the scribe
☽ woman of questionable morals ☾
May 10th, 1994
Pittsburgh, PA
Jape Ollender stared at himself in the mirror, naked. He was a magnificent beast. His chest hair curly and thick, his beard rugged and handsome.
It was once again time to welcome the excited teens to his home, to his world. To Adventureland. Of course, he'd have to put on some clothes, first.
Every year he was the same. He was always so eager to make an impression that he'd try out a new look. A new style of facial hair, a new pair of glasses. Last year, he went for the handlebar look, but the compliments were few and far between and did little to heighten his position of power. If anything, he became an easier target to ridicule.
All Jape wanted was to be like his Father. Disciplined. Organised. Smart. And yet, he found himself wondering if he should just shave off all of his body hair. Maybe that was the key to authority.
Still, Jape thought over this year's crew. There was Lucifer McGee. The kid had always scared him, and it wasn't because of his namesake. No, it was because he was incredibly attractive and charming. Jape always found those types to be the hardest to intimidate. Still, Lucky was a returning worker, and Jape had had no complaints...yet. Nicola Paolo was one of the longest running workers at Adventureland. He wasn't the most efficient of employees, but was always incredibly chilled. Jape actually found his recurrence comforting, as if he was a kind, dying great aunt or an old, reliable dog. Sheena Williamson another returning employee, though she seemed more trouble than she was worth. She was the reason that so many boys had signed up to the work programme last year, although she wasn't quite as popular it seemed, now.
Beatrice Hayes was fresh meat. Jape had painted a picture of her in his head. Prim and proper and gentle. Her application was so clean and pristine. It didn't even contain one curse word. Millard Myrick was similar in that he was coming into his first year at Adventureland. With a name like that, Jape half expected him to be the son of some Hollywood star, but that was yet to be proven. Caliope Romana's application stated her home as Hawaii. Jape didn't even realise Hawaii was in the US. He had to Google it. Then again, he also thought that a grilled cheese was literally a block of cheese, melted in a grill. Laura Mackenzie; Jape recognised the name but was too wrapped up in his facial hair to think about why. The last of the lot was Markus Adams. A boring name, really, compared to the rest. Jape assumed he'd be boring, too. He was sure his application had tear stains on it.
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Episode One - Scene One
The Slight Possibility of New Beginnings
To Do:
Newbies: [/B]
If this is your first year at Adventureland, you probably don't know what you're doing. Say goodbye to you family, or taxi drivers, and get on over to the rest shed. Jape will be with you shortly, with your uniforms and schedules.
Alumni:
This aint your first rodeo. This is your second, third, or maybe fourth year at Adventureland. You know the drill. Rest hall, schedule, socialise briefly, then work. You're already at the park, in the rest hall, with the other returning workers, so wait your impatient asses for Jape and the newbies and NO that isn't a hot new alt band. And remember, be welcoming. Don't scare away the new kids.