabinet behind the counter. In the market for a flying carpet? Those are kept behind a locked door next to the counter; only the shopkeeper can open it. Should anyone try to enter the showroom without permission, a caterwauling charm will sound. If you need help finding anything, the shopkeeper will be happy to assist!

SPOILER!!: inventory
Concealers & Detectors

Invisibility Cloaks: 9 galleons, 16 sickles, 21 knuts
Deluminator (Put-Outer): 6 galleons, 4 sickles, 3 knuts
Invisibility Booster: 2 galleons, 5 sickles, 23 knuts
Probity Probe: 4 galleons, 6 sickles, 8 knuts
Remembrall: 2 galleons, 9 sickles, 22 knuts
Revealer: 1 galleon, 3 sickles
Secrecy Sensor: 5 galleons, 7 sickles, 24 knuts
Sneakoscope: 3 galleons, 16 sickles, 19 knuts
Anti-Burglary Buzzer: 2 galleons, 3 sickles


Games

Gobstones: 2 galleons, 1 sickle, 24 knuts
Self-Shuffling Playing Cards: 14 sickles, 17 knuts
Wizard's Chess: 3 galleons, 6 sickles
Exploding Snap: 14 sickles, 17 knuts
Fanged Frisbee: 1 galleon, 7 knuts


Communication & Charts

Howler: 1 galleon
Enchanted Coins: 2 galleons, 3 sickles
Advertising Blackboard: 1 galleon, 9 sickles, 16 knuts
Mappa Mundi - 9 sickles, 9 knuts
Star chart - 6 sickles, 19 knuts
Moon chart - 6 sickles, 19 knuts


Storage

Magical Trunk: 3 galleons, 2 sickles, 2 knuts
Pensieve: 5 galleons, 9 sickles
Mokeskin pouch: 2 galleons
Seven-Lock Trunk: 4 galleons, 6 sickles, 8 knuts


Transportation, Timepieces, & Tools

Floo Powder: 1 galleon, 4 sickles, 7 knuts (a pound)
Flying Carpets: (Starting at) 9 galleons*
Customizable Clocks (Weasley's Clock): 6 galleons, 2 sickles**
Abacus: 2 galleons
Lunarscope: 3 galleons, 2 sickles, 2 knuts
Magical Camera: 3 galleons, 15 sickles, 9 knuts
Everlasting Candles: 7 sickles, 28 knuts
Enchanted Candles: 7 sickles, 28 knuts
Crystal Balls: 4 galleons, 12 sickles
Telescopes: 6 galleons, 4 sickles, 3 knuts*
Hourglasses: 4 galleons, 4 sickles, 27 knuts*
Floating Lantern: 2 galleons
Omnioculars: 1 galleon, 13 sickles, 15 knuts
Spellotape: 12 sickles 18 knuts


Services

Picture Development: 8 sickles per picture
Gift Wrapping: 2 sickles, 19 knuts
Equipment Repair: starts at 1 galleon, 15 sickles, 16 knuts (price depends on size of object & time to complete repairs)

*Multiple colors/shapes/designs available
**extra charge for customization


This shop is owned by an NPC and is a part of the IC Shopkeeper initiative. For details, please see this thread.
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Offering him a day to do whatever he wanted was a bold late birthday present. When Vera made the revelation, the blond was taken aback at first and he seriously had to think for a while about what Logan Paton Day would entail. After all, with great power comes great responsibility. Instantly he thought of all the things that would ultimately annoy Vera and make her regret not getting him an actual gift. But, surprisingly, he had settled on a simple day in Diagon Alley.

Of course, the day started off with food, since one simply could not run around the alley on an empty stomach. After wolfing down food from a street vendor like there wouldn't be a tomorrow and making a pitstop at Florean's for ice cream, he made it known that there were a number of shops he wanted to scout out for potential gifts. Plus there was also a detour to Knockturn Alley he wanted to make, but he hadn't mentioned that detail just yet -- that was going to be a surprise.

Wiseacre's, though, was one of the shops on his list. The place had plenty of neat trinkets and novelties that were cool to look at. Surely there was something there that he would end up finding useful that was within Vera's budget. Maybe they would get lucky and get a discount of some sort if Atlas happened to be working his shift.

"So how much is too much price-wise?" Logan asked, aimlessly picking up a Sneakoscope and setting it down when it did nothing. "I know an invisibility cloak is not in the cards." That was truly unfortunate, but he understood those weren't cheap.
His reaction to her offer for his birthday was exactly what Vera had been hoping for. It was only after he'd asked for some time to think about what he wanted to do that she realized she might have made a mistake. Firstly, she hadn't put a cap on it. Though.. she only had a certain amount of funds available so truthfully that put it's own cap on the event. But she'd also given him no parameters, which meant... who knew what he was going to make her do. Considering she said anything he wanted, he easily could have used the day to embarrass her in front of their peers. So imagine her surprise when he had decided on something so easy and simple as a day in Diagon Alley. She was not going to question it at all, even if it might eat up all her funds between food, ice cream and whatever else he decided on.

It could have been so, SO much worse.

Besides it'd even been... dare she say fun so far? The bread and soup bowls at the street vendor was delicious, and while she still couldn't stomach the idea of eating ice cream he'd seemed to enjoy his well enough. Being in the store also hadn't made her feel as queasy as it had last summer, though she still wasn't entirely well so her entrance into Wiseacres was just a little bit slower than his. Pushing into the store behind him, she pushed her hair back from her face and reached for her cross body bag to look at the coins she had left at his question. "I have... 3 galleons, 10 sickles and 24 knuts left so... anything above that." She let her bag drop back down to her hip and took a moment to adjust her cropped purple shirt over high waisted jean shorts. She might have put a little too much time in how she looked that day but... that's just because she never knew who she'd run into here.

Also... speaking of invisibility cloaks... "I'm going to get a job next summer so I can save up for one. Want to go half with me and then we can use it to finish the Gryffindor list?" The things Atlas had let her take part in had been made infinitely easier by his cloak, and while she didn't relish the idea of sharing custody of such an item with anyone, it was more important to have it before they graduated.
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He was glad that she hadn't questioned his choice of Diagon Alley -- not that she was allowed to anyway, considering 'doing whatever you want without mocking you' had been part of the entire deal. There were a few reasons why the alley had been decided on. If she ever did want to know, he'd tell her that it was just more convenient. Plus her dad worked at the candy shop, which he planned on taking advantage of at the end of the day.

Though he wouldn't say it out loud, he too was having fun. It was nice getting to do mostly whatever he wanted and drag Vera through it all. It was tempting to see just how much he could get away with, though he supposed venturing down a certain alley later would test that.

He nodded his head at the coin count, reciting 3 galleons, 10 sickles, and 24 knuts in his head. Glancing around at the items in the area of the shop they were in, pretty much all of the items were out of that limited price range. "Bummer. A Probity Probe really could have come in handy," he replied, suddenly grabbing hold of one and waving it in front of Vera as if it were a lightsaber (not that he knew what that even was). Of course, the Dark Detector alerted him of nothing concealed.

The probe had been put back in its place, and he led them over to the invisibility cloaks since that had become their current topic of conversation. Even though they certainly couldn't afford it, they were still cool to look at. An eyebrow rose when the question came out of Vera's mouth. She wanted to go halfsies on a cloak? With him? "Yeah, sure," he answered, feeling some kind of way that he had considered him of all people. "It'll definitely make sneaking around the school a lot easier." Now he too had to get a summer job in a year's time. Curious, he asked, "Where are you thinking of potentially getting a job?"
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She certainly had been curious why he hadn't pushed the limit further with the opportunity she'd naively given, but if she were going to ask questions it would be weeks from now - where there was absolutely no option for him to then change his mind. As for getting to visit Papa? That was one of her favorite things to do each day and he never seemed to mind handing out extra sugar. Truthfully, he spoiled them when they were home and got time to all be together.

She probably should have told him what she had coin wise before they went for food but... Food was more important anyways for a day of shopping. She followed around after him, stopping every once in awhile to look at items as well before turning her attention back towards him when he waved the probe over her. She fought to keep her expression as even as possible. "That one must be broken." though an actresses she was not, so she giggled pretty quickly after before carefully skirting around him to take a peek at the gobstones sets.

She'd only just started to look over each when she saw him moving towards the invisibility cloaks, so she cast one last longing look at the games section before following along after him. The invisibility cloak were truly so pretty. It was almost a shame one couldn't see it once it was on a body. Truthfully too when it came to who she could split one with, he was the only option. There was a lot that Sia and Vera did together, but when it came to all things chaos and rule breaking, Logan was always the first one that came to mind. "SO much easier. And we can get further into the forest. And we could probably sneak out to Hogsmeade more, though we should probably watch out for your Dad. So many possibilities!" At the question of where she'd get a job, she tilted her head as she thought about it for a bit. "Well... Working as a cashier at Sugarplums with Papa would be really nice." She'd get a lot more time with him that way. "But I'd also be okay with Espresso Patronum or Floreans." She was not particularly enthused by the idea of having to where one of the costumes for advertisement for stores but... If she had to... "Are you going to look for a job? Where do you want to work?"
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Truth be told, how many coins she had on her wasn't a concern of his. There were plenty of things they could get up to in the alley without needing to spend money. If they really needed more, then maybe they could bat their eyes at her dad for a few more galleons. The man wouldn't be able to resist his their charm.

"Broken?" he asked, looking between her and the probe. "Don't think it works on --" In true Logan fashion, he was going to drop the word troll, but Vera had giggled and had moved past him to go look at the gobstones sets. He may or may not have lingered a moment, watching as she walked down the aisle.

He didn't follow her to the sports section considering the invisibility cloaks had captured his attention. But he did note in his head that she might want to look at the sets properly. Not that they were in a rush or anything. The whole day was theirs ... err, his.

A hand reached out to touch one of the Demiguise-hair-woven cloaks, just for the satisfaction of feeling it. One day it would be theirs. His head nodded at the mention of the forest and sneaking into Hogsmeade. "True," he agreed when it came to his dad. "He might prefer Hosgmeade to the forest, but I know he'll tell Mum." That, honestly, was the scary part -- it was bad enough that she worked at the school and was their Head of House sometimes.

More head nods were given when Vera mentioned Sugarplums, Espresso Patronum, and Florean's. It made sense that she'd want to work alongside her father or somewhere nearby in the alley. As for her questions to him, he rubbed his fingers on the cloak for a moment before responding. "Well, if we're going halfsies on one of these, I'll for sure have to get a job. As for where ... I don't think anywhere with food would be a good option for me." He'd likely spend most of he day eating rather than whatever he would have to do. "The music store or the bowling alley might be cool. Or I could just de-gnome peoples' gardens and such."
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She certainly would have had to acquiesce he had a point there. Window shopping was a thing, much like what they were doing now. People watching as well, which always proved to be entertaining in her opinion. And the playground was still one of her favorite places, even if she was only a few short months shy of 15. Who didn't love a good swing?

She was going to assume that she was glad that she didn't hear whatever the end of his sentence would have been. Knowing Logan, she probably could have hazard a guess but considering they were getting along decently for the moment she was not looking to rush into one of their usual arguments. Not at this present moment, anyways. Knowing the pair of them, it was probably not too far on the horizon however. His thoughtfulness at potentially giving her time to look at the sports set would have been a surprise to her, but an appreciated one.

Though given her attention span being what it was, she had already far moved on. She eyed the cloaks as well as Logan reached out to touch them, reaching for a different one at the same time. "I can never get over how pretty they actually are. The details and the shimmery way it looks under it." Was there anything better? She was pretty infatuated with the cloaks themselves, as strange as that might have been. "If your mom caught us, how long do you think we'd be in detention for?" She would guess the punishments would be different vs Hogsmeade or Forest. One seemed way, way worse than the other. And yet far more fun.

The more she thought on it, she quickly changed her mind at Floreans. Unless ice cream stopped making her feel sick by the sight of it, she probably should aim for something else. Quality Quidditch? At Logan's observation that food would be a bad idea she laughed in agreement, her head nodding. "You probably have a point there. You'd spend your money faster than you'd make it." But there were places were that could prove equally true for her. "Music store might be nice. Bowling alley even more so. De-gnoming sounds like hard work but could maybe be fun too." Perhaps not her cup of tea, but she'd be willing to admit she didn't have the arm strength to yeet gnomes around for multiple hours. She usually dwindled after just a couple. Something she should probably work on. "Do you have any ideas yet on what you want to do after Hogwarts?" They were young, so maybe not but she was simply curious.
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His sentence never did get finished, which was not a common occurrence for someone who typically made sure his thoughts were fully heard when he wanted them to be. Perhaps the boy was maturing (slightly)? Or were there other thoughts that had diverted his brainwaves? The world may never know. Logan himself wasn't even entirely sure what was going on.

What he did know, however, is that Vera was right about these invisibility cloaks. They certainly were pretty, all the intricate details on the cloak and its shimmery appearance were without a doubt eye-catching. He was tempted to try one out for a bit of fun, but he decided against it. There were probably charms and whatnot on it that likely had some nasty side effects to prevent theft, not that was his intention.

"It'll definitely be worth saving up for," he commented, giving the cloak a few more moments of his attention before they probably needed to continue walking around before anyone got suspicious of them. "We'd probably be in detention for a while. But I certainly wouldn't hear the end of it at home." Now that was a scenario he did not want to think about. Either way, getting caught would not be a good thing. "Think we'd be able to get close enough to the Whomping Willow with one on? I hear there's a passage beneath it if you can push a knot on its base."

Yes, he likely would spend his money faster than he could earn it if he worked anywhere that sold food. Either that or he'd get fired pretty quickly, which would defeat the purpose of saving for joint custody of a cloak. "Definitely feel like the music shop would be a good fit for me, though messing with shrunken heads or throwing around gnomes all day doesn't sound too bad. We'll see. Still got time to figure that out."

As for the question about life after Hogwarts, the blond didn't really know how to respond. Sure, he had dreams, but he hadn't really seriously thought of a career after school. He was only fourteen, and he rather wanted to enjoy the moment than worry about the future -- he'd maybe save that for when he was making things up in Divination class. "Would be nice to start a band," he eventually replied as he started inching his way from the cloaks. "Make music, go on tours, the whole shebang."
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It seemed like patrons SHOULD be able to try the invisibility cloaks on, you know just to make sure they worked and weren't a scam, but at the same time given the nature of the product she supposed that would make it way too easy for it to just... walk right out the door. Which would be particularly upsetting given they were also one of the more expensive items in the shop. So.. maybe it was better to just let people risk getting scammed instead of becoming the scammers.

"Agreed! It'll make going through that list Atlas gave us so much easier, I imagine." She knew it had been handed to her, but before she'd quickly escaped the Great Hall upon receipt she'd caught the looks towards Logan as well and assumed that meant she was sharing. Not like she wouldn't have anyways - doing things alone wasn't as fun. "I imagine at least a month." Home certainly sounded worse. She knew Hady would also have told Renner too, but she wasn't sure how Papa would handle her if they were caught. "Let's just make sure we're careful to never got caught in anything and avoid the whole situation altogether." She wanted lots of adventures in life but she also hated the idea of disappointing her dad so... secretive was better. "That's.. a good question. The willow is magic itself so... maybe he'd sense us if we tried? How did the people who found the passage use it?" Playing a version of 'dodgeball' with the Whomping Willow was certainly on her own Hogwarts bucket list, but she wasn't sure she was brave enough to get that close to the trunk.

"Maybe you'll learn some better insults from the shrunken heads if you got that job?" She teased, before another glance at the cloak and moving away towards another area of the shop - though she had no real destination and gave him room to pass her if there was something else he wanted to look at. She would have tried to make a dig at his arms and call them 'noodle arms or something' but a quick peripheral glance told her even she couldn't try to make that joke passable. And instead, she'd probably just get uncomfortable then with whatever his responses.

A band? She wasn't sure why, but his answer surprised her and she turned to look at him. "Really? That sounds like it would be cool." The life of a wrockstar would certainly be an exciting one. And if she remembered correctly, didn't he have a cousin who was in the profession and could introduce him to people? Logan had a lot of cousins so it was possible she was making one up but... it sounded right. "Maybe one day you could be the opener for your cousin's band."
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Ahh, yes, the list. Logan had almost forgotten about the gift Atlas had handed over to Vera at the leaving feast. Naturally, the boy had gotten a few look-throughs and was, without question, down to get up to the mayhem that surely would come as a result. Not that he could remember everything that had been written on there, since he wasn't the keeper of such information.

"A month is nothing. What matters most is what they'd make us do for detention," Logan pointed out. A month polishing trophies wasn't bad, but a month of cleaning the slug pit or loos... no thank you. As for not getting caught, the words 'Then you're going to have to tiptoe on them troll feet' flashed in his mind before fluttering away as if it hadn't occurred at all. "That would be ideal, yes."

There was nothing he could do but shrug as he followed behind Vera, aimlessly perusing the aisles. His intel about the Whomping Willow ended with the knot. "Guess we'll have to find out. Maybe some well-aimed spellwork will do the trick." Plenty of rocks could be knocked into it, he was sure. Maybe even Freezing or Slowing Charms could work long enough for someone (i.e., not him) to get close enough.

He snorted the moment she teased he'd likely learn better insults from the shrunken heads. "You'd be doomed if they ever were to tutor me in insults," the fourteen-year-old told her. "Imagine just how top-tier my troll insults would be after a little workshopping with them. Speaking of," he added with a snicker, "do you need to stop at Primpernelle's at some point today for some make-up and perfume?" Of course, it could be assumed that this was a make-the-troll-pretty insult, but surprisingly it wasn't entirely that. He figured girls got things like that, and he couldn't deny liking to go there for hair products and cologne.

Thankfully he was behind her, which meant that it was likely Vera didn't see the double take that he just made. She thought him starting a band was cool? "Yeah," Logan responded quietly, his voice breaking. He then cleared his throat and gave that another go. "Yeah, totally cool. And that'd be sick, actually." That probably wouldn't have been difficult to make happen. Getting a group together though was a different matter. "Wanna be a groupie?"
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She and Scoot had studied the list so many times now over the summer, preparing for when the youngest Thanatos was hopefully made a Gryffindor as well, that Vera probably could have listed a good chunk of it from memory. She'd yet to come up with anything new though to add to the list underneath Atlas' scrawl. Eventually, maybe.

"Wouldn't it be nice if our punishment for sneaking into the Forbidden Forest could be to have to do things in the Forbidden Forest." Obviously that would be the worst punishment ever, and using that as a detention in general seemed counter intuitive to the whole 'Forbidden' part but... Y'know. "Should we practice sneaking up more on people? I mean... We could probably get a couple of good pranks in on the Professor's. Minor things, that would result in like a single detention if we weren't careful enough." Perhaps the most ahead thinking she'd ever done.

"Could be good duelling practice anyways too." And technically they didn't have to ask permission to use the willow. Considering they'd get in trouble anyways. As for who could run at it to test spells... She had very little self preservation, honestly preferred to be the reckless daredevil, so that was something she'd happily take on for the team. Even if this 'team' ended up just being her and Logan.

He'd been doing so well, but she supposed she had to considering the moment troll left his lips her eyes were doing their signature roll. Though she found she still had a hint of a smile, not nearly as bothered by the insult as she might have usually been. "honestly, I'd look forward to them upping your game a bit. Maybe they'll even give you something better to fall back on than troll." While she figured the suggestion of Primpernelle's was further a diss... He if was going to offer she might as well capitalize on that. Turning to him with a cheeky grin she just gave a nod. "I could look for some more make up so let's go!" And before he could change his mind, she whirled around and grabbed his hand to tug him back towards the door.

"If you have connections you might as well use them, right?" She grinned at him, ignoring the slight crack to his throat. She didn't feel the need to be unnecessarily mean this time around. At the question of if she was going to be a groupie, she laughed. "That depends, are you planning on finding cute band mates? If that's the pre requisite I can help with suggestions." Although if she were entirely truthful, if Logan were to ever be in a band or famous she'd absolutely be an avid fan - just out of pride for his accomplishments. Though she'd never ever say that out loud to him.
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"That would be a dream come true." Them having detention in the forest after being caught entering the forbidden area would be the icing on the cake. "But I don't think that would happen though. They'd know we'd want that." Not to mention his mother probably would somehow have a say in that, and she would buy into him faking being absolutely devastated at having to go into the forest again with a punishment attached to it.

It only took a nanosecond for Logan to respond to the question about sneaking up on people. "We definitely should. Luckily for you, you're speaking to a ninja here." Sort of. He had picked up on a few things from having an Auror as a father, not that he had really practiced stealth all that much. "Since we don't have a cloak to make sneaking easier, we'll have to brush up on our Disillusionment Charms. Really bring in the element of surprise."

A simple nod of his head was given in response to the willow being good for duelling practice. It honestly wasn't something he had thought of as he usually kept to the dummies in the duelling arena or those he was paired with for Duelling Club. But he had to admit (internally, of course) that having a go at the Whomping Willow would make for some good target practice with its unpredictable branch-waving behaviour. But, yes, he'd be doing that from a just-safe-enough distance. He valued that pretty face of his too much to get close enough for the tree to mess it up.

The eye-roll was anticipated, but the response that was given was not. An eyebrow rose. So she wanted him to have better insults for her? Hmm. No reply was given by Logan as within seconds he felt himself suddenly be tugged around the shop toward the door. It took his brain a moment to process what was going on. He of course knew that she was probably leading the way to Primpernelle's since he had mentioned it. However, this whole hand-grabbing thing was ... well ... not an everyday thing. There was no resistance, not even an attempt to wiggle his hand free; he just let it happen.

Right, right. Connections. Band. Future. "Don't worry. They'll be used," his voice sounded. Then it was his time to roll his eyes at her. "Being cute won't be a prerequisite. I'll be handsome enough for us all."
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It really would, though she also was fully aware that would naturally never be the punishment for their desired crime. "What do you think IS the worst detention?" It was absolutely filing for her. Or book sorting in the library. For someone who thrived on activity and movement, having to sit and look through a pile of books or shuffle around obsolete pieces of paper sounded like the definition of torture. Toilets weren't high on her list either but as for the slug pit... that didn't bother her as much as perhaps it should have. She had basically gone swimming in it before.

She wasn't sure how much trust she currently had in his apparent 'ninja' skills, but she'd have to admit that no matter what his level it was going to be higher than hers. "Well, I could probably do with some lessons in that department." And get better with her disillusionment charms too. She'd left all of that to others usually, and even when it had come to the sneaking she'd either gone very reckless or she'd had a lot of assistance. "Being quiet isn't exactly my forte, which we both know." BUT she could learn. Probably. Maybe.

She would absolutely be open to him having different insults for her. The banter was their usual and if she was held at wandpoint she might admit she liked it. Maybe. But as for being called a troll? Did anyone really like that from their, er.. brother's best friend? It didn't really compute to her her own actions, or that she was essentially holding his hand currently which would do nothing to stop the questions she'd begun to get more and more. She was just now excited to get out of Wiseacre's and to Primpernelle's before he changed his mind. Though she supposed she wouldn't mind detouring to Weasley Wizard Wheezes instead now that they had a goal for the term.

Reaching the doorway, she dropped his hand to use both of her arms to push open the front so they could exit. "It hardly seems fair for you to have to deal with all the fan girls by yourself though if you're the only good looking one. You should probably find others too. And then introduce them to me." She was teasing a bit about the introduction, but in the tease she hadn't realized she didn't dispute the 'handsome' part of his comment. Oops.
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University was every layer of productivity Atlas had anticipated and more. Even more so now that he rarely (read: never) ventured towards any other section of campus outside of the Metallurgy/Metal Charming building and his dashes to and fro between it and the Business Administration & Management one. Which was just FINE with him, for the record. Totally fine and not at ALL causing unrest in his chest (read: a bold faced lie). It was NICE to focus only your interests and fine tune your skills, cutting out all the excess and that which did not suit you...and, well, he had always been quite good - proficient even - at cutting things out. Same with explosions and it was not lost on him how often (read: always) they went hand in hand.

His thoughts distracted, by what he wished was his schoolwork, the 19-year-old sat on a stool in the Concealers & Detectors aisle with a couple of picks and drivers clutched between his pursed lips, his own handcrafted magnifying monocle over his right eye with, and with a box of Sneakoscopes at his feet. Said box had, somehow, fallen off the shelf and he was performing a series of routine checks to make sure they were all in working condition. If they were not, like the one in his palm currently, he did what he could to repair them. If they required strenuous repairs then...well...let's just say his pocket was at least one Sneakoscope heavier and the parts would go to good use. "...so...which of your screws is out of place then..." he mumbled to himself. Though, to be fair, it sounded a whole lot more like grunts and the teacher's voice in this one ancient muggle cartoon dad sometimes watched than the actual spoken word.
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His thoughts distracted, by what he wished was his schoolwork, the 19-year-old sat on a stool in the Concealers & Detectors aisle with a couple of picks and drivers clutched between his pursed lips, his own handcrafted magnifying monocle over his right eye with, and with a box of Sneakoscopes at his feet. Said box had, somehow, fallen off the shelf and he was performing a series of routine checks to make sure they were all in working condition. If they were not, like the one in his palm currently, he did what he could to repair them. If they required strenuous repairs then...well...let's just say his pocket was at least one Sneakoscope heavier and the parts would go to good use. "...so...which of your screws is out of place then..." he mumbled to himself. Though, to be fair, it sounded a whole lot more like grunts and the teacher's voice in this one ancient muggle cartoon dad sometimes watched than the actual spoken word.

Peridot didn't venture into this shop often on her own. Typically, she would be accompanying her boss from The Quibbler who showed her around with the right tools needed for her job. Replacing parts of the cameras they worked with along with getting the photos developed until she had enough experience developing them on her own. On her lone occasions, Peri found this shop quite interesting enough to browse for gifts for her dad and mates since he liked some of the other knickknacks supplied here.

Today, it was Peri's day off, and she felt like shopping for some decorations and maybe see if their enchanted candles come scented. It was very sunny today, so upon entry she removed her sunspectacles and donned on her jacket to combat the cool air inside the shop. Checking her handbag for the coins she had, she briefly remembered her father reminding her to pick up some Deluminators for protection. Sometimes, her father was too protective despite her living on her own for three years, but she knew he meant well.

So Peri crossed over to the Concealers aisle to check that off her list right away. That was when she saw a younger man sitting on a stool there. Well, he appeared young with the lack of facial hair and the aura gave her a sense of familiarity. Had she seen him before in crossing? Still though, he was sitting right by the Deluminators and if he was like her, she valued personal space from strangers. "Ahem," Peri attempted to clear her throat that often came from hesitating. He looked quite busy, "Pardon me, I don't mean to disturb you but could I perhaps briefly intrude your space and get the Deluminator there?" While awaiting his response, curiosity peaked at what he was doing with the box.

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Peridot didn't venture into this shop often on her own. Typically, she would be accompanying her boss from The Quibbler who showed her around with the right tools needed for her job. Replacing parts of the cameras they worked with along with getting the photos developed until she had enough experience developing them on her own. On her lone occasions, Peri found this shop quite interesting enough to browse for gifts for her dad and mates since he liked some of the other knickknacks supplied here.

Today, it was Peri's day off, and she felt like shopping for some decorations and maybe see if their enchanted candles come scented. It was very sunny today, so upon entry she removed her sunspectacles and donned on her jacket to combat the cool air inside the shop. Checking her handbag for the coins she had, she briefly remembered her father reminding her to pick up some Deluminators for protection. Sometimes, her father was too protective despite her living on her own for three years, but she knew he meant well.

So Peri crossed over to the Concealers aisle to check that off her list right away. That was when she saw a younger man sitting on a stool there. Well, he appeared young with the lack of facial hair and the aura gave her a sense of familiarity. Had she seen him before in crossing? Still though, he was sitting right by the Deluminators and if he was like her, she valued personal space from strangers. "Ahem," Peri attempted to clear her throat that often came from hesitating. He looked quite busy, "Pardon me, I don't mean to disturb you but could I perhaps briefly intrude your space and get the Deluminator there?" While awaiting his response, curiosity peaked at what he was doing with the box.
Not that he expected the Sneakoscope to actually tell him where and what needed adjusted, but it sure would be nice because this particular malfunction was a frustrating kind of puzzle. He was just about to decide that it was destined to be deconstructed for parts when he found one more cog and screw that he could fiddle with. It meant adding one more lens to his monocle though and his tiniest driver too. So it was that Atlas was hyper focusing on the task at hand and, therefore, did not hear the approaching footsteps of a customer. His own fault for doing this out here in the middle of the aisle rather than in the back. No sooner had he tightened a very tiny screw did the device in his hand begin to come alive. Well, a light turned on at least...which was something and far better than nothing.

And then the footsteps stopped and a voice certainly disturbed him.

Jolting to attention, Atlas nearly swallowed a driver or two as his body recoiled in surprise. If the ting ting ting of the drivers to the floor hadn't been bad enough - and one rolling UNDER the display rack to his left, dropping the Sneakoscope certainly made things worse. The light intensified and it began to spin, meaning he was now holding his breath in anticipation for the device going off..........

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Cautiously reaching down, the Gryffindor collected the Sneakoscope and held it in his palm. Ghost was clear, then? Or however that expression went. Whatever.

"...um..." he replied, truly only half hearing her question thanks to his own fumbling and hearing it even less over how LOUD her trousers were. They were...so shiny. Realizing he might be staring, the 19-year-old finally looked up at the woman and took another couple of second to process what she was indicating. "Oh...yeah...sure. Of co-----"

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Not that he expected the Sneakoscope to actually tell him where and what needed adjusted, but it sure would be nice because this particular malfunction was a frustrating kind of puzzle. He was just about to decide that it was destined to be deconstructed for parts when he found one more cog and screw that he could fiddle with. It meant adding one more lens to his monocle though and his tiniest driver too. So it was that Atlas was hyper focusing on the task at hand and, therefore, did not hear the approaching footsteps of a customer. His own fault for doing this out here in the middle of the aisle rather than in the back. No sooner had he tightened a very tiny screw did the device in his hand begin to come alive. Well, a light turned on at least...which was something and far better than nothing.

And then the footsteps stopped and a voice certainly disturbed him.

Jolting to attention, Atlas nearly swallowed a driver or two as his body recoiled in surprise. If the ting ting ting of the drivers to the floor hadn't been bad enough - and one rolling UNDER the display rack to his left, dropping the Sneakoscope certainly made things worse. The light intensified and it began to spin, meaning he was now holding his breath in anticipation for the device going off..........

.....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaany second now................

...........................


...........................maybe not?

Cautiously reaching down, the Gryffindor collected the Sneakoscope and held it in his palm. Ghost was clear, then? Or however that expression went. Whatever.

"...um..." he replied, truly only half hearing her question thanks to his own fumbling and hearing it even less over how LOUD her trousers were. They were...so shiny. Realizing he might be staring, the 19-year-old finally looked up at the woman and took another couple of second to process what she was indicating. "Oh...yeah...sure. Of co-----"

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...WELL...at least he knew the Sneakoscope was working now...

Peridot didn't know what to expect with this younger man who seemed deeply ingrained with their work. Surely asking as gentle and nicely wouldn't startle him? Oops. Wrong. Not only was he startled but she was too as she jumped at the sound of what looks like a Sneakoscope falling to the floor.

Oh no.

Would she have to pay for this? Well, he seemed to have recovered it and gave her permission for her to step ahead.... Well, two wrongs today for Peridot as once again she jumped followed by covering her ears at the squealing that disguised her own squeal of fright. Hang on.. Relax.. Relate.. Release. She attempted to inhale and exhale letting the surprise pass as she removed one hand to get her wand. Then tapping the Sneakoscope with a 'Mufliato' to at least muffle the noise. "I'm sorry, it appears the device finds me suspicious... but I promise I'm not erm.." How awkward, saying you're not suspicious pretty much is admitting you are suspicious in society. "Ahem, my name is Peridot and... you are?" She would hate to only think of him as some younger looking man. Though he did look nice enough that the awkward moment made him appear cute. Waiting until he chose to introduce himself or not, she tentivatly reached over to get a Deluminator, "I.. I apologize for startling you, would you like some help with that?" She was cursed with a guilty conscious as former Hufflepuff.

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Peridot didn't know what to expect with this younger man who seemed deeply ingrained with their work. Surely asking as gentle and nicely wouldn't startle him? Oops. Wrong. Not only was he startled but she was too as she jumped at the sound of what looks like a Sneakoscope falling to the floor.

Oh no.

Would she have to pay for this? Well, he seemed to have recovered it and gave her permission for her to step ahead.... Well, two wrongs today for Peridot as once again she jumped followed by covering her ears at the squealing that disguised her own squeal of fright. Hang on.. Relax.. Relate.. Release. She attempted to inhale and exhale letting the surprise pass as she removed one hand to get her wand. Then tapping the Sneakoscope with a 'Mufliato' to at least muffle the noise. "I'm sorry, it appears the device finds me suspicious... but I promise I'm not erm.." How awkward, saying you're not suspicious pretty much is admitting you are suspicious in society. "Ahem, my name is Peridot and... you are?" She would hate to only think of him as some younger looking man. Though he did look nice enough that the awkward moment made him appear cute. Waiting until he chose to introduce himself or not, she tentivatly reached over to get a Deluminator, "I.. I apologize for startling you, would you like some help with that?" She was cursed with a guilty conscious as former Hufflepuff.
Her, suspicious? Yes...they could run with that narrative and not at all that the sneakoscope was obviously going off because of his shady shelf stocking tendencies and the fact that he had a couple unaccounted for broken ones and pieces in his pockets.

Yup. Totally all her fault and she was even taking accountability for it.

Looking quite comical with one of his forget-me-not blue eyes magnified beyond belief by his monocle (still nestled comfortably and snugly upon his head), he looked up at the older woman named after the August birthstone. Don't ask how he knew those details -birthstones. Her spell seemed to work, at least momentarily, and long enough that he could introduce himself. "Atlas," he replied, glancing down and realizing that while he was wearing his Wiseacre's work apron...he had left his nametag elsewhere. Probably on his bedside table - he had been in a rush to leave that morning before running into anyone he wouldn't want to at breakfast. "No, it's al----"

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Not just the one, but no less than ten of the sneakoscopes decided to show that they were in full functioning condition and the one Peridot had attempted to enchant was even more eager to flex. The noise was loud enough to rattle Atlas' brain (and he was surprised it wasn't melting out through his ears with this shreechy chorus) and his eyes flicked to the shelves in anticipation of the entire shelf to fall apart. The windows on the shop were fine, right? Sweet solstice.

Ew. He was using THAT unironically. Ew.

"ACTUALLY...IT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL IF YOU WANTED TO HELP FIND WHICH OF THESE SNEAKOSCOPES IS ON SO THEY CAN BE TURNED OFF!"

Ten, had it been ten? That number seemed to be increasing the longer they stood here and the spinning and flashing lights was nauseating.
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Yup. Totally all her fault and she was even taking accountability for it.

Looking quite comical with one of his forget-me-not blue eyes magnified beyond belief by his monocle (still nestled comfortably and snugly upon his head), he looked up at the older woman named after the August birthstone. Don't ask how he knew those details -birthstones. Her spell seemed to work, at least momentarily, and long enough that he could introduce himself. "Atlas," he replied, glancing down and realizing that while he was wearing his Wiseacre's work apron...he had left his nametag elsewhere. Probably on his bedside table - he had been in a rush to leave that morning before running into anyone he wouldn't want to at breakfast. "No, it's al----"

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Not just the one, but no less than ten of the sneakoscopes decided to show that they were in full functioning condition and the one Peridot had attempted to enchant was even more eager to flex. The noise was loud enough to rattle Atlas' brain (and he was surprised it wasn't melting out through his ears with this shreechy chorus) and his eyes flicked to the shelves in anticipation of the entire shelf to fall apart. The windows on the shop were fine, right? Sweet solstice.

Ew. He was using THAT unironically. Ew.

"ACTUALLY...IT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL IF YOU WANTED TO HELP FIND WHICH OF THESE SNEAKOSCOPES IS ON SO THEY CAN BE TURNED OFF!"

Ten, had it been ten? That number seemed to be increasing the longer they stood here and the spinning and flashing lights was nauseating.

Peridot would dare to say, this was one of the worst situations she had ended up in. Not only being suspicious but setting off an entire row. Her purse and belongings flopped to the floor which was deafened by the shrilling as she covered her ears, "WHAT?" She could barely make out all of what he said. But at least "help" was registered loud and clear as the situation clearly needed to be solved. "ALRIGHT!"

Peridot was now adding Sneakoscopes to her list of dislikes as she brandished her wand. She used it to accio a pair of her fashionable earmuffs from her magical purse. Then promptly duplicating one so she could offer it to Atlas, if he didn't mind the swirl patterns over lavender color as she held it out for him to accept or not. She kept a nice pair from her Mandrake tending lessons and this would definitely help her organize her thoughts now.

Now, she could examine the Sneakoscope. There had to be an off switch somewhere. Her wand ran over the top of one, as she thought of a charm. Freezing? No, that's for muggle alarms. Stop.. stop.. Oh! "Finite," Peri began using on one of the alarms. It was hard to distinguish which was the culprate so she decided to try it on them all one by one.


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Peridot would dare to say, this was one of the worst situations she had ended up in. Not only being suspicious but setting off an entire row. Her purse and belongings flopped to the floor which was deafened by the shrilling as she covered her ears, "WHAT?" She could barely make out all of what he said. But at least "help" was registered loud and clear as the situation clearly needed to be solved. "ALRIGHT!"

Peridot was now adding Sneakoscopes to her list of dislikes as she brandished her wand. She used it to accio a pair of her fashionable earmuffs from her magical purse. Then promptly duplicating one so she could offer it to Atlas, if he didn't mind the swirl patterns over lavender color as she held it out for him to accept or not. She kept a nice pair from her Mandrake tending lessons and this would definitely help her organize her thoughts now.

Now, she could examine the Sneakoscope. There had to be an off switch somewhere. Her wand ran over the top of one, as she thought of a charm. Freezing? No, that's for muggle alarms. Stop.. stop.. Oh! "Finite," Peri began using on one of the alarms. It was hard to distinguish which was the culprate so she decided to try it on them all one by one.
WHO CARRIED EARMUFFS ON THEIR PURSE IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER?!

Actually, no. He reckoned that Aunt June might do something like that so maybe he shouldn't be so quick to judge.

Ha...wasn't that just the story of his life.

No time for self reflection now though, there was a literal assault on his (and everyone in the shop) ears and it quickly became apparent to him that these were obviously coated with counter measures to prevent them from being silenced by magical means. It made sense, it was smart, otherwise the whole concept of a sneakoscope would be invalid and just some cooperate gimmick. Which...wouldn't surprise him either. So as she started casting more magic on the things, their volume only increased tenfold.

"STOP POINTING YOUR WAND AT THE BLOODY THINGS. IT. ISN'T. HELPING!"

She better not get him fired - and yes, we were just ignoring the fact that these things were going off because of him in the first place.

Tiny screwdrivers in hand and still with his monocle comically enlarging his eye, Atlas pulled the nearest flashing sneakoscope and loosened one of the components holding it together juuuuuust enough for it to turn off. It was tedious..but it was going to work. Thing was then that he wasn't going to trust her with his personal tools so...he was going to need to slip to the backroom to grab her something.

"WAIT HERE. I'M GOING TO GET YOU ONE OF THE SPARE TOOLS FROM THE BACK," he explained without explaining as he pushed himself away from the chaos and down the row towards the back room when...all the sneakoscopes suddenly stopped. His ears were still ringing horrendously and it almost felt like they were all still going off when they had, in fact, fallen silent. "...or...not..."

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"If anyone could help me get my first year supplies, I'd be appreciative." The eleven year old matter of factly stated.
Atlas was both dreading and looking forward to the end of the summer season. For one, the shop would be less saturated with irritating questions that usually came from first years looking for their school supplies and just less movement inside the shop in general. One the other hand, it also meant less things were dropped and broken, either requiring repairs or disposal which meant his tinkering hobby was well fed. The first years really weren't all that bad, to be fair, and it might be more his residual pettiness from how traumatic his own first year had been at the hands of the Neo-Alliance.

It was like the universe was conspiring against him sometimes, you know? Especially since right on cue he hear the innocent call of a first year needing assistance. If he believed a lick in the manifestation mumbo jumbo his sister babbled on about a times...

"I can do that," he replied lazily as he swung around the shelf that had previously hidden him from view. "What specifically are you looking for?" As in...did she have a list with her or... First year had been so long ago he hardly recalled what had been required and what had been superfluous - and the Gryffindor had very much hindered on the superfluous.
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WHO CARRIED EARMUFFS ON THEIR PURSE IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER?!

Actually, no. He reckoned that Aunt June might do something like that so maybe he shouldn't be so quick to judge.

Ha...wasn't that just the story of his life.

No time for self reflection now though, there was a literal assault on his (and everyone in the shop) ears and it quickly became apparent to him that these were obviously coated with counter measures to prevent them from being silenced by magical means. It made sense, it was smart, otherwise the whole concept of a sneakoscope would be invalid and just some cooperate gimmick. Which...wouldn't surprise him either. So as she started casting more magic on the things, their volume only increased tenfold.

"STOP POINTING YOUR WAND AT THE BLOODY THINGS. IT. ISN'T. HELPING!"

She better not get him fired - and yes, we were just ignoring the fact that these things were going off because of him in the first place.

Tiny screwdrivers in hand and still with his monocle comically enlarging his eye, Atlas pulled the nearest flashing sneakoscope and loosened one of the components holding it together juuuuuust enough for it to turn off. It was tedious..but it was going to work. Thing was then that he wasn't going to trust her with his personal tools so...he was going to need to slip to the backroom to grab her something.

"WAIT HERE. I'M GOING TO GET YOU ONE OF THE SPARE TOOLS FROM THE BACK," he explained without explaining as he pushed himself away from the chaos and down the row towards the back room when...all the sneakoscopes suddenly stopped. His ears were still ringing horrendously and it almost felt like they were all still going off when they had, in fact, fallen silent. "...or...not..."

QUESTION MARK?

The loudness was strong. Peridot felt her nerves shaking between being shouted at (because of said noise) and concentrating on getting it taken care of. The curse of empathy was threatening to subdue her until... it all paid off. The silence was there. Whether any other employees or customers came by to check on the scene, Peridot dug through her purse for one of her shades. Her yellow-tinted glasses were donned on as she liked the calming effect of the yellow haze over the room.

"Well... that seemed to take care of it," Peridot sighed before turning to see where Atlas went. Oh, there he is. "I... apologize again for the trouble that took place. But it seems to be under control.. for now." Then she remembered why else she was here. "Oh erm, I was here just shopping from my father and stuff and I hope it wouldn't be too much trouble to ask your thoughts on the Deluminator since I've been needing to increase protection around my space." She was certainly not going for the Sneakoscopes. "And maybe, something you'd recommend that I could get for my father? He's very old-school in terms of fashion and thinking with certain stuff if that helps any since he comes here a lot and recommended this to me," Then it clicked with her again. She started this mess and seemingly helped, but now was asking for a favor. "But I'd understand if you're too busy and I can just collect my things," Overthinking was quite exhausting now.

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So, because his mind truly was whirling on all cylinders despite the horrendous chorus that was an entire displayful of sneakoscopes going off at once. The distance between himself and the sneakoscopes paired with this likewise deafening silence led him to the obvious conclusion that he was the reason for them going off because of his untrustworthy sleight of hand. So while she...put on sunglasses indoors...Atlas swiftly removed the soon-to-be spare parts from his pockets and into his bag behind the counter before he slowly began inching his way back over to her in the least most inconspicuous way possible - just in case the stupid things were set off again once he was within their little orb of influence or whatever. When they didn't and appeared to remain there much more pleasant docile selves, his shoulders straightened and he almost appeared to grow another inch or two as he confidently strut the rest of the way over.

"Oh yeah, sure. Not a problem. All water under the bridge, right?" he smiled with a dismissive swatting of the hands. All back to business as usual, which meant that he needed to contain the snark and frustration in favor of switching on the store clerkmanship. "Oh, well, Deluminators are all fine and dandy for cover at night, but pretty worthless during the day," he mused while rubbing his barely even scruffy despite modest effort to not be just scruffy chin which soon moved to the back of his neck in an incredibly sheepish manner. "But...well...while they are always advertised as the sort of took to put out lights and provide its wielder with the cover of darkness, I also theorize that in the right hands, receptive hands, a deluminator can and will illuminate your path and show the way back to your heart in the darker and more despairing times of human existence." The blond quickly cleared his throat and rubbed his cheek as if trying to remove a bit of dirt from it and wiped his palm on his jeans. Not his personal go-to for any sort of security but to each their own, he supposed. "Protection items for...your father or ... fashionable accessories?" he questioned, not entirely sure which direction her question was meant to be taken but now acutely aware that he still had hos monocle on and thus swiftly ripped it off his head and began the complicated process of compacting it so it would fit in his pocket like a little metallic origami square. "It's no trouble," he shook his head. He was, after all, literally paid to help customers so...
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