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Title: Trainee, II
Challenge: Eye of the Beholder (Stan Shunpike)
Word Count: 100
"Well." Snape looked the skinny young man up and down. His uniform was grubby and frayed at the cuffs, his nails were ragged, and if his jaw motions were a guide, he was either enjoying a large chunk of flavored gum or chewing his cud. "I see I have my work cut out for me."
"Why's that?" Shunpike blew a purplish bubble. "I deal with the public every day, don't I? You think they'd send me on the Knight Bus if - "
Snape forced down the urge to turn Shunpike into a garden slug. "We have standards, young man."
Challenge: Eye of the Beholder (Stan Shunpike)
Word Count: 100
"Well." Snape looked the skinny young man up and down. His uniform was grubby and frayed at the cuffs, his nails were ragged, and if his jaw motions were a guide, he was either enjoying a large chunk of flavored gum or chewing his cud. "I see I have my work cut out for me."
"Why's that?" Shunpike blew a purplish bubble. "I deal with the public every day, don't I? You think they'd send me on the Knight Bus if - "
Snape forced down the urge to turn Shunpike into a garden slug. "We have standards, young man."