Temp. Position (M)

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*~Temporary Employment~*
Rank: D
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 1
Description: A common lower ranked mission, one of the many business owners of Kusagakure has hit a shortage of employees. Often relying on the genin of the village to fill in, they pay high wages for such short notice help. This request comes from the owner of a tea shop who had a waitress fall ill the day before. He requires someone to fill in taking orders and pouring tea!
How to complete: Take 5 orders and fill them correctly. This should take 3 posts.
Pay: 600

The tea shop that Kakan was to work at was no different than most restaurants. The bar, where he'd mainly be serving tea, was large enough to seat at least fifteen people, and the rest of the place was decorated in flowers, as well as pictures of the owner and their family throughout the years.

Kakan was standing behind the main bar, speaking with a woman about 5' 3" tall, silver gray hair pulled back into a bun. "I'm going to be in the back, counting inventory and keeping the tea at the ready for you. All you have to do is serve it and make sure that everyone is happy." She spoke, a smile on her face. "You'll do fine, young man... But, could you take the robe off? It looks kind of strange to wear one of those in-doors."

"I'm sorry, ma'am, but this is the clothing choice of my family. It would be a disgrace to remove it." Kakan said, hoping that excuse would be alright.

"That's fine, just take care of the customers. And, thank you for coming on such short notice..." She said, laboring around the corner to make a count on all of her inventory, as well as prepping a few kettles of tea to heat up.

As she left, a couple walked into the tea shop, walking hand in hand, only releasing each other's hand to sit down. "An Oolong and a Dragon, please." The man spoke, Kakan nodding and grabbing two decorative cups and filling one with Oolong, the other with Dragon tea. Each tea had its own color and aroma, these two being very bitter smelling when they mixed together in the air.

Placing the two drinks in front of them, Kakan took their money and put the ryo in a small box, giving the couple a smile. "If you need anything else, just let me know." They nodded to him and began to talk amongst themselves, Kakan noticing another person coming in behind them. This was going to be an interesting afternoon...

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It was nearly noon, and he had made over fifty cups of tea and no telling how much ryo. While he attended to another customer, one wanting a Dark Leaf tea, Kakan turned to see the owner standing beside him, the tea already in a cup in her hand. Taking the cup and nodding his thanks, Kakan took the patron's money and set the money in the same money drawer he had used all morning, the drawer filling up as the day went by.

"You're working awful hard... Are you sure you don't need a break?" The owner asked, taking a few orders herself as she was standing beside him talking.

"No, ma'am. I'm just fine. Being a shinobi, I have to have a harder endurance than most people do for things." Kakan said, not trying to be proud but just stating it plainly. With another Oolong tea going to a customer, Kakan walked to the back and poured some fresh Oolong into a black pot, taking the pot up front and setting it on a small gas burner, letting the flames keep the tea warm as he began to take more orders.

"Even the best of us need a break, you know that right?" She asked, curious as to his reply.

"I do know that, but this isn't a hard task. I'm sure you still need to count some inventory or something, right? I've got the front end here. Just take care of what you need to." Kakan said, trying to keep his disrespect to a minimum.

"I'm actually done. Normally, Lenora doesn't even handle the front by herself, she manages to barely scrape by for the pay I give her. I let her still work here, though, because she needs the job. And, she always shows up for work." She said, flashing a smile at Kakan. "You're very dexterous, you know that? Most kids your age can't even manage to pour tea without spilling it, and you're pouring two full pots at once without losing focus on either cup." She said, Kakan not even noticing that he was doing that. It was strange to hear complements from her, but it was kind of nice.

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With the daylight beginning to fade, not entirely but indicating to those within that it was nearing evening, Kakan began to see a less number of customers coming in.

"Black Dragon." A customer said, Kakan not taking notice of their features as he began to scrounge around for something that looked similar to what he said. The bottom of the list of teas had a mixture chart. A black dragon was a combination of black coffee with chai tea and Oolong. Going to the back, he turned each of the pots and looked for a black coffee kettle, finding it at the last burner in the back. Pouring that into the cup and some chai, Kakan stirred the tea adding a small bit of Oolong for that desired aroma that the mixing chart called for.

Taking the tea back to the man, he left a small bill on the bar, taking his tea with him and disappearing out the door. As the man left, Kakan began to notice what time it was. He had only an hour or so until the tea shop would be closing. She hadn't given him any instructions on clean up just yet, so he could only wipe down the bar as people left and keep the main area clean.

With the last of the customers gone, Kakan went to the back of the shop to see a note from the owner.

-"Don't worry about cleaning up in the back, just make sure that the front of the shop looks clean. You've done me a great bit of help, young man, so take this note as my approval to be paid. I do hope you come by sometime in the future for some tea."

Nice old woman... Though, she was a bit odd. Most older people looked down at people of his age, but she viewed him as an equal..

With the note, he'd be off to the front, doing a final wipe down of the area and setting off for the main atrium in the mansion, ready to turn in his mission.

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