#bergen_county

A grunt nod ("Tolerates, at least")

"WHo are you thinking of hiring?" Tove asks "WHich boy? Not Dirk?" Worried

"No no... not Dirk. He'd mean well, but I don't need the legal situations that would arise from him trying even a soft sell" Jaymes says

"And you wouldn't want him handling the money or closing the store."

Nod.

Then he says "Thought about Zane. "

"Zane?" She raises a brow "Why not Jimmy, he's.. oh right, Piskie."

A FIRM nod , while the klepto kith is good for manythings, he's cautious about retail

"What about Lut or Tig?"

"Not anybody still in school."

OOC: Sorry, wrong set of twins in my brain 😮

BIC: "MM they've got their own mortal jobs when they're not thaning I thought" He ponders "maybe."

"Right, so who needs a mortal job?"

"I'll ask around" Tove volunteers. "I take it there is some protective instinct that has you reluctant to have a girl at the store?"

A sigh from him (Yes)

"Very well" She doesn't fight that.

"Hmph."

Shrug at her humph on his part.

A huff from Tove ("Fathers are like that, dear daughter o mine")

The huff more in sympathy to her than saying she approves of his restrictions.

"Or maybe a kinain?"

"I thought of Adam, but he has a job" He admits

A huff.

"No, hire an adult."

"Hire an adult, then you can be home at night."

"Mmm" BROW ("Seems unfair to whoever to be selfish like that")

Jaw-jut.

Tove Gapes ("It's not selfish, you'd be the boss! It's NORMAL")

"Whatever." Scowl.

Nose wrinkle from him ("maybe.")

Twobit picks up on the mood and barks at everyone because that will surely bring harmony!

Jaymes looks at the two ladies in his life, the two most important beings in his life "Would you like me to see if I could hire ...an adult, and stay home at night even if it might cut into our profits a bit?"

"I'm going to bed."

"That's a yes I think, Jaymes. it was Dagmar's idea. So of course she does. I do too."

Tove says

Jaymes moves near Dagmar and puts a hand on her shoulder, not to trap her, but to reassure, "Yes, yes i t is. I will look into it. I will."

Truth

She chews on a nail.

"Just.. I mean... you're working a lot..." Embarrassed now.

Tove nods at that.

Jaymes ponders then "I am. It's not to be away from you. You know that right?"

"Because we need money."

"Mmm " A look to Tove, then back t oher "Maybe I am ...over reaching in that. How about I close up earlier on week nights?"

"Until I get help" He adds

Chewing on her cuticles.

"Sorry."

"Sorry. Shouldn't have said anything."

"No no, sometimes your dad can be a bit..slow to catch on," Jaymes says "Hard head, runs in the family- sorry about that" Gentle smile

And then he hugs her, "I like spending time with you too"

Not grunted. He used whole words. And it was true.