Sairus always arrived first. The loud diesel truck he drove always announced his incoming near half a mile away. He parked the black 4x4 at one of many empty spaces at the storefront. He spotted Owen standing near the front door and his brows raised. He leaned back in seat for a few moments and watched the other man, scratching distractedly at the scruff on his jaw. He drained the last of his own convenience store coffee from its Styrofoam cup before he opened the door and stepped out of the vehicle. He was dressed similarly to the other man, jeans though his were worn and ripped at one knee. Blue flannel over a white tank and boots. Blonde hair had been pulled to the top of his head in a haphazard bun.
“I’m guessing she hired you,” Sairus observed when he was close enough to be heard without raising his voice. He stepped onto the porch and past Owen, fingers sifting through a ring of keys to find the one he was looking for. “Can’t say I’m surprised.” He stuck a key into the lock, as he spoke. Though he didn’t seem to be speaking to Owen specifically, until he turned around. He had to yank at the faulty door harder than should have been necessary to pry it open. “Jules has always had a soft spot for..” Sai trailed and paused, strangely golden eyes dropped from Owen’s face to Odin at his feet and then back again. “Well, a soft spot for everything I suppose.” Sai shrugged, disappearing inside the building and leaving it open for Owen to follow. Despite a comment on what could have been Jules’ obvious naivete, Sai seemed content to trust her judgement.
His words weren’t meant as an insult. Sairus was in the habit of saying whatever came to mind when he bothered to speak of at all. He often left it up for those around him to interpret his meaning. Which, unsurprisingly did not always go well for him.
“Name’s Sairus, by the way,” he said, moving through the shop and turning on lights. He didn't stop to shake hands with what was technically his new employee. Sai was co-owner of the kennel, but he was content to let Jules take all the responsibility and any work that didn’t involve playing with dogs all day. Playing with dogs being only a brief summation of his actual duties. “Jules won't come around for another hour or so,” he explained, but had no intention of revealing why that might be.
Sai moved behind the counter, turning the computer one for Jules when she arrived. Opening a drawer he produced a pad of sticky notes, dropping it on the surface with a dull tap. Finding a pen seemed to be the harder part of his current mission. Which was fine, since he was mostly wasting time, waffling back and forth on whether he should try to find more out about Owen or leave that to his partner. “Where are you from?” he ventured, eventually figuring that it was in her best interest if he tried to take an interest in the stranger. “How long have you been in town?”
“I’m guessing she hired you,” Sairus observed when he was close enough to be heard without raising his voice. He stepped onto the porch and past Owen, fingers sifting through a ring of keys to find the one he was looking for. “Can’t say I’m surprised.” He stuck a key into the lock, as he spoke. Though he didn’t seem to be speaking to Owen specifically, until he turned around. He had to yank at the faulty door harder than should have been necessary to pry it open. “Jules has always had a soft spot for..” Sai trailed and paused, strangely golden eyes dropped from Owen’s face to Odin at his feet and then back again. “Well, a soft spot for everything I suppose.” Sai shrugged, disappearing inside the building and leaving it open for Owen to follow. Despite a comment on what could have been Jules’ obvious naivete, Sai seemed content to trust her judgement.
His words weren’t meant as an insult. Sairus was in the habit of saying whatever came to mind when he bothered to speak of at all. He often left it up for those around him to interpret his meaning. Which, unsurprisingly did not always go well for him.
“Name’s Sairus, by the way,” he said, moving through the shop and turning on lights. He didn't stop to shake hands with what was technically his new employee. Sai was co-owner of the kennel, but he was content to let Jules take all the responsibility and any work that didn’t involve playing with dogs all day. Playing with dogs being only a brief summation of his actual duties. “Jules won't come around for another hour or so,” he explained, but had no intention of revealing why that might be.
Sai moved behind the counter, turning the computer one for Jules when she arrived. Opening a drawer he produced a pad of sticky notes, dropping it on the surface with a dull tap. Finding a pen seemed to be the harder part of his current mission. Which was fine, since he was mostly wasting time, waffling back and forth on whether he should try to find more out about Owen or leave that to his partner. “Where are you from?” he ventured, eventually figuring that it was in her best interest if he tried to take an interest in the stranger. “How long have you been in town?”
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