phew! at least i still got to make somewhat of an artwork while ive been busy! traditional art keeping me creative while im still finishing up my senior year 💔💔
As the sun rose the next day, the twins were up and getting ready for their first day of work. They decide to skip breakfast, something they do quite often, and head straight to the store. Once they get there they get out of the car and start walking to the door.
“I wonder what our coworkers will be like,” Roman says in a slightly excited tone. “I hope they’ll be nice!”
“I’m sure they’ll be fine. If any of them are rude to you though, I won’t let them get away with it,” Remus reassures his twin.
The shorter sibling smiles brightly, “Thanks! The same goes for you!”
The older twin nods and opens the front door of the store for both of them. They walk inside and walk to the cash registers. As they get there, the two of them see three other employees standing there. They recognize Virgil as one of them.
“Excuse me?” Remus calls out to them once they're in front of the cash registers.
“Oh, you guys are here,” Virgil smiles and turns to his coworkers. “These are the new employees, Theseus and Perseus.”
Virgil points at them as he introduces them, the twins each giving a small wave in return.
A tall boy with pale skin, pastel blue hair, and round glasses smiles brightly and waves back, “How fun, it’s been a while since we’ve had new people! It’s nice to meet you both! My name is Patton!”
“Well, as Virgil said my name is Perseus and this is my younger twin Theseus.”
Roman smiles, “Hi. It’s lovely to meet you. Oh, and I go by they/them pronouns.”
Patton nods, “Cool! I’ll make sure to remember that. I go by he/him,” He then gestures to the third employee. “Anyway I’ll let Logan introduce himself.”
“I’m Logan, like Patton said. I go by he/him and they/them pronouns,” Logan—who has black hair, dark brown eyes behind square-shaped glasses, and who appears to be the same height as Patton—steps forward as they introduce themselves.
“Nice to meet you,” Remus responds with an amused smile on his face, intrigued by the way the slightly shorter teen presented themselves.
Logan’s body language was uptight and cold, slightly intimidating even. Yet, their outfit reflected a more creative and free spirited personality. They’re wearing a white shirt with a sun, similar to the one on a tarot card, in the middle, a light orange-brown jacket, and black sun and moon pants. He also has an astrology necklace and a moon earring. Their clothes indicating that the teen is into the spacecore aesthetic.
Patton’s outfit on the other hand can be described as a classic example of light academia. He’s wearing a beige blouse with a brown sweater vest underneath and high waisted brown plaid pants. To top off his outfit he’s wearing a brown belt, silver earrings, and some gold rings.
Both of their styles were vastly different to that of Virgil’s alternative, modern grunge and punk style. Virgil was currently wearing black and purple split colored pants. His oversized My Chemical Romance shirt tucked into his pants as well as his black long sleeve shirt underneath. He also has a spiked choker and chain necklace on. It was interesting to twins to see such different styles of clothing in one place and they loved it.
“Our other coworkers are in the back, in the storage room, if you want to meet them,” Virgil informs them.
The twins nod and they walk to said room. When they get inside they see yet another familiar face as well as one unfamiliar face.
“Jan?” Remus calls out to his friend, “You work here?”
The other turns at hearing her name. She was currently wearing a long sleeved black lace dress with a high low skirt. She’s also wearing a corset, pentagram necklace, and fishnet leggings. Her makeup is mostly black with exaggerated eyeliner and eyeshadow.
She smiles and walks over to them, “Yeah, I’m glad to see you two again. Are you guys the new employees?”
Roman blushes slightly and avoids looking at Janus as they nod, “Yup, we are. Also, I like your outfit. You look nice.”
Remus can’t help but smile softly. He knows his twin like the back of his hand, so it’s easy for him to notice that Roman has a crush on Janus. This was actually a realization he made back when they lived with the goth, but he won’t say anything. He wants Roman to come to terms with their emotions on their own, afterall he wants his sibling to experience actual love.
“Thanks, you look nice too,” Janus responds with a smile, making Roman blush more.
Suddenly, the other teen that was in the room with them walks over, “Hey, sorry to interrupt but I couldn’t help but overhear that you two work here now?”
The twins look over at the stranger. The teen is tall, taller than Logan yet shorter than Remus. Their tan skin nicely compliments his short dark brown hair. Their eyes are hidden behind sunglasses, making it impossible to see their eye color. They’re wearing a coffee brown skirt with a matching cropped sweater vest. Under the vest they have a black long sleeved blouse. For accessories they have a brown beret and a black pendant necklace. They’re outfit seeming like a darker version of Patton’s.
Roman smiles and nods, “Yeah! My name is Theseus and this is my older twin Perseus. What’s your name?”
“Remy,” they say with a smirk. “You guys have really cool names. I’ve never heard those names before, except for when Jan and Logan are talking about mythology or whatever.”
The younger twin chuckles slightly, “Thanks. Oh and I go by they/them pronouns.”
Remy nods and runs a hand through their hair, “Good to know. Feel free to use whatever pronouns you want for me. I don’t really care.”
Remus hums, “Alright. Also, I like your outfit. It looks cool.”
“Thank you.”
“So,” Janus rejoins the conversation, “Have you both met everyone else?”
The taller twin thinks for a bit before shrugging, “I don’t know. We’ve met Virgil, Logan, and Patton at the front.”
“Then you’re only missing Emile,” Remy says, “She’s probably restocking some stuff. I’ll go get her.”
“Hey Jan?” Remus speaks in somewhat of a whisper once the other teen leaves the room, “Why is Remy wearing sunglasses? Especially inside?”
“Oh yeah, he has dry eyes so his eyes can get really sensitive to light,” Janus explains, “He doesn’t wear them all the time though, since he has medication. Plus he just likes wearing them.”
The twins nod, “Thanks for telling us.”
The three of them continue to talk for about 5 minutes or so before Remy comes back. With them is a short girl, who is only an inch or so taller than Roman. Her skin is fair with a pink undertone. Her round gold colored glasses almost match her short wavy blonde hair. One of the more noticeable features of the teen however are her stunning pacific blue eyes. Her outfit consisted of a sky blue long sleeved shirt tucked into a pastel pink skirt. Under the collar of her shirt, a pink tie is tied into a bow. She’s also wearing some white knee long stockings with pastel pink bows on them. Finally she has some heart earrings on.
“Hi!” She walks over with them and shakes their hands, “My name is Emile! I go by she/her pronouns. It’s lovely to meet you both!”
Roman shakes her hand back with a smile, “Lovely meeting you too! My name is Theseus. I go by they/them pronouns.”
“Perseus. He/Him,” the other twin answers relatively quickly, not really feeling much of an immediate connection to Emile.
Emile hums, “So, do you know who’s training you both yet? Or no?”
“No, we don’t,” Roman answers with a small shrug, “Who should we go ask to train us?”
“I don’t mind doing so,” Janus offers, “I mean, I much rather do than restock.”
Remus nods with an excited smirk on his face, “That works for me!” He turns to his sibling, “Are you okay with that too, Theseus?”
They take an unnoticeable deep breath to try and overcome the sudden wave of nervousness that hit them before nodding, “Yeah, that works for me.”
“Come on then.”
Janus leads them toward the front of the store. She shows them how to work the cash register. She also shows them how everything else works such as how to do refunds, take off the safety tags, discounts, and gift cards. After she finishes showing them everything at the front, she takes them through a mini tour of the store. Showing them every aisle and what is located on each of them. Then she shows them how everything is organized in the back. Finally, she shows them how to clean any spills or deal with any sort of emergencies.
By the time Janus is done training Remus and Roman, there’s an hour or two left of work so they practice checking stuff out and bagging the items.
Finally as the day ends, the twins say goodbye to their new coworkers, clock out, and head home. As soon as they get home, the two start getting ready for bed, tired from how much they learned that day. Both of them fall asleep smiling though, each of them excited to go to work again tomorrow.
