Atomic Landing: A Short Story
As he checked the cracked face of his iPhone for the twentieth time in as few minutes, he read: 9:58PM. "Just two more minutes." He thought. "Then I can kick these freeloaders out." He didn't REALLY think of his customers as freeloaders. In fact, it was his customers that made his shop, "Atomic Landing" so great. The sense of community where everyone felt free to do as they wanted and be themselves had made it a hub for nerds of all intensities. Of course, it was only the ones that were the largest nerds that hung out right until close, forcing him to get a bit more gruff than the normally laid-back 6' 2" male normally was.
Even at his most forceful, though, he was barely intimidating. His height, while substantial, was supported by a lithe …show more content…
A black 'Atomic Landing' shirt where his logo was displayed in neon red clung tightly to his core. His snug, dark washed blue jeans finishing out the rest of his thin silouhette pulled tightly over some converse high tops.
He leaned over his glass display case, atop which also sat the register, to gaze across the large, thickly stocked room. His shop was actually quite impressive. He was proud of it. He had gone to a local business college right out of high school and worked his ass off in order to be prepared to achieve his dream of a shop. It occupied a rather large corner of a strip mall in an up and coming part of town. In the front, where he sat behind the display case register, were the collectors items that he dare not leave out on the floor.
Stacks of rare magic the gathering cards, collector's action figures still in the box, and some old, still sleeved comic books worth a pretty penny, all displayed immaculately. Right across from him in the front of the store, were the boardgames. Starting with the most popular and notable such as Risk, Axis and Allies and Settlers of Catan. He felt bad about displaying these "kids' games" up front, but come christmas time and birthdays, families that would never set foot in his shop come in droves to buy these notable games. Gotta make a living,
Even at his most forceful, though, he was barely intimidating. His height, while substantial, was supported by a lithe …show more content…
A black 'Atomic Landing' shirt where his logo was displayed in neon red clung tightly to his core. His snug, dark washed blue jeans finishing out the rest of his thin silouhette pulled tightly over some converse high tops.
He leaned over his glass display case, atop which also sat the register, to gaze across the large, thickly stocked room. His shop was actually quite impressive. He was proud of it. He had gone to a local business college right out of high school and worked his ass off in order to be prepared to achieve his dream of a shop. It occupied a rather large corner of a strip mall in an up and coming part of town. In the front, where he sat behind the display case register, were the collectors items that he dare not leave out on the floor.
Stacks of rare magic the gathering cards, collector's action figures still in the box, and some old, still sleeved comic books worth a pretty penny, all displayed immaculately. Right across from him in the front of the store, were the boardgames. Starting with the most popular and notable such as Risk, Axis and Allies and Settlers of Catan. He felt bad about displaying these "kids' games" up front, but come christmas time and birthdays, families that would never set foot in his shop come in droves to buy these notable games. Gotta make a living,