The Organizer steps into the narrow space beside the stall, clipboard up like a small wall. Behind her, three inspectors approach the lot in a neat line, eyes already sweeping over the display.
The Organizer
If you want to stay in the front row, you need to show you can adapt. Rework the layout to inspection standard, right now.
Joy looks up from the flower stem she is holding, then slowly stills. Mrs. Gable plants herself near the edge of the stall, one hand on the table as if ready to keep it from being moved again.
Mrs. Gable
He has a clean setup already. Moving everything in front of the child is a bad look, and you know it.
Hunter McCready
Hunter asks if the inspectors can look at the stall as it stands, since the goods are already set and Joy is settled here.
The Organizer
Settled is not the same as compliant. I need to see whether you can follow the rules without making a scene.
One inspector slows at the edge of the booth, waiting. The line of jars, baskets, and flowers suddenly feels like the test itself, with Joy watching every hand that reaches for them.
“I tell the inspectors this stall stays as is”
SUCCESS (Good Willpower, rolled -2)
Hunter lifts his chin and sets his voice flat and even. The stall is staying exactly as it is.
The nearest inspector pauses with their clipboard half-raised, then looks from the jars to the flowers and back again.
The Organizer
That is not the point. The point is whether you can follow directions without being nudged.
Mrs. Gable
He is following the important ones. The stall is tidy, the child is calm, and the display is visible.
Hunter's hand stays on the table edge, but the wood gives a sharp little squeak under his grip.
One Inspector
We can assess it as presented. Moving it now would change the read on the space.
The Organizer's mouth tightens at that, and a few shoppers nearby slow just enough to listen.
Quest Complete
Stand up to The Organizer
Attribute Upgrade: Willpower Good→Great