I really thought another universe would look cooler." Jules sounded disappointed. "I guess LitenVärld is the same everywhere," she said. "That's what people want, right? Familiarity?

Of course Jules was alive, they had never faced a challenge whose ass they couldn't kick, and they had the stores of righteous rage that all retail employees collected.

We're here to tell you what to do if a worm-hole opens up on your shift!

The unique layout of LitenVärld encourages wormholes to form between universes. These wormholes connect our stores to LitenVärlds in parallel worlds.

My boss, Tricia, always said tat we were a family. I should have realised she meant that I would have to put up with constant bullshit.

I understand this was a stressful shift for you," she said. "Why don't you take the rest of the day off? You've got some PTO saved up, I think.

I guess I'm too much of a grammar nazi!" ... Ava wondered, not for the first time, why anyone would so proudly declare themselves to be any kind of nazi.

It was the most obnoxiously heterosexual thing Ava had seen since the last St. Patrick's Day parade.

It's what everyone thinks," Jules said. Their face - normally open, armed with joy and humor - was stony and closed off. "Like doing things my own way is the most ridiculous shit they've ever heard of, even though it's the only way I've ever been happy. Nobody says it to my face, but everyone here treats me like it's a miracle I've gotten this far on my own

Getting lost for lack of a better option loses its appeal after a while.