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However, he certainly didn’t think this random toon owner was just going to give it to him like this. His new boss smiled and declared, “I interviewed, like, twenty people today and you… you good sir, you’re the first one that WOWED me! One look, and I knew it!”

Kyle blushed. “O-oh! Th-thank you! I didn’t expect it would be this-”

“Yes, yes! Quite!” The mouse hopped down from his chair and ran up to Kyle’s side. Seeing him at only hip height with him made Kyle realize how truly small his new boss was. Still, he didn’t think about it long when the mouse added, “Let’s get you to the back right away! You can try on our latest fashion then!”

“...wait, what?” The human was then yanked away by the toon, showing a surprising amount of strength in his little body.

The mouse led him from the office, down the hall, and to another room. The whole time, Kyle tried to ask him about what was happening. The whole time, the mouse went on and on about Kyle’s look and praising it. If he wasn’t being dragged off, Kyle would almost be flattered.

Eventually, the odd dragging experience ended when Kyle was dropped into this new room. It was a large, wide area that seemed to go on for miles despite that being impossible. The room was littered with fabric, accessories, tape, sewing equipment, clothing, and the whole works on tables, in boxes, racks, and more.

This was definitely a place to make clothing, the exact opposite of what Kyle originally applied for.

In the briefest of quiet moments, Kyle interjected while he had the chance. “Excuse me, I do not understand what's happening. Why am I here? I thought I got the job to work the front end or something. I’m not here to model clothes, or, hell, even design them from the look of things.”

“Oh, there’s an important reason for that!” The mouse explained, stroking his chin. “You see, I opened up my latest shop here to expand my toony clothes empire! There’s a new, fresh, exciting clientele here in the human world that nobody has tried selling to!

“As such…~” The mouse hopped up and placed an arm around Kyle, using that to hold him up. “I’m going to need to debut a fantastic new outfit, clothing ensemble that’ll win over the people!”

“Okay… but what does that have to do with me?”

The mouse blushed and hopped down onto a stool. “Well, I can’t really do that unless I have someone try on my new outfit and get feedback. I made something super good, but I didn’t have any humans around to help me until you. You, good sir, are perfect! You would give me the right, straight, unbiased opinion I need!”

“So, it doesn’t even have to be me necessarily?”

“Naaaaaah! It’s important that it’s you! I could tell from the moment you walked in that you would be the right man for the job!”

“But I’m not interested in modeling or trying on clothes. I don’t think I would be a good fit. I was here for an interview as a cashier or front end guy or-”

“Now now!” The mouse waved his hands and smiled warmly. “That job is still available to you. Just consider this part of your responsibilities on top of all of that. Plus, for doing this right now, I promise to pay you in advance for this! Consider it your signing bonus, if you will~.”

Kyle frowned. He did need some extra money right away, and he still had his new job regardless. “Okay, as long as I don’t have to do this all the time, I’ll help you.”

“WONDERFUL!” The toon’s eyes lit up and sparkled, “Let me get your new duds and we can get this over, for your own sake~!” He hopped off the stool and rushed off, disappearing behind a few clothing racks.