[That's certainly a personality, though. Near can see it getting on his nerves after a while. He doesn't need any other big egos, not when he's already going to be dealing with Mello on a regular basis.

Maybe this isn't what he needs right now, but the possibilities are tempting. He's never run a shop before, and while he's quite capable of educating himself on the matter he's still doing a lot of guesswork. He can't afford a lot of advertising. Someone like Papyrus (he doesn't even give odd names a second thought now) might be just what he needs to help get this place off the ground.]

So only part-time work, then?

[He glances at the pictures only enough to get an idea of them, and to give the skeleton the sense that he's actually paying some amount of attention.]

I need some repairs done to the building. I could also use your help organizing some small events for the sake of advertising. Let the kids know the store exists. What do you think?