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Idris Khalid|| Σήθ (Set/Seth/Sutekh) (counterbalance) wrote in paxletalelogs,

It was an automatic reaction, the arching of his eyebrows as the woman brought up one of the rival dealerships in the area. Of course there were others--monopolies in the vehicle business, in this part of the world? Say no more. Between the way she'd started this with an insult to Cairo Auto. and only continued the trend by mentioning a different dealership, Idris decided it was partially safe to assume she was doing nothing but window shopping. But then she mentioned something that made him wonder if part of her crankiness stemmed from a vehicle (or a bike, in all probability) in need of a little mechanical TLC. Things such as that were always a nuisance, and so it was no wonder that someone had spit in her proverbial cornflakes, should that be the issue at hand.

Luckily, one of the bonuses of this new branch was the addition of a shop around the back; true, it was still in progress, but by the end of the month there was no doubt that it'd be fully up and running. Nothing major, because Cairo Auto. would always be a place of sales business first and foremost before it ever became nothing but a repair junkie's getaway, but still. Newport Beach drew the right card in the guinea pig scheme of things, and the success or lack thereof gained here would determine whether or not a repair and touch up shop was to be a new staple.

And so Idris brightened just enough, as if his mood wasn't predominantly positive to begin with; the customer was giving him the right incentive he needed to pimp the new shop, so to speak. Practically handing it to him, even.

"Ah, fortunately you came to the right place! We're still relatively new to the area, as you may have already noticed, and our shop is one of a kind. This location actually is a pioneering sort for Cairo Automotives, since we've primarily only sold vehicles since the late sixties. But because we're under new management, changes and plenty more progress are only natural! If you're in need of a repair, depending on what it is, I'm sure we can handle it for you. You see, we're still in the beginning stages of opening, but it won't be long before everything is in tip top shape."

Idris had paid little heed to how the woman flavored her speech with expletives from the very beginning of their conversation, and he wasn't about to start now. A displeased customer was still a customer, no matter what, and the old rule of them always being right definitely wouldn't be ignored. Were their circumstances different, he might have handled this in a manner less full of pleasant statements, but never on the job would he stoop to such a level. (Not that he generally did in the first place, or so he liked to believe.)