Cold Reception

 Cebolla and Ringtail arrived in the early hours of the morning to their new home. Though without the key to the building they couldn't enter. She had plans to meet with her new landlord, Mr. Johan in just an hour. Patiently they waited for his arrival. 

Shortly before the hour a man froze from the corner of the block when he spotted Cebolla with Ringtail. He approached after observing them for a few minutes.

"Are you Cebolla Sombras?" He asked.

"Yep, thats me. Are you Johan?"

He didn't answer her question, "You didn't mention having ... this animal as a pet"

Ringtails ears opened up hearing him say that. 

He turned his head to him

"Hey, he's not some animal. He's my pet"Cebolla defending Ringtail

"Your pet? It's a raccoon"

"So what? He's been vaccinated, he's perfectly safe to be a house pet... the online application said this place allowed pets"

"Well yes but..." Johan was having second thoughts about this but this building hardly had any other applicants. "Very well. Follow me, I will show you to your new home" 

They entered through the left door and walked up a flight of stairs. 

"As you can see, this living room is quite spacious. Some room between the entrance, 3 windows for some natural lighting and just adjacent through here"

Entering the kitchen, he quickly pointed to the outside balcony. He opened the door and led her outside.

"Here is the balcony right outside the kitchen. A nice spot for breakfast in the morning or -"

"This looked bigger in the pictures"

"Yes, well its still enough to enjoy the fresh air" 

"Let me show you the upstairs" Johan walked across the room pointing to the stairs

"I get to have an actual table in my kitchen!" Cebolla thought to herself

"And the bedroom, with an attached bathroom"

"Sweet, that'll beat that outhouse" Cebolla mumbled 

"I'm sorry?" 

"Uhh" She spotted the dirty ac unit "Is that thing busted? I thought the site said everything was brand new"

"This home has been installed with a new heating and cooling system. That, I've been waiting for a repairman to come fix"

"Right..."

"Now, rent is due the first day of every week. If you cannot pay on time, you must let me know. I'll accept it late, but with interest"

 

Cebolla wasn't going to have any problems with that. She just wanted to see the commercial space down below already. 

As Johan led the way outside, he heard some noise from the fridge. Looking up he spotted Ringtail, he made himself comfortable. 

"What a strange young woman, a raccoon as a pet?" He thought as he shook his head 

"Are you sure you are capable of running a business? If this building is hit with any bills or violations -"

"I've been a cafe barista for a while now. I know the jist of it" 

"I heard there will be a Bakery opening up nearby" He added

"That must be my friend, Irene! Our pals are all moving here to Nordhaven, we're all going to run our own business. Maybe you leased a building to them too" Cebolla excitedly explained

"No, you're the only one I've gotten recently. My point is, if business is too slow and you cannot afford the rent, I'll lease this space out to someone else who can"

"Yeah, yeah. You don't have to worry about that. I already paid the lease for this place" 

Johan observed her for a quick moment. "Very well, here is the key to your new home. Should there be any issues, call and I'll have it fixed as soon as I can."

Hours later,

Having her belonging unpacked and new furniture delivered, Cebolla played outside with Ringtail.

"Can you believe that guy Ringtail? I hope I don't need any of his help, all he's good for is looking down on anyone"

Smelling a certain someone's scent, Ringtail ran to the front. Cebolla followed behind

"Aw, thanks for the warm welcome Ringtail"

"Wow, you're really gonna do this" Kristen took it all in. 

"Yep! I'm going to get some counters and tables, some chairs to build and this place is gonna be booming. You'll see."

"I believe you"

Upstairs she complained about her new landlord.

"The place is nice but the guy, he's soo condescending and rude, I should've looked more into this place before accepting it. And he left out the fact that there are some holes in the walls. I hope nothing is going to run out of them"

"How did he look?"

"A bit taller then us, black hair he had gelled back, goatee"

Kristen thought that'd be her answer, "Hopefully he comes around"