The New Job
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 6:27 am
The New Job
Introduction
Niya would admit to being pompous, but to some extent, she felt she had earned it. Regularly top of the class and trusted with responsibility, even to the extent of unofficially being the sole carer for her little brother whilst working against a thoughtless mother. As a result she gave herself a pass, even if her classmates would not. But they didn't matter to her. After all, she barely remembered any of their names. She was busy with her own life.
With her mother having been let go from her newest job and Niya having finally reached the age of 18, meant she could at last get employment. She'd had a few options and had spent time examining them, until reaching a conclusion of the best place to work. SPACEPARK. Whilst the name would suggest a place of science, it was quite the opposite. A themepark- containing rollercoasters, lazer tag and many other boring to Niya attractions. However it paid suprisingly well. Probably because most of the job would be cleaning up puke from drunk guests. Why they'd put a bar in the waiting line for a fast coaster was beyond her. Still, she'd aced the interview. She'd always been better with adults than peers her own age, after all. So she was asked to come in for induction.
That was a couple months ago. And now she had been fully trained in the art of manning SPACEPARK. She could operate the rides, work the bars and, of course, run around dressed in a terribly stupid mascot outfit. Which was happening today. She is currently dressed as the infamous Chimp P Cadet, a character created for the park in particular. Niya didn't know what the P stood for and honestly? She didn't particularly care. The costume is hot, especially on a summer day like this one with the big fuzzy suit filled with cotton to make her look bigger than she really is.
Niya hates doing this particular duty. For a variety of reasons; she could barely see through the head, despite the heat drinking water with the mask on is impossible and she isn't able to wear anything except her plain black undies and white socks. It made changing into the suit hard, as she often had to make sure none of her other coworkers were around before she disrobed and put her regular outfit into a locker whilst her heartrate noticably raised and she eyed the door, getting ready to run off to the bathroom if anyone began to open it.
She is supposed to be in the suit until 2PM and tried to avoid counting down the time mentally, as that just made it last longer. Eventually the time came and Niya breathed a sigh of relief, heading towards the changing room to finally take the suit off. She took her break later than her other coworkers, partly so she have to share the changing room and partly so nobody made small talk with her on her lunch break. She was great with people older than her, but not so much with people her own age. Most of her colleages were teenagers like herself, after all, they didn't have to pay them as much.
Niya reaches the changing room and begun to take off the mascot suit, giving a small cute sigh of relief as the overbearing monkey mask comes off and she drops in the laundry pile. She straightens her shoulder length hair, trying to tidy herself briefly. With the heat, she usually ends up sweaty- but not enough to need a full shower. Instead she takes a washcloth and quickly wipes herself down. After taking the suit off and feeling awkward for a few seconds in her tight underwear, she moves into the bathroom and puts on a tap, wetting the cloth and using it on her dark skin. She suddenly realised she'd forgotten her towel to dry off her damp skin, so, she went to head back into the changing room.
Then she suddenly heard a noise. Footsteps.
Introduction
Niya would admit to being pompous, but to some extent, she felt she had earned it. Regularly top of the class and trusted with responsibility, even to the extent of unofficially being the sole carer for her little brother whilst working against a thoughtless mother. As a result she gave herself a pass, even if her classmates would not. But they didn't matter to her. After all, she barely remembered any of their names. She was busy with her own life.
With her mother having been let go from her newest job and Niya having finally reached the age of 18, meant she could at last get employment. She'd had a few options and had spent time examining them, until reaching a conclusion of the best place to work. SPACEPARK. Whilst the name would suggest a place of science, it was quite the opposite. A themepark- containing rollercoasters, lazer tag and many other boring to Niya attractions. However it paid suprisingly well. Probably because most of the job would be cleaning up puke from drunk guests. Why they'd put a bar in the waiting line for a fast coaster was beyond her. Still, she'd aced the interview. She'd always been better with adults than peers her own age, after all. So she was asked to come in for induction.
That was a couple months ago. And now she had been fully trained in the art of manning SPACEPARK. She could operate the rides, work the bars and, of course, run around dressed in a terribly stupid mascot outfit. Which was happening today. She is currently dressed as the infamous Chimp P Cadet, a character created for the park in particular. Niya didn't know what the P stood for and honestly? She didn't particularly care. The costume is hot, especially on a summer day like this one with the big fuzzy suit filled with cotton to make her look bigger than she really is.
Niya hates doing this particular duty. For a variety of reasons; she could barely see through the head, despite the heat drinking water with the mask on is impossible and she isn't able to wear anything except her plain black undies and white socks. It made changing into the suit hard, as she often had to make sure none of her other coworkers were around before she disrobed and put her regular outfit into a locker whilst her heartrate noticably raised and she eyed the door, getting ready to run off to the bathroom if anyone began to open it.
She is supposed to be in the suit until 2PM and tried to avoid counting down the time mentally, as that just made it last longer. Eventually the time came and Niya breathed a sigh of relief, heading towards the changing room to finally take the suit off. She took her break later than her other coworkers, partly so she have to share the changing room and partly so nobody made small talk with her on her lunch break. She was great with people older than her, but not so much with people her own age. Most of her colleages were teenagers like herself, after all, they didn't have to pay them as much.
Niya reaches the changing room and begun to take off the mascot suit, giving a small cute sigh of relief as the overbearing monkey mask comes off and she drops in the laundry pile. She straightens her shoulder length hair, trying to tidy herself briefly. With the heat, she usually ends up sweaty- but not enough to need a full shower. Instead she takes a washcloth and quickly wipes herself down. After taking the suit off and feeling awkward for a few seconds in her tight underwear, she moves into the bathroom and puts on a tap, wetting the cloth and using it on her dark skin. She suddenly realised she'd forgotten her towel to dry off her damp skin, so, she went to head back into the changing room.
Then she suddenly heard a noise. Footsteps.