buckyouup: (Ponderin')
Applejack ([personal profile] buckyouup) wrote2011-12-16 02:48 am

009 Bushels ❦ [Video/Action for Goldenrod]

So... I've been thinkin' 'bout gettin' me a job. Bein' a trainer's been bringin' in some good money, but it just ain't enough for all the things I got planned. Anypony got an idea where t'start lookin'?


[Sometime late in the day, just outside the city, there's a blinding flash of light, followed by a low, deep, loud groaning noise. Anyone wandering through the trees may catch the sight of something purple before the shadow of the beast blocks your view. Eventually, when the groaning stops, AJ scrambles for her 'gear and clicks on the feed.]

Uh... gals? You might wanna get a look at this.

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[identity profile] art-of-fabulous.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Never!]

We can definitely hope, can't we? Ahah... [She's just gonna start slinking away.] Now if you'll excuse me dear, I'm going to go... uhm... sew so more.

[And she starts off! She forgot about the job thing. Feel free to remind her, AJ.]

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, uh... Rarity?

[She kicks at the ground.]

That shop you're workin' at... it wouldn't be hirin', by any chance?

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[identity profile] art-of-fabulous.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Rarity stops dead in her tracks and glances back at Applejack.]

Beg your pardon? [AJ didn't want to go work at Rarity's job did she? I mean... what?]

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
That shop? Hirin'?

[Come on, Rarity. Don't make her say it again. She's embarrassed enough as it is.]

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[identity profile] art-of-fabulous.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Why, of course, dear~! Did you want to apply~?

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
... Y-yeah, actually. D'you think they'd hire me? I mean... I ain't exactly "in-tune" with all those fancy looks you got cookin' up in your head.

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[identity profile] art-of-fabulous.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Celestia knows that's for sure, AJ.]

Well~ I'm only working as sales clerk right now--there really isn't a lot to it at all. So... despite your usually rugged appearance--granted you do look very nice when you try--there shouldn't be any reason why they wouldn't hire you.

All they ask is that you adhere to the dress code while you're on the clock; which really isn't anything outrageous.

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh man. She was afraid of that.]

Dress... code?

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[identity profile] art-of-fabulous.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Oh come now, Applejack... don't give me that look. Wearing something aside from your old 'work duds' isn't going to kill you.

In fact... I think that it might be good for you.

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
An' what, exactly, is wrong with what I'm wearin' now?

[She's wearing new blue jeans and everything! What could be wrong with that?]

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[identity profile] art-of-fabulous.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Nothing's wrong with it. Not if you're working on a farm. That is what is expected of you there and even I can see the reasons by wearing something so... unrefined.

[You will never catch Rarity in a pair for jeans. Except on nightmare night. That was the only exception.]

In a clothing shop, it looks extremely unprofessional to wear something like that. So, I'm sorry Applejack, but if you want this job, then you can't go in dressing like the Clamponies. Jethro and Ellie Mare don't really appeal to the higher class customers.

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Jethro an-- [Tch!]

An' how should I look? All prim an' proper with my clothes pressed an' my hair done up? I'll tell you, Rarity. You can polish an apple 'til it shines like the sun, but that ain't gonna make it taste any better.

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[identity profile] art-of-fabulous.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Then why did you ask me about this job, Applejack? Because I really don't understand. If you are so unwilling to dress up nicely for a few hours, then why not look for something else?

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Well I--

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
I... reckon you got me, there. I'm just not used t'folks carin' about how I look.

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[identity profile] art-of-fabulous.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Rarity looks a bit more sympathetic.]

It's just apart of this shop's business, darling. One of their rules that they have stood by for a good long while. Most places in bigger cities have similar dress codes--even back in Equestria. The shops that I visited in Canterlot seemed to have very strict dress codes.

[She moves a bit closer to Applejack, places a hand on her shoulder and smiles.]

Just because you have to dress nice on occasion doesn't mean that you have to stop being Applejack. Despite what I may say sometimes, your cheerful, friendly attitude is really all that you need to draw people in. That isn't something that a dress code is going to ever change.

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
I... don't? Really?

[She blinks and looks at the floor.]

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
...Alright. I'll do it. But... you'll help me look good, right?

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[identity profile] art-of-fabulous.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Of course, darling. Why wouldn't I?

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... come t'think of it, you've prolly been waitin' a while t'do this.

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[identity profile] buckyouup.livejournal.com 2011-12-21 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh Rarity. AJ isn't sure if she should be annoyed or amused. With a light sigh, she shakes her head, before giving the former unicorn a light nudge. It feels a little awkward in a human body, but the sentiment is still there.]

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