The woman had been a bitch anyways.

Heh.

Lisa watched out of the corner of her eye as the cashier picked up the phone, her eye on attitude, posture, body language, volume of speech.

Worry; calling coworker, not getting response.
Quiet, hushed; hiding anxiety from customers.  Wants to convey professionalism, confidence.
Anxiety, wants to convey professionalism: new to the job, only started two weeks ago.  Doesn’t know how to open safe: not much money in register.  Doesn’t know how to close store alone.

See, in general, this sounds like a Holmes-style look-over (the associations with that are intense) and mostly reasonable assumptions, but there’s no way that would be able to tell her details as specific as “two weeks ago”. It seems like this is a case of her power in action as she “pays attention” and lets the information flow in.

Still no response desperately needs break for bathroom and to sneak a smoke not allowed to smoke on the job looks bad for customers and manager has hard stance on it making clothes smell.

I like that. Fuck smoking.

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