Behind the Counter

[sal-perri]

The drug store was closed. Well it was ten minutes away from being closed, but they hadn’t had a customer for the past hour. Sal was wiping the counter for the tenth time today, his hands needed something to occupy him until he could be out of the store and back on the streets looking for Daisy....

[mina-zhang]

"Bandages... At this hour really, Uncle?" Mina complained as she ran to the drug store. Her uncle Cho had cut himself moving some novelty knives into the store. And of course he would make his niece get him some new ones. She hoped that the place wasn't closed yet; the bandages at the apartment were harder to find. With a final sprint she pushed through the door. The place was still open, and the apparent owner or cashier was sitting down, facing away but completely aware of her presence. "Sir, do you have any bandages," she asked, still a bit out of breath.

[missgeorgiareed]

"Fabulous.." She leaned against her dressing room vanity removing some of that make up. It was always done heavier when she was on stage. It illuminated her cheeks and brought out her eyes more, but once she was back under nontheater lights she felt like she belonged in a brothel with the amount...

[mina-zhang]

Mina had some free time on her hands, and some extra money in her wallet. There was nothing else to do on a hot summer day; but a customer casually mentioned that there was a show going on at The Peabody. It beat staying at the apartment above the store organizing papers. 

She arrived a bit late and watched a young woman sing and dance her heart out. Several other performances followed and the Asian girl lost attention immediately.  Checking her watch, she saw that it was an hour and a half since the show started, and her legs were in desperate need of movement. She shuffled out of the row, and began to make her way to the bathroom, wherever it was. 

As she walked there, she here a familiar voice calling for assistance. Upon closer look, it was the young woman from the stage.  Quite the surprise. "Hey, what do you need help with?"

[mina-zhang]

It’s almost an hour to closing time, and The Silk Trade had been rather, empty, since lunch. While it was summer and semi-excusable, Mina was really hoping someone would just stop by to pass the time.

Ding! Dong! A bell rung as one lucky person opened the door. The young clerk...

[mina-zhang]

A centerpiece.. This would be easy. "We have a lot to offer - Handcarved bowls, glass figurines, and even got a porcelain plates.. But tell me, what are you interested in?" 

[mina-zhang]

The Sole Customer | Open

It's almost an hour to closing time, and The Silk Trade had been rather, empty, since lunch. While it was summer and semi-excusable, Mina was really hoping someone would just stop by to pass the time. 

Ding! Dong! A bell rung as one lucky person opened the door. The young clerk got up from her chair, and immediately perked up. "Hello. Welcome to The Silk Trade. How may I help you?"

[mina-zhang]

Rebellion | Self

Mina was always better working alone. Unless, people proved themselves to her, and this was rare. And when people tried to work with her, she rebelled. Even working for her Uncle Cho was a miniature rebellion - she tended to argue with her employer over little things. 

Two years ago, she lived in San Francisco with her mother and father. And they wanted her to work as a waitress at their restaurant. The idea repulsed her; it was below her. And her only option was to escape. Her uncle may have been wary of being her guardian; but that was only until she reached adulthood. 

An adult. At last she could be free. But freedom came with a price, and that was being a clerk at The Silk Trade. 

[prohibitionarchive]

Mina Zhang || FC: Malese Jow || Age: 19 || Clerk at The Silk Trade || Taken

+ traits: resourceful, determined, intelligent - traits: patronizing, resentful, sneaky

Mina has always had a strong sense of self, something that her uncle, Cho, has struggled with most of his life. She’s snotty, not only to Cho, but to the customers that frequent, and she can’t seem to care. Mina looks down on her uncle for his involvement with Daisy, often finding herself envious of the relationship that the two share. He may be in charge of her paychecks, but that doesn’t stop her from being a defiant little tattle tale when it comes to his drug dealings.

Family

- Cho Westin - Uncle

Connections

- Teresa Lepore - Catherine Adams - Pete Rizzoli

Status: - Class: Middle Class - Affiliation: Neutral