Requests: Number Five With A Bullet

Nine rolled around right as I hit my cell phone asterisk.

Nine usually means the weird people will begin to appear, and not because they meet in our shady backroom where all the nasty pornos are stored.

Seems to me that an hour before closing is exactly when those of us in society who wish to remain an interesting character in a story come out of our caves, seeking interaction. I used to do shit like that too... show up somewhere just to fuck with people because it was late and I had a hard day. But the combination of that kind of person and pornography morphs into something... outrageous.

The owner of the store refused to believe me, especially when I noted that the phenomenon always seems to be a combination of late-night-creep and desperation tactic.

The off chance that he would show up at 9:07 seemed unusual... he probably was investigating the phenomenon.

At 9:08 he got his wish.

In walks Kina (name changed of course) and her girlfriend Denise, dragging Delaney behind them, his hair in braids. All three are gay, living together (sorta) and dayplaying with a community group. Kina hasn't been to the store in months and is obviously trying to get out of her late fees... and in fact calls to me, trying to get me to change them. Denise looks for a movie, a little depressed and ready to go home. Delaney immediately starts up.

Me: What's up?
Kina: My fees! Gotta get rid of em for me...
Me: Uhhhhh...
Kina: Please?
Me: Meet the store owner.
(Boss waves her over)
Kina: How much do we owe?
Me: I dunno.
Boss: 34 dollars? And you haven't returned them!
Me: So that's why you've been gone.
Denise: So we can't get a movie? That's disappointing...
Delaney: I want a membership!
Me: Okay. I need your DLicense and Credit Card.
Delaney: I left my license at home.
Boss to Kina: I'll halve them... 16.
Kina: I don't have 16 bucks!
Boss: How much do you have?
Kina: Two dollars... and some change.
(Long Sigh)
Delaney: I want a membership!
Me: No license, no membership! Do you even have a credit card?
Delaney: Well... no. But you know me!
Me: True, but you still need ID.
Boss: Okay... how about 8 bucks?
Kina: I only have 2 dollars!
Boss: How were you going to pay for your movie? The one you picked was 3 dollars.
Kina: Please!?!
Denise: It's okay.. we'll just have to come back later.
Kina: I want my movie now though!
Delaney: I'll get a membership and then we can get a free one...
Me; That offer's been over for months.
Delaney: But you know me.! You guys are evil!
Me: Oh Lord...

And so it continued. Finally, convinced that we weren't budging, they left.

Boss: What the fuck?
Me: I know.
Boss: Is it always..?
Me: Yeah.
Boss: With them or in...?
Me: Yeah. Most of the 9PM customers are just like that.
Boss:...

He pays me a dollar more an hour now.