Alexander Flores
Location: Turner's Garage
Turner's Garage in Shadow Falls was a local business owned by the local gearhead himself, Turner. The business wasn't big and it wasn't booming but the place made due just fine. The building wasn't especially close to any other shops or businesses, more on the outskirts of the main part of the city. It was late, and technically the garage was already closed. But Alex was working a little overtime, though it was hard to say if he'd even be getting
paid for said overtime. The place was currently a little shorthanded so they were behind on jobs, Alex had just opted to try and get more done before he left for the night. Turner, had gone home hours ago leaving Alex to close up on his own, which happened about half the time.
Earlier he'd heard several sirens rushing by, heading for the hospital. Both ambulance and police sirens, causing him to wonder what his mother was up to currently and what was going on. This had only distracted him from the grind for a few minutes before getting back to it.
Alexander stood in the service pit underneath one of their clients cars, staring up at the under carriage of the vehicle with a look of frustration. He was wearing a dark blue jumpsuit with black smears of oil and grease here and there, his forearms and hands looked the same as the sleeves were pushed up while he worked. A TV played up in the corner near the office area, a soccer game was going on and the man had been listening to it as he attempted to decipher exactly what was wrong with Mrs. Jones damn mini-van. The van was brought back seemingly every other week with the same problem or a new one ailing it. Turner claimed Mrs. Jones was only doing it to try and get Alex's attention, but Alex blew that claim off. While he wasn't sure the woman understood he played for the other team that didn't mean she'd go through all this trouble for something along those lines, Alex was sure the van had some underlying problem he hadn't thought of.
The game in the background started blaring a horn as one team scored and in his concentration Alex missed which team it'd been. Peeking from between the car and the floor of the auto shop he could see the scoring. Huskies-4, Kings-6.
"You've got to be kidding." He grumbled, his fist hitting the auto shop floor followed by a slight hiss at the stinging sensation whilst he pulled the hand back towards him and giving it a shake. Alex moved a few steps to his left whilst in the pit back to his original spot, then with a huff he decided to take a break if not quit for the night. So he moved out of the pit slowly and into the lobby of the shop where the customers could wait if they wanted. A desk, some lobby chairs, a plant, and finally the vending machine that was Alex's destination. He pulled out his wallet and put the bill into the machine choosing the can of Sprite, and once he'd retrieved it he stepped out the front door for a moment of fresh air.
The night air felt nice as Alex leaned his back against the building and proceeded to drink his beverage. The only light in the immediate vicinity was one streetlight and the light spilling out onto the sidewalk area from inside. Otherwise he was in a rather empty parking lot except two vehicles, one being his own and the other being a broken down clients Mazda that hadn't been moved inside because lack of space. Staring out at the lights of Shadow Falls just down the hill from Turner's establishment, Alexander released drawn out sigh whilst deciding whether to be done for the night or not. And just what he was going to do with the rest of his night if he did leave.