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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:13 pm
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The sign of Meat Palace™ was in theory a stylised palace. Taavi thought it looked more like a castle. It was the sort of castle where people got imprisoned in high towers, people like himself and his fellow employees. Inside the Meat Palace gave off the feeling of a Good Old BBQ Joint. The tables of various sizes were rustic, the chairs and benches were padded and comfortable but east to wipe down. There were a couple of bar-like sections with high stools too where single guests were usually placed. At the back was the kitchen which was partially visible to the customers with the big BBQ pit sitting proudly centre stage.
Today was Taavi's fourth shift at Meat Palace™ and he already wanted to run for the hills. It was fast paced, hot, noisy, his feet ached, he was never sure when a friendly customer was going to become a Valued Guest (i.e. start screaming at him, and require placating with grovelling or free things), and that was without mentioning the measly below minimum wage pay, and the people who didn't tip properly. That family of six had left him their change of fifty cents! This table, due to the tip out system - had actually just cost him money.
Taavi - or 'Mark' as claimed by his badge - shoved the coin into the pocket of his red apron and hurried to wipe down the sauce-splattered table. At least it was nearly the end of the dinner rush now and the end of his shift too, he could sit down and take advantage of one of the perks of his job which was a weekly free meal from the value menu. On the other hand he could see if any orders had been sent back from a section other than his when he was done and acquire that; to cut good waste Meat Palace™ was trialling a scheme where workers could buy retuned meals for 50% their value.... But right now he was working, hurrying to the kitchen with the tray from his last table. Take to the washers, then head to the screen to check if anyone new had been seated in his section, then check the tables he already had. Most of them were nearly finished now so as long as he didn't get a rush - and his replacement was on time - he'd be done soon. Thank Arceus.
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:32 pm
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"Meat Palace, Meat Palace, Meat Palace..." Came a sing-song voice, preceding its owner by a bit of a distance. Said owner would come into view through the door just a moment after the singing trailed off.
Well, actually Gummy would probably be the first one into view, perched precariously on her shoulders, slowly swinging his tail from side to side. "Yay! We're gonna get you a real big steak, Gummy! Man, you really need to calm down though! You're gonna disturb everyone!" Came the, still, rather loud voice, addressing the silent water type.
Two Eevee's yipped and chased eachother around her legs, one semi-normal but for some odd markings, and one rather blue. They only halted from running headlong around the restaurant when they noticed that Henrietta had stopped, and wandered back to sit at her side.
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:39 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:35 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:46 pm
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To her credit the server only flinched a little bit when Gummy snapped just shy of her hair and she kept on smiling in a friendly fashion. "Oh, ah, I'm afraid we don't allow large sized pokemon," she said apologetically with a shake of her head. "If it can't fit in a seat, don't let it out to eat! Haha! I'll have three booster seats sent over for you then aannd," she consulted her pad, "Mark will be over in just a minute to take your drink orders." The woman's green eyes flicked briefly to Gummy but quickly transferred back to Hen. "I hope you have a great meal!" With that and a flick of her ponytail she headed off again, tapping another instruction onto her tablet.
The table icon flashed and Taavi sighed, okay time to go then; it was just a table of one plus three smalls, shouldn't be too difficult.
About a minute after the green haired server had left Taavi appeared by the booth with a bright smile. "Hello, welcome to Meat Palace! I'm, ah, Mark I'll be serving y- Henrietta?" Taavi stopped mid spiel and stared. He then abruptly felt remarkably awkward. "Oh um.... Hi! I didn't expect to run into you here!"
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 2:23 pm
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Gummy continued to stare just past the server until she left, a steady drip-drip of water exiting his mouth, almost like drool, after a few seconds. When she left, however, Gummy, who had been placed on the table, turned his head, where he found some napkins. Without a second thought, he'd eaten one, and had a second to chew on by the time Taavi came over.
"Aw man! That's alright though, I won't let him out!" She did let Moldy, her Carbink, out though. The rock fairy just watched Gummy suspiciously. On the other side of the table, awaiting their booster seats, Horizon and Fluffster decided to have a wrestling match.
"Hi Mark!" Henrietta greeted brightly, grinning at Taavi. "I think I like your previous name better but it's totally cool that you're here! We came to eat!"
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 2:31 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 2:57 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 3:23 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 3:32 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 3:37 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 3:55 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 4:04 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 4:42 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 4:49 pm
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...Right. Maybe it was better not to ask questions, certainly not when he was on the clock and on his first week! "Okay! So that's a soda glass, three bowls for soda or water, and a bowl of milk. Coming right up!" With a last smile for Hen and the pokemon - Gummy's gaze still kind of unsettled him - Taavi vanished to fulfil the order.
While Taavi was gone three booster seats arrived and a couple of minutes after that he returned with a tray bearing an empty glass, an empty bowl, two bowls filled with water, a bowl filled with milk, and a basket with checked greaseproof paper lining it that was filled with bite-sized fried round things which was presumably the Palace Popcorn. "Here we are!" Taavi said as he set out the items from the tray. "I thought carrying all the bowls up would be a bit hard for you so I've filled the water ones. If you need refills the water machine is by the sodas, and it does ice too if you want that. Um, do you know what you'd like for a main course or shall I come back? Oh! And can I get you any sauces for the popcorn?" Gah! He was getting things all out of order but at least he didn't think Hen would care about that. Still, he needed to work on it.
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