Job application (Trappers)

Elix was Sleeping, it was n early day today but his shop did not open until a bit later then the other shops, he layed in his bed with his fron half hanging over the bed and the blanket over him, snoring lightly, not expecting anypony as they all know his store hours.

Hmm.. Clockwork said it would be around.. oh there it is!

Trapper smiled nervously and approached the shop, she tried the door but it was locked, she peered inside to find the store not yet open, so she debated for a moment in her mind about what to do before knocking on the door and waiting to see if any pony was home.

Elix fell out of bed and looked around groagy and headed down, blanket still drapped over him and answered the door, looking confused at the pony.

"uh Hi. I'm closed, come back in two hours when i'm awke and open. . . "

he obiously did not know her intentions and yawned tirelessly at her, about to close the door.

Oh please wait! I-i'm here for a job.

She put a hoof between the door and door frame taking a look at the dark purple pony with bed head, she smiled a little hoping he wasn't going to blow her off, she needed this job, doing the odd jobs about town was fun but just working in ponies gardens wasn't making her much.

If you just give me a few moments and take a look at what I have to offer I promise that it will be worth your time.

Her smiled broadened and she pushed back her mane which was slipping out of its bow quickly, she blushed and fixed it trying to hide the white streak in her mane.

He blinked at her and examined her, his eyes were glossy and lacked a pupil, some could explained as the eye of a blind pony, but he seemed to see just fine. he smiled and offered her in and got himself some tea, mixing in a potion into it before sipping it.

"alright, explain what you want to do for me and what makes you think your qualified?"

Well I was told that perhaps you have a hybrid plant somewhere in your possession? Well I do cross breeding, currently only with carnivorous plants..but I am a quick learn with plants, besides that I have a good amount of knowledge about plants such as night shade, poison joke,things like that, I have herb skills as well though not as wide ranging I can do collections maintenance and know about medicines that can be used to make the plant healthy.

She spoke quickly and gasped a little when she was done blushing a little and trying not to look at him directly, instead looking at the pattern on his tea cup pretending to be facinated, her ears were back as if she was afraid and she acted jittery shifting her weight a bit more frequently then most ponies did.

He nodded and sighed at her before drinking more of his tea

"sounds like you would be a perfect gardener, now before I can let you mess with a particular hybrid, i want to see your work and if i like it, you will be put into a interm state to see if you work well with my plants. "

he sighed and blinked as he looked at her, forcfully awake now.

"so any references to your skill?"

I don't have a reference, but I do have something that I think will give me some credit

What she pulled out was quite odd, it seemed to be a pitfall trap with a Venus fly traps teeth and "mouth" over the top of it insuring that no bug, or small creature could escape from its trap, it was large, about the size of Elixe's tea cup and appeared to be healthy if not a bit rumpled from being stuck in the bag on her side, she gently smoothed the leaves and moved more toward the window so that it could regain some nutrients before being put back into the bag.

This is my first successful hybrid, I bread it when I was still in school..

Elix studied the plant and smiled at its health and blinked before sipping his tea.

"nice work and if you say is true,amazing for a young filly. well i Assume you know how to care for normal plants? the green house on the left is normal plants, their is a chart on the door of the middle house as it houses my hybrids. the one on the right is were i keep dangerous plants, you can take care of them if you p to it but the plant in the back,, the one in the locked, black bos with tiny holes, is a dangerous hybrid and until you prove you can take care and handle the normal plants, you will not get the key to that plant in the box, got it?"

Sounds fine to me, I wouldn't want any pony messing with my hybrids either. I can start today if you can take me on, that would be preferable..I can also do other basic things around the store if you like, act as an assistant of sorts.

She smiled proudly at the compliment and gently put her plant back inside of her bag looking about the shop, it was neat and clean enough, but it must be hard for one pony to do all by themselves, she smiled at him now, quickly before looking away again, she watched his cup held up by magic, he was drinking quite a bit, she supposed that he was just one of those ponies who needed caffeine to get up properly.

"well then feel free to start and if you do a good job, you will be fully employed and some help may be thanked, now if you exuse me, I'm going to sleep for two more hours until we have to open."

He yawned and head back up stairs with his tea to get back in bed in the akward position he was when he awoke.

Alright.

Trapper headed out to the first green house, just as he had said there was basic plant life every where, she smiled a little to herself at least this wasn't going to be a hard job, she watered and fed as was needed for each plant, moving one or two about the green house so that they could get better light for themselves. By the time she was finished trimming and weeding she had a big spot of dirt on her nose, not that she minded being dirty was one of the best parts of working with plants.

When she got around to the second green house there an hour left, this was easier for her because of the list which she followed closely, she smiled examining all the hybrids with interest, comparing them to her own that was sitting in her bag, when this was done she looked rather like she was a green pony with brown spots all over, she took a moment to rest before her curiosity got the better of her.

She decided it wouldn't be too bad to just take a look in the third green house, just take a peek, the plant was locked up in a box anyway how bad could it be? she opened the third green house door as quietly as she could and peered inside, there was the black box, she sighed a little disappointing, but what had she expected? she closed the door and headed inside to do basic chores inside of the shop.

Elix woke up with a yawn and went to his closet and put on one of his black cloaks and headed down to the store level and check his clock on the wall, 15 minutes until he had to open up shop. he went into the kitchen and began to brew tea and smiled at Trappers.

"i take it your done with gardening? well nice to see somepony doing some basic chores. upstairs is a bathroom, feel free to bathe and wath the dirt off you."

he poured himself some tea and added more of the same vial of liquid into his tea before drinking it.

What dirt?

She looked up at him absently for a moment before taking a look at herself, she seemed surprised that she was so dirty, she watched him pour some kind of strange liquid into his tea and tilted her head, dumping the last pan of dirt into the garbage pail.

What is that you're pouring into your tea?..

She put away the cleaning supplies and headed to the stairs it would probably be best if she did wash off some otherwise the dirt she had just cleaned would be replaced by her own mess.

He chuckled as she seemed oblivious by the fact she was covered in dirt. he sipped his tea as she asked the question about what he was puring in his tea.

"its my medicine, why so courious about it anyway?"

he asked, which he dismissed as she headed up to bathe, probably realizing how dirty she must have been.

Well I need to know what kind of pony I am working for don't I?

She went upstairs and bathed quickly as she could coming back downstairs with wet and drooping tail and mane she had her ribbon tied around one of her legs now, she watched shyly as he delt with a customer before coming out and looking at him intrestedly, he wore a cape, which made her want to grab the back of it and flap it up and down.

Super pony..

She muttered quietly before looking around for another odd job smiling to herself.

Elix chuckled at her playful-ness and delt with his customers, letting her wander around to find odd jobs to do around the store, everytime she might walk by to see him, he always had a cup of tea near him with his medicine mixed in. he was writing down the customer's order and checking his selves of potions to see if he had one pre made,if not, he wrote down the ingredients needed and put them in a small pile.

"Its almost lunch Time Miss, you can stop cleaning or what ever and head out to lunch. if you keep this performance up, I'll hire you full time."

I will keep it up then, but I have to ask.. what condition do you have that makes you take medicine all day long? Should I perhaps learn how to make it as well in case of emergency.. if you take me on

She crossed to him standing beside him the urge to grab his cape and flap it was overwhelming, she stared at the cape, it was begging for it, she reached out..

He smiled and ruffled her hair before answering her question on his condition.

"I'm Mentally insane, my medicine keeps my mind at ease andlets me be Sane and I always have some. a vial and some tea can last me two weeks normally, but i may ask, what is your name?"

he asked her, his words were adnormally calm to be preoclaiming to be insane, but he walked to behind the counter and leviteted a sachel out and began to fill it with some empty vials, some potions and chemicals, a book, and a sack full of bits. he put it over his cloak and was ready to head out when she was.

My name is trapper, I don't think you're insane.

When he was packed she grabbed his cape and waved it about yelling SUPER PONY She giggled and blushed a little bit before letting the cape go, his cutie mark had caught her interest though so she lifted his cape again to get a better look.

Oh you have poison joke on your cutie mark! You are the only other pony i've met so far with a non flower plant cutie mark..

He rolled his eyes as she played with his cape andbegan to walk to walk out to lunch before expaining her couriosity.

"well I guess those skilled in Botamy are rare to find these days, though usually people notice the two vials then the plant itself."

he pointed out and slowed down so she was leading the way now.

"you know were the tea shop is in town?"

What does your cutie mark mean? Mine is sort of obvious... a Venus fly trap and all.

She shrugged and lead him off in a random direction hoping for the best wondering if what he said about botanists was true though she doubted it, her talent even if rare would be forever useless.

"well how i belive it represents is my alchemical skill focused on Posion Joke and its properties. the first sucessful potion I made was from posion joke and it essentially left my mind in a state of madness and chaos, but I used the same plant that made me go insane during one of my 'Order' episodes and created a temporary cure, which is my medicine today. the potions represent my mind and that the plant can be used for Chaos and Order."

he explained and let her lead the way, not minding getting lost in the town as he explains his mark.

Oh my.

She blinked surprised, that was quite complicated, as she lead him through the town she got more and more lost, finally when they were at the edge of town when she sat down blushing and rubbed the back of her head before admitting.

Okay, we're lost

he chuckled and ruffled her hair before turning her around.

"its okay, I knew you would, follow me and i'll get us to the tea shop."

he began to take lead and began to walk back to town, easily winding up in the center were all the shops and store could be seen. he smiled and motioned to the tea shop.

"I'll be there if you need me, feel free to have lunch anywere you like."