Anonymous Tue 21 May 2024 22:31:03 No.65938745 Report

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>>65938204
>>65938227
>It's been two weeks since I've moved to Skin Row thanks to the "benevolence" of my father. The singular stipulation being I pick up a job and feed myself. Can't even stomach to support his progeny at their lowest, whatever. Thankfully the place has no shortage of shitty little local markets needing a cashier or someone to bust ass and haul goods. I happen to currently be doing the former.
>It's been tough to keep my head down during school between Naser and Reed attempting to graft me into their friend groups. Thankfully I've managed to evade them to the best of my abilities. Eating alone at lunch isn't exactly something I enjoy doing but choosing between Naomi's incessant yapping and Trish trying to kill me via look alone dissuades me from trying to rectify that.
>As I'm tapping away on my phone, typing up a reply to some shmuck on this Korean Competitive Cross stitching forum I hear someone clear their throat to grab my attention.
>A beautiful black spotted Saurian woman with flowing brunette hair is looking down at me. The alarms in my head start shooting off, alerting me of her presence. The alarms in my head sounding off loudly.
>"Y-yes how can I help you?" I stutter out, practiced
>she says something that I can't understand in some foreign language before correcting herself
>"Yes, just this please." she says, holding out a small bag of groceries
>"Of course."
>As she hands me the bag of produce our hands quickly bump. The alarms now cranking up to deafening levels as I take the bag to set it on the scale.
>I've learned a couple things while working this little stand with the old woman that owns it, firstly being the fact that drawing repeat customers is a big deal and the easiest way to do so is show a little kindness.
>As the scale settles and I tack away at the register I sneak a few glances again at the Saurian woman, donning a maroon sweater and a long skirt. She really is quite pretty but she looks to be in her 30s at least.
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Anonymous Tue 21 May 2024 22:42:38 No.65939069 Report

Quoted By: >>65939277 >>65939322 >>65939388

>>65938745
>Ah well, not like I should be expecting anything anyway.
>I finish ringing her up and before I can hand her the bag I make a motion to dump a handful of anything else nearby into the bag, showing her a smile and a wave to hammer home the "come back soon or I get fired" mantra
>She blinks a few times before trying to contest, before quietly thanking me and moving along. For some reason I hope to see her again. Didn't know I happened to be into older women but the alarms seem to confirm that whole-heartedly.
>The rest of the day and school tomorrow is nothing of note, keeping my profile low, doing what I'm expected and nothing else. Managed to smooth things over with Naser and the band, claiming I was "busy" and "too tired" from work. The latter being mostly true. Back on the daily whatever-forum-caught-my-eye posting and waiting at the register and I hear the voice again from yesterday. I shoot up in my seat
>There she is again and so with her come my spaghetti-lockdown alarms.
>"H-hi" I choke out, forgetting my training
>"Hi." she says, her voice quiet and soft
>We pause a moment before I realize I should be doing my job and not gawking
>"Oh uh, did you need me to ring you up?" I ask, glancing at the bag in her hand
>"Yes, p-please." she stutters back, my heart beating faster
>The same song and dance before as we go about the transaction, filling her bag again as I hand it back
>As I offer it to her I really have to hand it to her. She's stunning. A quiet sort of beauty shines through whether she tries to put on a show or not.
>She blushes deeply as I hand her the bag. Did I stare too long? The alarms are demanding I recover
>"Oh uh sorry, didn't mean to stare miss." I say trying to deflect the best I can "I actually haven't really lived near many Saurians for very long."
>"Tarja." she says "and it's okay. Thank you." she says, barely audibly over the hum of the general market
>My nerves still slightly at the acceptance. "Anon." I say to reciprocate
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Anonymous Tue 21 May 2024 22:54:15 No.65939388 Report

Quoted By: >>65939770

>>65939069
>"I'll see you around." I wave at her smiling, as has been beaten into me to do for customers
>She responds but I can't understand a word she says. Some sort of nordic country maybe? She gives a courteous wave and walks away, the alarms dying down again. If she keeps coming back at least I have something to look forward to in the afternoons.
>Another day of avoiding life as best I can and working a job I hate, no visit from Tarja today either. I just have to tough this out until graduation then I'm free. At the very least this job pays enough to not only keep me pretty damned well fed but I can afford all the degenerate anime shit I want.
>Saturday, today and I've got a full shift. A tingling in the back of my head is telling me to keep an eye out for Tarja, her showing up on repeat being a small highlight of my day. Thankfully I'm rewarded today as I see her approach, not long after noon.
>The alarms, having been talked down slightly as not only is she out of my league but she wouldn't even think of anyone my age, barely sound now.
>"Hi, Tarja." I say, giving my best customer smile, tinged with genuine happiness
>"Oh. You remembered." she says, taken slightly aback
>"Yup." I say, a small amount of worry I've creeped her out "That all for today?" I ask, noticing her bag being quite light today comparatively
>"Yes..." she says dejectedly, this is something she's not proud of
>"That's alright." I say, trying to defuse the poor mood as much as I can
>I ring her up as quickly as I possibly can, wanting to put this sour mood behind us, but I hesitate a moment on the scale. Boss lady won't kill me for this I hope. I press up on the scale as hard as I can, almost zeroing it out as I weigh it.
>The cost comes down to less than $2 as I hand her the bag back, this time absolutely filling it up as much as I can. I know what it's like to have to penny pinch like that and I hate it.
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Anonymous Tue 21 May 2024 23:06:00 No.65939770 Report

Quoted By: >>65939950

>>65939388
>She looks at me absolutely dumbfounded before she starts to tear up. Oh god no.
>I desperately grasp at anything to say but she speaks in a very quiet voice
>"Did you really mean what you said the first day?" she asks, wiping her face and looking at me expectantly
>The hell did I even say? I struggle to remember exactly as she says something quietly in that language I can't understand again before starting again in english
>"About me being pretty." she confirms, looking at me, eyes wet
>I said that out loud? The alarms suddenly spring back in full force, loud enough to deafen me. I force out a reply
>"Of course?" I say, questioning both her and myself
>A pause before she replies "...it's not nice to tease old maids." she says looking dejected
>My mind races at anything to say. I've never been in this position before and now I've got to somehow convince this woman I find her unbearably attractive but also save face.
>I have to collect my thoughts. She's gorgeous but how do I tell her that without coming off weird? Do I just tell her I think she's pretty? Do I try being poetic and compare her to-
>My mind goes blank as I see Tarja clasp her hands around her snout, blushing enough to turn her white scales red. I curse myself for being unable to keep my thoughts inside.
>"How much of that did I say out loud?" I ask, ashamedly
>"A-all of it." she says, unable to look me in the eyes.
>We simply pause a moment. Neither of us knowing how to continue this conversation. I now focus entirely on keeping my inner monologue, inner.
>I finally man up enough to break the silence
>"Sorry if I bothered you. I meant to keep that to myself, there's no way you'd want to hear anything like that from me. Besides I bet you've already got someone you're with." I say, deflating
>"N-no. It was nice. No one's said anything like that to me for a long time." she says, trailing into almost silence
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Anonymous Tue 21 May 2024 23:12:29 No.65939950 Report

Quoted By: >>65940032 >>65940126 >>65940164 >>65940181 >>65940218

>>65939770
>My entire being is rocked with the advice I'd received from that one Orthodox Jewish Farmer dating forum. Shoot your shot or be alone forever.
>It takes mustering up every single piece of courage I have in my body but I manage to work myself up enough to ask
>"Would you like to go do something sometime? Like go out to eat or visit a park, my treat?" I ask, entire soul shaking at doing this
>A look of surprise graces her face, she responds with a question "I... am I not too old for you?" she asks sheepishly
>I can't do anything but shrug at her as she runs my response through her mind.
>"A..alright." she says, then speaks again in something I still don't speak.
>"Tomorrow at noon?" she asks "We can go wherever."
>I did it? I can barely believe what's happening.
>"S-sure. How about we meet here and just walk down to the nearby places. We'll pick as we go." I say, almost unable to form a sentence as my mind rushes
>She smiles at me, "Thank you, Anon. I'll see you tomorrow." she then turns to walk away while I still have to recover from somehow managing to not only get a date, but with a woman out of my league three or even fourfold.
Calling it here, enjoy your taste of Tarja.

>>65938383
>>65938236
Mix of these two next.