Aisle Nine: Chapters 11—15

by Ian X. Cho
The apocalypse is coming for Here For You discount mart, and Jasper, the teenage checkout clerk with no family and no memories, must join up with his crush, Kyle, to figure out the truth behind the mysterious portal in aisle nine before all hell breaks loose.

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  1. insubordination
    defiance of authority
    “Okay, dude. For that insubordination, you get the midnight shift.”
  2. adamant
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
    “But the hacker was adamant that VC’s head honchos are hiding this knowledge.”
  3. understatement
    something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast
    “I said it was not gonna be easy,” she replies “Which was an understatement. There’s no way we can get into that building.”
  4. fallout
    any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
    “Dude, I’ve spent such a long time trying not to do or feel anything. Like I’ve been stuck in some bomb shelter, waiting for the fallout to clear. But you reminded me that we can act. We can do something—”
  5. dragon fruit
    a fruit with bright spiky skin, mildly sweet flesh, and edible black seeds
    Using the security mirror by the front of the mart, I see more of the creature: It’s six feet tall, covered in purple scales like on a dragon fruit.
  6. temperament
    your usual mood
    This demon has the temperament of the typical family dog.
  7. impulsive
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
    “Well, I’m glad we didn’t do anything impulsive,” I mutter, and my heart races again as a soldier leaves a security booth to head over.
  8. capoeira
    a physical discipline that combines martial art and dance
    “Dancing and fighting? Like, capoeira?” she asks.
  9. extinguish
    put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
    Were this a fire, the gas would’ve swiftly extinguished any flames, but here, now, all it does is churn the brimstone.
  10. sensitivity
    responsiveness to emotional feelings
    “Remember what we discussed about your emotional clarity and sensitivity and depth—all the things that have caused you to be afflicted by Doomsday Delirium. Use that . . . here.”
Created on Tue Sep 23 07:18:02 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Dec 09 15:57:19 EST 2025)

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