Golden Oak Bookstore + Internet Cafe

Located inside a large tree in Sector 006 is the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe. Come relax in the friendly and comfortable atmosphere while you eat, drink or shop for books. Or you can have a seat at any open computer or play table top games in the back. All are welcome! Affiliated with Citta Alveare. Run by Twilight Sparkle. Music found here

[cittagoldenoak]

@cagedtactician

Name: Robin

Age: Possibly between 21-24 years?

Housing: U-4

Position: Cashier / Shelf Stocker

Why would you like to work here?: Nothing gets me more excited than a few good books. I’ll do my best to make sure the customer leaves satisfied.

Anything else?: Thank you for your time and consideration.

        “Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe, Robin! If you’re excited by books, I’m sure you’ll love it here!”

[cittagoldenoak]

@diviinehecrt

Name: Rarity

Age: I shall be turning twenty in August

Housing: M-1/District Alpha

Position: Sales Associate

Why would you like to work here?: Why, Twilight, you couldn’t possibly have thought that I wouldn’t want to help out around the city, now could you? Consider this a form of paying you back for being so generous to Opal and myself. Besides, I have much to learn about this city we’re stuck in and wouldn’t a library be the best place to learn more about it? I’ve got to keep my skills sharp if I want to run another boutique here, after all!

Anything else?: Nothing really, but I do expect you to accept at least a quarter of my payment for for being so generous. No ‘if’s or 'but’s about it!

        “Oh, Rarity! I’m so happy you’ll be joining everypony here! And...really, it wasn’t that big of a deal, I’m always happy to help out my friends. While that gesture is extremely generous and kind, you really don’t have to do that. If you really insist, however, I’m just going to keep it safe to fund your future boutique and I’d be more than happy to help in setting that up with you. Anyway, welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe! I really hope you’ll like it here!”

[cittagoldenoak]

Job Application

@maidensbunraku

Name: Alice Margatroid

Age: 23

Housing: Apartment T-4

Position: Sales Associate / Baker (Alternating shifts, if possible?)

Why would you like to work here?: The atmosphere of this bookstore seems pleasant to work in. The cafe is a nice touch, too. A job that I could enjoy is quite ideal, and this bookstore really appeals to me.

Anything else?: I’m more versed with grimoires, honestly… Oh, but I’m rather good at multitasking.

        “Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe, Alice! I’ll be sure to put you on alternating shifts and I hope you’ll enjoy working here with all of us!”

[cittagoldenoak]

@petxlsoflife

[Thankfully this is written and not an in-person interview, otherwise Twilight Sparkle would be getting even more two word answers. And despite Ib’s young age, the writing is surprisingly readable.]

Name: Ib

Age: 9

Housing: District Zeta

Position: Shelf Stocker

Why would you like to work here?: …I need an allowance. I don’t have any money with me, so I can’t buy food or winter clothes. I know I’m a kid, but I can learn quickly and I’m great at figuring out stuff. And I want to learn more words.

Anything else?: I don’t know what a “Dewey Decimal System” is… If I get hired, can you explain that please, m'am?

        “Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe, Ib! Of course I’ll explain it to you. I’d me more than happy to help you with anything you need.”

[cittagoldenoak]

@snarkest

Name: Noah

Age: 19

Housing: Y-6

Position: Shelf Stocker

Why would you like to work here?: What is there to say? I like books. I also need a job. Emphasis on need. You don’t understand. I think I’m the only person in my apartment who can get a job. Two of these people still play with cards. And one of them is a pony. (This part has been very heavily scratched out. You wonder why.) Needless to say, I have no one to mooch off of anymore. 

Anything else?: I’m heavily qualified for this job. I have a high school diploma and I’ve memorized the Dewey Decimal System. You’d also appreciate an employee who has opposable thumbs. By the way, if anyone mentions it, I have never been on a reality show. I just look like someone who has. I know. Weird. I’ll also buy several of your stock if I see something nice, which isn’t going to happen if you don’t hire me. Thanks.

        “I’m...not sure what a reality show is but I’ll certainly keep that in mind. But welcome to the Golden Oak bookstore and Internet Cafe, Noah! We’re glad to have you on board.”

[cittagoldenoak]

Application

@pathwaytothefuture

Application Form:

Name: Makie Kobayashi

Age: 14

Housing: Apartment A-6

Position: Sales Associate, Cashier, Shelf Stocker, Information Desk

Why would you like to work here?: It’s a bookstore and a cafe, my two favorite places!

Anything else?: I work as a Librarian at Citta Academy and I attend classes. Other than that I have more than enough energy to spare for the work. Then again who wouldn’t do anything for books?

        “Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet cafe, Makie! I hope it can be as thrilling here as it is working for a library!”

[cittagoldenoak]

application

@aterriblesouvenir

Name: Satori Komeiji

Age: 18 ( look she has no canon age, ok so )

Housing: Utsuho Reiuji’s house, sector oo6

Position: Sales associate / information desk

Why would you like to work here?: I don’t believe I need to prove to you how much I enjoy working with books, do I? 

Anything else?: ( ur a nerd xoxoxo )

        “Oh, of course you don’t! I trust you’ll enjoy working here, I hope. Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet cafe, Satori! I’m so happy to have you here, I hope you’ll love it as much as I do.”

[cittagoldenoak]

Job Application

@thegentleidealist

Name: Lloyd Irving

Age: 18

Housing: Beta, in the tunnels

Position: barista

Why would you like to work here?: I’m new to the city and would love to see and try new things, plus I love coffee and working with others! I enjoy putting smiles on others’ faces and seeing them light up, and nothing does that better than coffee! 

Anything else?: I have good communication skills, basic knowledge of coffee (though not with espresso machines), and fantastic teamwork and leadership skills!

      “Welcome to the city, Lloyd! And Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet cafe, as well! I hope we can make your stay here brighter, even if it’s not the most opportune situation we all find ourselves in. If you ever need help, I and the rest of the staff here will be more than willing to help out!”

[cittagoldenoak]

YOU WILL NOT REGRET HIRING ME.

@anguis-novum 

Application Form:

Name: Calpernia. I am without a surname. 

Age: 25

Housing: … District Delta

Position: Bookstore Manager

Why would you like to work here?: There are two reasons I would like to be employed at your shop. First, I am an excellent…manager. I have successfully…managed…armies of loyal men and women. My name became their battle cry, my cause their dogma. Every life has value and the potential for greatness – THUS your employees will be treated as such. I will make them realize their inner power and their incredible propensity for…handling books. Er. SECOND, I am  an avid reader with great respect for the written word. I have studied and maintained countless tomes and I would like to continue expanding my repertoire. 

Anything else?: Will I be allowed personal access to your libraries? I thank you, small horse.

        Wow, this woman was pretty intense. It reminded her of someone. “Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe, Calpernia! If you’re as experienced as you say you should fit right in! We even have two other princesses, not including myself, that I know of. We’ll look forward to your expert management and you’re more than welcome to peruse the books here.”

[analyticalprincess]

Golden Oak for the Holidays

     Before her stood the large tree that held her new book store. Honestly, seeing it here made her incredibly happy and brought a very important, dearly missed part of Ponyville to the Hive for her. She’d been so glad that her friends had brought the roots of the old Golden Oak Library to her castle, but she didn’t have her castle here and this helped her feel more at ease. Honestly, she spent a lot of her time here since it just felt like home.

     It was time to bring a holiday cheer to it though. With everything else taking on a Christmas theme, Twilight decided she should put her own spin on it. With a list of traditional Christmas decorations and said decorations sprawled out before her, she went to work. It was a big job, but she would always have her friends and co-workers to help out if she needed it. For now, she used her levitation and her own two hoofs and mouth to put up decoration after decoration until the outside of the tree was wrapped thoughtfully in lights and tinsel accented by red bows.

     Inside and out would be decorated according to a careful schematic she’d planned out for some days now. Thought and research were put into dressing the place up for the human holiday coming up yet she retained her own traditions and mixed Christmas with influences of Hearth’s Warming. The establishment was owned by ponies, but it was a place where everyone was welcome and it brought joy to her heart that her little store was already a safe place and mixed among so many different cultures and worlds. So she would give back and she would combine the holidays of the world’s she knew about.

     With help from her mentor and co-owner, as well as her number one assistant, it took Twilight a while to collect everything and put it up. She’d started in the early morning, working until she’d run out of levitation for the day and moving on to manual labour. But as the day moved on and she worked in quiet, everything came together perfectly. Well, almost, there was certainly many incidents with broken ornaments and tangled tinsel and garland but the little set backs and annoyances weren’t what these holidays were about, right?

     As the city’s sky began to darken, the small alicorn stood at the front of her store and waited. Honestly, she was exhausted at this point but she was used to overextending herself and it would be so worth it. Plug was shoved into the outlet as the stars came out, lighting up the entire tree with holiday cheer. And for the finishing touch, placed upon a makeshift hearth on the main floor were small, handmade dolls of each of the employees; a tradition from her own world.

[cittagoldenoak]

@diligentkouhai

Name: Aiichiro Nitori

Age: 18

Housing: Sector 4 - Daylen Amell Mansion

Position: Floor manager

Why would you like to work here? I need to make a living in this city, and this place is lovely. I love books too, so I think would be good for my spirit too. So I’d be happy in work hard for you all!

Anything else? Just… thanks for the opportunity, I think!

      “Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe, Aiichiro Nitori! I hope you’ll enjoy working here with everypony else. And there’s definitely plenty of books here to keep you happy for quite some time.”

[cittagoldenoak]

@mmadotsuki

The following is written in half-neat, half-messy scrawl one would expect from a young child; as though Madotsuki was falling asleep halfway through filling it out.

Application Form:

Name: Madotsuki

Age: I don’t know? I know I’m not eighteen, but not nine years old, either. So, most likely somewhere in between that.

Housing: A-1. Willing to take transportation on a daily or semi-weekly basis to work.

Position: Information Desk, Sales Associate

Why would you like to work here?: I’ve read a wide variety of books and I know how to recommend people to certain genres or authors they’re looking for; I know how to organize books quickly and accurately, the Dewey Decimal System is of second nature to me, and I’m bored and lonely.

Anything else?: I have a stutter; would that get in the way of my wanted position(s)?

      “It shouldn’t be a problem at all! And honestly, if anyone has a problem with it, I will personally talk to them for you. Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe, Madotsuki! I hope you’ll enjoy working with all of us here.”

[cittagoldenoak]

@genesismaiden

Name: Misaki Tokura Age: 19 Housing: Sector 6 [Aichi’s house] Position: Shelf Stocker and/or Informational Desk Why would you like to work here?: I’ve been looking for a library aboveground for some time, more reading material and getting to see what there is that you’ve gathered, as well as help keep it organized. Plus it’ll be a nice quiet place to escape to when the city has one of it’s… moments. Anything else?: I’ve photographic memory so that’ll help keep track of everything I’ve had involvement with; retrieve books and whatnot much easier.

      “Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe, Misaki! You sound extremely qualified for the job and I just can’t wait to work with you! We definitely don’t mind you retiring from the chaos of the city here, even if you’re not working. The Golden Oak will always be a safe haven for all citizens!”

[cittagoldenoak]

@captivefighter

Name: Aichi Sendou Age: 17 Housing: House in Sector 6 Position: Barista Why would you like to work here?: Your establishment is bright, cheerful and it looks like lots of fun. I’d like to help out wherever I can, and working in a tree with everyone sounds very exciting! Anything else?: If I can join the team, I hope we can all work together well!

      “Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe, Aichi! I’m so glad you like our establishment, I hope you’ll like working here just as much! And I can personally say it’s very fulfilling to work in a tree with all your friends.”

[cittagoldenoak]

@thecrimsontrinity

Name: Toshiki Kai Age: 18 Housing: Sector 6, Aichi’s house Position: Baker Why would you like to work here?: Seems like a nice place, it’s got charm. I’m looking to gain more experience working and help out if it ever gets too busy. Anything else?: Not that I can think of.

      “Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe! I hope you’ll enjoy working with us all here! I know we’ll be glad to have you on board.”

[cittagoldenoak]

@edogawaconantanteisan

Name: Conan Edogawa

Age: 7…technically, but uh, there is more to that story.

Housing: M-1 in District Alpha

Position: I am open to working whatever is needed, but I would prefer something dealing with books more if possible? Something like the Shelf Stocker or at the Informational Desk.

Why would you like to work here?: Well, I love books. Also, I feel I would be able to help out with er… thumb related tasks.

Anything else?: No, but if I am accepted, I very much look forward to working with you.

      “Welcome to the Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe, Conan! We can certainly let you have alternating shifts of shelf stocker and informational desk! I look forward to working with you, as well! It’s always great to have fellow book lovers here!”

[cittagoldenoak]

@ponyinthemoon

Name: Princess Luna

Age: Many

Housing: District Zeta The Park in Sector 6

Position: Sales Associate

Why would you like to work here?: You did not think I would allow myself to be the only pony not lending a hoof, now did you Twilight? I…admit my experience lies more with diplomatic treaties and magic than bookstores, but the Canterlot library was quite extensive. In addition I have ruled over a kingdom with my sister for many years and stopped countless threats to Equestria. How difficult can working in a store truly be?

Anything else?: I also require a list of all books published within the last 1000 years. If I am to be of any use it is imperative that I read them.

      “Oooh! The Canterlot library! I miss it so much, it’s been so long since I’ve even been there! I’m sure you’ll pick things up quickly and I’d be more than happy to write up my own research for you. I’ll be working on that dissertation! Of course, you’re hired! So, welcome to Golden Oak Bookstore and Internet Cafe, Princess Luna!” She couldn’t turn this one down, even if she wanted to.