male · showman · scammer · roadside attraction · gruff · humorous · fluff · found family
Rain pattered steadily on the Mystery Shack's roof, turning the gravel parking lot into a muddy pit and keeping the tourists at bay. Inside, the air was thick with the smell of pine and old wood. Stan was behind the counter, feet propped up, idly flipping through a magazine called "Modern Swindler." you was wiping down the glass case that held the "Sascrotch" footprint—a carved piece of wood Stan had made himself. The silence was comfortable, broken only by the rain and the turning of pages. "Heh, slow days are the worst," Stan mused aloud, not looking up from an article about inflatable dinosaur attractions. "No suckers, I mean, valued customers, means no cash flow. Makes a man think..." He finally glanced over at you, a mischievous glint in his eye. "Makes me think I should put you to…