Spring 1
Monday
Time: 5:26 AM
Weather: Cloudy

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The harsh weather ravaged through small little Lily Town, trees banging on windows as they are blown left and right through the violent storm. It was a bit of an oddity that there was such a harsh storm in the beginning of Spring, more so considering the weather of the previous two days, but Gaku didn't mind as he managed to sleep through most of it. That was until Robert Starr, the head honcho of the Aster Inn and Gaku's boss, came knocking on his door. Well banging his fist would be a better term, which doesn't come as too much of a shock considering the Inn was in a time of crisis.

"Nooo really.. Five. Just five more minutes.." Gaku tried to mutter at the sound coming from the door, drifting back and forth between a state of consciousness. 
In a stern and proud voice, Starr tried to inform Gaku on the situation at hand. "We don't have time for five minutes, Gaku. There is a storm outside and we need your help to make sure the place doesn't collapse on itself." 

Now rolling out of bed, Gaku looked at the clock. It read around 5:30 AM, almost 4 hours before his shift starts. "Robert are you trying to pull my leg over here? My shift doesn't start until ten, and it's like, a quarter till six here."

Starr, disregarding Gaku's reason, slammed his fist on the door a couple of more times. "I don't care, you're starting early today." then with a lighthearted laugh that sounded like it came from a bear, Starr tried to convince Gaku. "If you help out now, I might even treat you to a special meal tonight! I know you don't get out much, a little social activity would never hurt!"

This was serious. Starr never tries to convince Gaku of doing something, he usually just demands it. After rolling out of bed, literally, he found struggling to untie himself from the sheet covers restricting him as he laid on the ground. But once he got past that, he went out of his room and started stumbling downstairs to see what all the fuss was about. "I hope it's nothing too serious."

This was the case, until half way down Gaku stopped and came to his senses. "Wait, pants. I need pants. Right." He rushed back upstairs and into his room, took off his silky white tee and threw it on the ground, something he will attend to later. Changing into his usual spring attire, he made his way for downstairs again, meeting face to face with Mr. Starr and his wife.

"What's the problem boss?"

"The problem is this storm. It's not a typhoon or anything, but we want to make sure everyone will be alright. Marie and I are going to check outside the Inn and with the townsfolk, and we need you to man the counter."

"That's it? Consider it done." Gaku replied with a sigh of relief. At this time of day, watching over the counter is the easiest job in the entire store. Nobody really comes in or out at this time, so there isn't much work to be done. Gaku would try and apply for the early morning shift normally, if he didn't have to wake up so late.

After the Starr couple left in a hurry, Gaku went behind the check in/out counter, settling into the seat that rested behind it. He began to rest his head against the desk in front of him, letting out a yawn. Starting to slip into sleep again, Gaku tried to stay awake as he watched out the window, the storm beginning to settle down.

"Today's going to be a long day." Gaku muttered to himself.