Page Source:
Date:
© 2003 Red Wolf %57%65%62 %44%65%73%69%67%6E — All rights reserved
Late Shift

Late Shiftby Red Wolf

Jennifer didn't mind the late night shift at the supermarket. It was mostly quiet, the bulk of customers were regulars she knew by name and any troublemakers faced the wrath of Bill, the ex-boxer shelf stacker.

"'lo, Spike." Jennifer automatically added a pack of Silk Cut to the milk and bread.

"Might want to have the morning crew see to the spill in aisle four." Spike paid for his purchases, winking as he left.

Jennifer had found a body out back six months earlier and knew the score. Having Spike as a regular kept the other undesirable customers at bay.
Jossverse Drabbles — challenge #126: 24 hour convenience stores

Published Babble Horde — 22.08.2005
Published Jossverse Drabbles — 22.08.2005
Published fanfiction.net — 31.08.2005
Published Forever Fandom — 31.08.2005
Published The Slayer's Fanfic Archive — 31.08.2005
Published The Bloody Awful Sandlot — 31.08.2005

Technorati Tags: | | | |

Comments

Hee! Cute! Nice to know that Spike's providing some public service on the side of their business! — via LiveJournal — posted by Jessica at 29.09.2005 15:15 AEST | #
It is damned inconvenient when your trip down the supermarket at 3:00am is interrupted by the plods dealing with a gnawed upin corpse, so I guess his civic duty is probably quite self-serving — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:15 AEST | #
Yay — scary customer Spike! This is very nice. This verse is a lovely place! — via LiveJournal — posted by rayne_y_daze at 29.09.2005 15:18 AEST | #
Many thanks. This verse seems to have a life of it's own and your challenge just added Spike killing vampires at the local all night supermarket — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:18 AEST | #
Having Spike as a regular kept the other undesirable customers at bay.

Trippy; this is really similar to a scene in the novel my guy and I wrote together. ::grins::

::sighs:: Too bad nobody can lend Spike to me; the upstairs neighbor's asking to have a little damage done. ::makes a mental note to take out my frustrations on a character:: supermarket — via LiveJournal — posted by IrishVampire13 at 29.09.2005 15:19 AEST | #
Taking out frustrations on a character always leads to good things. It's probably why writers don't turn to serial killing — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:20 AEST | #
Unless they're from a Stephen King tale — via LiveJournal — posted by IrishVampire13 at 29.09.2005 15:20 AEST | #
Ooh, bad Spike, eating the customers like that. But I'm sure a regular client who happened to be a hungry vamp would be a great crime deterrent!

It was nice to visit with the bleached one again — via LiveJournal — posted by Mommanerd at 29.09.2005 15:21 AEST | #
Spike isn't eating the customers, he's killing the vampires that have been eating the customers — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:22 AEST | #
Oh, I'm sorry! I obviously need to get brushed up on the London!verse.

I should have known Spike would be behaving — via LiveJournal — posted by Mommanerd at 29.09.2005 15:22 AEST | #
LOL, this is a terrific one! — via LiveJournal — posted by Jan at 29.09.2005 15:23 AEST | #
Thanks! Although I seem to be giving people the wrong impression with it — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:23 AEST | #
Spike, Silk Cut? :O — via LiveJournal — posted by Grandmum at 29.09.2005 15:24 AEST | #
I will have my John Constantine references — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:24 AEST | #
Of course, John Constantine! :D

::Mandy tries to look like she'd not just done a google search.::

Sorry, just thought Spike'd smoke something a bit more high tar and manly — via LiveJournal — posted by Grandmum at 29.09.2005 15:25 AEST | #
Nice twist there — always knew Spike would be a good look-out — via LiveJournal — posted by lillian morgan at 29.09.2005 15:32 AEST | #
He has his moments — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:32 AEST | #
::cracks up:: Yay Spike! Yay Jennifer for her total unconcern about casual murder (so long as it's people who would be mucking up her store) — via LiveJournal — posted by Elizabeth Culmer at 29.09.2005 15:33 AEST | #
Well, Spike is dispatching vampires who would otherwise be making more of a mess in the store. The curse of the drabble is I didn't get that point across — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:33 AEST | #
god, that's incredibly sexy. his powwweeerrr... ::gallops off to nearest supermarket, just incase:: — via LiveJournal — posted by Pheral at 29.09.2005 15:34 AEST | #
I can just see you dangling a foot off the ground in Big Bill's grip while you try to explain exactly why you were stalking through the supermarket at 3:00am with a giant vampire-hunting net — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:35 AEST | #
happens aaaall the time — via LiveJournal — posted by Pheral at 29.09.2005 15:35 AEST | #
::giggles:: Wow, that was an amazing 100 words. Spike was hilarious in this — via LiveJournal — posted by Chessie at 29.09.2005 15:36 AEST | #
Thanks! I seem to have conveyed the wrong idea about Spike to anyone not familiar with the London!verse. At least it still works both ways — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:36 AEST | #
ciggies, a cashier to flirt with and a nice spot of violence — Spike's perfect quick trip down the shops! — via LiveJournal — posted by Samsara at 29.09.2005 15:39 AEST | #
It does appear that way — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:39 AEST | #
Yikes! Hate to be the clean-up kid. Great drabble, so very real — via LiveJournal — posted by lostakasha at 29.09.2005 15:40 AEST | #
Thanks! — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:40 AEST | #
Great drabble! Having Spike as a regular customer might almost make the job bearable — via LiveJournal — posted by Sandra Strait at 29.09.2005 15:50 AEST | #
It might at that — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 29.09.2005 15:52 AEST | #
Lol, I gettit, that's good ^_^ — via fanfiction.net — posted by vanillagigglez at 20.10.2005 18:58 AEST | #
Spike is good at keeping the place safe. Loved it — via The Batpack — posted by Sarah Leathers at 20.10.2005 19:09 AEST | #
Both of them were great thanks for sharring — via The Batpack — posted by sablerose2 at 20.10.2005 19:10 AEST | #
Spike's much easier to get along with, now that he's learned saving the world can be fun. :-) — via fanfiction.net — posted by Mark at 20.10.2005 19:19 AEST | #
Post a Comment







Remember personal info?





Not all browsers automatically refresh. Please do not assume it's failed and hit Post again. We will just end up with multiple copies of your comment. Duplicates will be removed.