Romance to the Rescue

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Ah!

Excuse me?

"Mark".

Uh, could you please direct me to the manager's office?

Just through the door, to the other half of the store.

- Ah. - Ah, but wait!

Before you meet with her,

you have a little something in your...

Perfect.

Thank you.

You know...

not everyone would tell you that.

Oh, I know.

Good luck.

Trust me-- I would make

the best merchandiser for your store,

because, aside from my degree,

I am detail-oriented, organized,

and I have a plan that includes this job--

a plan I have every intention

of carrying out to the best of my abilities.

Hey, Mark,

is this a new product?

Yes, it is.

One of the buyers just brought it in.

Hmm.

Keener.

There you go.

Hey, Kyra, I just had a customer

asking for "ready-made lemon curd".

I mean, I've never seen it before. Have you?

I don't think so...

but I'll find some.

Okay.

This is a brand-new product that I just brought in.

It's lemon curd.

It brightens up pancakes, ice cream,

and it tastes

especially delicious in a tart.

Enjoy.

Hi! So, this is the product.

It is organic...

Check.

Wow. My to-do list is "get the sofa cleaned"

and "pick up guacamole".

Well...

both important,

but this is a bit of a bigger-picture plan,

because if you take control,

your life will turn out just as you'd hoped.

So, next, is selling and marketing your own product?

Yeah.

That's why I'm trying to learn what sells and what doesn't.

So what about number five?

"Find the perfect partner"?

I see that's not checked off yet.

- I'm working on it. - And?

Who is this "perfect partner"?

Oh.

That's easy.

Ahem.

Whoever...

meets this criteria.

"Loyal, dependable, faithful..."

"gluten-free"?

Yeah.

Well, other than that, it sounds like

you're looking for a dog more than a man.

I mean, what about...

...fun?

Or how about being a best friend?

- Yeah-- - How about...

...love?

That will all happen, of course,

as long as he is all of this.

I just need to make sure.

I cannot end up like my mother.

But isn't your mother traveling the world?

Because that doesn't sound terrible!

She is, but that's only because I convinced her to.

My mother has been miserable for years,

ever since my father left us.

So, anything I can do in life

to minimize that type of disappointment again,

I will.

Well, I'm rolling the dice on Peter,

whose online profile states that he's fun and funny.

Because as far as I'm concerned,

you can't control everything in your life...

especially...

not love.

See you tomorrow.

Oh, Mark!

Don't stay out too late, because, remember,

we are meeting with the new store manager tomorrow.

And, uh, just...

watch out for signs that this guy...

he might flake on you.

Don't worry.

I'm planning to be reckless

and fall head over heels at first sight.

Bye!

Well, you know what, thank you so, so much

for stopping by with the samples,

and, uh, I'll give you a call if we're interested.

Bye.

Hey!

You're late.

Nah, it's okay, the new manager just got here.

Apparently, he's been with Merils

since he was a stock boy,

now he owns and manages two stores.

This will be his third.

Since he was a stock boy, huh?

Now, that's loyal to the company.

He was even wooed by our competitors

for more money.

- Now that's faithful. - And dependable.

Hang on. Loyal, faithful, dependable.

Check, check, check!

And no wedding ring that I can see,

so... check!

It's gonna be really awesome.

Oh, you better get over there

because I see Lara is on the prowl for a new man,

and she is working that.

Oh!

I'm on it.

Yeah?

Yeah, I would love that.

Hi! My name's Kyra.

I am the store's product buyer.

Kyra! Heard lots about you.

Clearly, they're true,

because this display is fantastic.

Thank you.

You know, there's nothing quite like showing customers

what a new product looks like and tastes like.

I couldn't agree more.

Would you like to try some?

They're whole wheat.

I would, but I'm doing gluten-free.

Check! Ahem.

So... tell me.

How would you go about marketing a new brand of dog food?

Because, unfortunately, we can't bring dogs into the store,

otherwise I'd bring mine to work.

I hate being away from him.

Oh, me too.

It breaks my heart

being away from my little queen Antoinette.

That's funny, I call mine "King".

It's not because he's royalty in the house.

Oh, my little girl definitely rules the roost.

Here.

She even has her own Insta page.

Oh, so does my King.

Well, you know, in terms of brainstorming

for the new dog-food brand--

- ...We could, uh-- - That's amazing.

...do like a little bone--

So cute.

...has these really cool eyes, too.

- So does my King! - Aww!

I know!

Kyra has a dog.

Uh, you do?

What kind?

Uh...

It's a like a short-hair, but a little... long, too.

Do you have a picture?

No. He's camera-shy.

Oh, not my little queen.

In fact, she's been in a few commercials.

Amazing.

I think I'm going to have to meet your Antoinette.

Kyra's dog's been in commercials.

I thought you just said he was camera-shy.

H-He is.

When I try to take a picture of him.

Oh. Well, Antoinette's won more dog shows than I can count.

Really?

I'm just getting more impressed by the minute.

Sparky's dad is actually a champion!

"Sparky"?

Your dog.

Right.

Well, my baby is survival-trained.

Well, my Sparky is...

...um...

Agility-trained?

Agility-trained. Yes.

Well, that couldn't be more perfect!

We'll enter him into the "Superpups" show.

I'm sorry, what?

Head office is sponsoring the "Superpups"--

the new canine food that I was talking about.

Lara, what about Antoinette?