Joy's First Day pt. 2
by @anotherwvba
Monday, 9:56am
“Miss Swan?” A middle-aged man in a suit stepped out of a small conference room, Joy close behind, “Joy’s wrapped up all her new hire paperwork and is ready to go.”
“Excellent, Zach,” an easy smile crossed Melodie’s features as she stood. “Ow… we really need to get new chairs for the waiting rooms around here. These are stiff as a board.”
“You’ll have to take that up with Gabby,” Zach chuckled. “Something about proper posture and other stuff he said in French. I don’t know.” Zach then looked to Joy, “Now, Miss Pesca, be sure to log onto the company training server and complete your orientation videos before the end of the week. I.T. will issue you a laptop for you to use here and at home, just be sure to clock in online if you watch any of the videos away outside of your regular hours.”
“Sure thing, Mister Allan,” Joy answered crisply. Thank goodness this was normal, she thought, allowing herself to relax a little, Just like any other job I’ve had. Maybe that altercation I saw getting broken up was just a one-off.
“Miss Pesca? Did you hear me?” Zach asked.
Joy shook her head quickly, clearing cobwebs, then sheepishly smiled, “I’m sorry, Mister Allen. I was just thinking. You were saying?”
“Firstly, no more ‘Mister Allen’, please. Makes me feel old,” he smiled as he continued. “I was just saying that my business card is tucked in the front cover of your employee handbook. If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Alright?” Joy nodded as Zach extended his hand, “Welcome to the WVBA.”
Joy nodded her thanks with a smile as Melodie gestured toward the door leading to the hallway, “If you’re ready, Joy, we can head to I.T. and get your laptop and credentials squared away.”
“Sounds great, Melodie,” Joy said, opening the door to the hall. Then just as quickly…
“EEEEEK!!!”
Scared out of her wits, Joy jumped back so far and so hard, she nearly bowled Melodie over. Melodie quickly stepped in front of her and opened the door, looking around quickly. When she looked down, her shoulders slumped in seeming resignation.
Melodie turned back to Joy who was now catching her breath. “Joy, are you alright? I’m so sorry. I promise this doesn’t happen that often.”
“Wh-what d-did I just s-see?” Joy asked, clearly still rattled.
“Those,” Melodie opened the door, pointing to the small, furry creatures running down the hallway, “are squirrels.”
Joy slowly moved to Melodie’s side, cocking her head, “Squirrels? We have a squirrel infestation?”
“Oh… no, it’s not an infestation,” Melodie’s voice was calm and steady, trying to calm Joy. “Those squirrels… and that beaver… are Bear Hugger’s pets.”
“Umm,” Joy squinted her eyes in puzzlement, “is the beaver dragging something?”
Glancing down the hallway, Melodie’s eyes widened as her head followed a bouncing box down the hall. “Crap! Come on, Joy. I might need a hand.”
Melodie takes off and Joy quickly follows, “Is that a… boombox?”
“Not just any boombox,” Melodie answered. “It’s Disco Kid’s boombox. Now, hurry! Catch that beaver!”
To Be Continued
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There are just not enough words to describe how proud I am of Hippo Campus. This band has been a part of my life since 2015 and I still can’t believe that I, alongside some great friends, were a part of witnessing them headlining at Red Rocks for the first time.
I’ve seen Hippo live before (in 2018 before my birthday) but the experience of seeing one of my favorite bands perform an amazing set at such a beautiful and iconic venue, there’s just no words. This band of friends from Minnesota did that, without radio but with love from their fans💜
(Also, shoutout to Charly Bliss and Gus Dapperton for also putting on a fun set last night as well😌✨)
Another really fun but extremely unexpected thing to happen was that I casually ran into Whistler and Zach from Hippo at the grocery store the night before the show. Thank you both (and also thank you to Demi and Gianna) for your kindness and patience with me😌✨
Last thing: I finally got to hear Poems live. It’s been one of my favorite Hippo songs since it was released in 2017 and hearing it live at such a wonderful place, surrounded by so many people was magical and amazing.
(I guess all of those tweets and telling Whistler and Zach directly to play it actually worked😌)
Overall, I’m so grateful, thankful and blessed from this whole experience. I’m so thankful for Hippo Campus for using the power of music to bring myself and so many others joy and to bring us all together. I got to meet some of my Internet besties because of them and made some amazing memories😌✨
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favourite reads in september so far
aldo amparán the calling
a.r. ammons september drift
haruki murakami (tr. jay rubin) little green monster
kenzie allen end of the trail
katrina moinet nowhere else i need to be
rachel eliza griffith seeing the body: “illusion”
zach williams wood sorrel house
elizabeth alexander body of life: “equinox”
javier zamora second attempt crossing
kofi
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