Legends say there once was a world not so unlike
our own, but a world where, instead of the mundane,
magic thrives. A world where imagination becomes
possibility. But you might be asking yourself,
what if you wanted to be a part of this world?
Well, dear listeners, you're in luck. Come on
in to the store for witches and wizards. Episode
2. Bigger than it seems. You could help me clean,
Sebastian. Instead of just watching and doing,
I don't know, nothing at all. Don't you pull
the I'm a raven excuse on me. I've seen you use
a dustpan. I'll give you candy. There we go.
I wonder how Max is doing. I hope they can make
it on time. Hey, Rachel. Hey. Ask and you shall
receive. Morning, Rachel. Good morning, Max.
I'm not late, am I? I sort of got stuck in traffic
for a bit. Actually, you're just in time. We
don't open until 11 o 'clock. Really? Sweet.
More rest for me. Oh, how I envy you. I don't
want to hear it, Sebastian. Hey, Sebastian. I
missed you. Anyway, Max, since you're here, how
about we give you a little tour of the place?
Since, well, you'll be working here. Oh, yeah.
That'd be great, ma 'am. As funny as that sounds,
you don't have to keep cleaning, Sebastian. You
can come with us. Just please be on your best
behavior. Glad we're on the same page. All right,
Max. Follow me and I shall show you everything
you need to know. Wait. Before we start... Did
you bring a notebook? Yep. I thought it'd be
smart to take a few notes. I feel like I'm going
to need these later. Resourceful and a good listener.
You're going to go far, Max. Oh, thanks. Right,
right. On with the tour. Here's the front desk.
Customers come here to check themselves in, get
their order, or ask questions. You'll be stationed
here, Max. You will greet the customers and bring
them to me if they have any problems. Greet customers.
Got it. That doesn't sound too bad. At least
I got a good view of the city from here. That's
not even the best part. We even have our own
trusty bell. Sebastian, if you would like to
do the honors. That is a good bell. I know, right?
Sorry about that. It's just a really good bell.
Let's continue with the tour, shall we? And be
sure to stay close. This place is bigger than
it seems. Got it. Good. Let's go. Here in this
section are the tomes, grimoires, and spellbooks.
Basically, anything written related is going
to be over here. Tomes, spellbooks, gotcha. And
in this section are going to be the wands and
broomsticks. We have a pretty big collection
of them, too. Please keep in mind that we organize
them by size to make it easier for us. Wands.
Broomsticks. And next to the wand is my own personal
brewing stand that I made myself. If anyone wants
to make their potions or fancy spells, you can
bring them here. Brewing stand. And this is the
clothing section. Cloaks, robes, magic accessories.
You name it, we probably have it. Cloaks, robes.
Hold on. Is that a hat with glowing eyes? Oh,
yeah. That's Timothy. Say hi, Timothy. Alright,
that's enough. Let's move on. Right. In this
section is where you'll find the familiars. Wait,
familiars? You have actual familiars here? Yep,
the academy allowed us to take care of familiars
a few years back and help them find a new home.
That's awesome! What kind of familiars do you
have? Let's see, we have cats, rabbits, dragons,
lizards, crows, goldfish, just to name a few.
Wow, that's not a few. That's a lot. Yep, so
many familiars, and yet I end up with a raven.
I think you're pretty cool, Sebastian. Speaking
of which, since you're going to be working here,
I'm going to let you know that Sebastian sort
of has his own way of speaking. And that would
mean? Let's see. If Sebastian calls once, that
means he's saying yes or something positive.
But if he calls twice, vice versa. And what happens
if he calls three times? Three times or more
means it's serious. Remember, if he calls three
times or more, you need to tell me right away.
No matter what. Do you understand? Yes, ma 'am.
Understood. Great. I think we're near the end.
So let's finish up with the tour, shall we? Right.
Yes, ma 'am. Finally, in this section is the
gift shop. Candy, snacks, drinks, books, comics,
souvenirs, all your basic trinkets, all right
here. Is that everything, ma 'am? Yep. That should
be everything. Any questions? Well, I've got
a few of them. Lay it on me. Alright, first question.
How exactly do I navigate through all of this?
It's kind of a big store. Valid question, but
don't worry. I'll have Sebastian guide you through
the store for your first few weeks. Until you
get comfortable. I'll give you candy for a month.
He's in. Sound good to you? Yep. Sounds good
to me. Let's see. Let's see. Here we go. How
many customers come in daily? Asking the hard
questions. I would say about 40 customers on
a good day, 10 on a slow day, and 70 if it's
a really good day. Damn. Damn indeed. Got any
other questions? I do have one personal question,
if you don't mind. Not at all. Go ahead. What's
your field of magic? Ah. Honestly, I work with
a lot of different kinds of magic. Can you tell
me a few? Well, there's fire magic, water magic,
earth magic, bone magic, light magic. Shadow
magic, dark magic, healing magic, hexes, potion
crafting, necromancy, protection seals, sorcery,
similar with your fortune telling, blood magic,
alchemy, polymorphing, soul magic, and a little
bit of levitation. Wow. Yep. And those are just
the ones off the top of my head. That is just...
Wow. I've never heard of someone knowing so much.
You've got to be like the most powerful witch
in the world. Thanks, Max, but I wouldn't say
that. I'm pretty sure most of the professors
at the academy are better than me. Hell, I have
a few friends that are leagues above me. Yeah,
but still, that's impressive, Miss Love. Thank
you, Max. Honestly, I'm grateful. Learning all
those fields of magics over the years, it helps
me better work with some of my customers and
understand their problems and what they're going
through. Yeah, that's one way of looking at it.
Also, what's the difference between stone magic
and earth magic? Don't even get me started. I'm
not going to go on a tangent. I just think it's
dumb that stone and earth are not the same thing.
Because they absolutely are. It makes no sense.
They are the same thing. It's like saying ice
and water are different. You're right. You're
right. I need to calm down. I need to calm down.
Sorry I asked. It's fine. So, any more questions?
I think that covers everything. Good. And we're
right on time. We're going to be opening in about
half an hour. Half hour, huh? Oh boy, my first
day on the job. Do you think I'll do good? Hey,
don't worry, Max. When I first opened those doors,
I was scared, not going to lie. But I kept a
calm head and pushed through. It's alright to
be nervous on your first day. You're going to
do great. If you need anything, all you need
to do is ask. Got it? Got it. Thank you, ma 'am.
Anytime. Hey, you want to help me set up before
we open? Of course. That was Jennifer Crockett
as Rachel and Troy Bowen as Max. This episode
for Store for Witches and Wizards was produced
by Miles Davis and Alex Lee. Written by Miles
Davis. Directed and edited by Alex Lee. Engineered
by Alex Lee. Line produced by Sakai Leverett.
Casted by Scott Meekins. And promoted by Brianna
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