Luke's, Friday, July 4

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

Ella had no idea the fourth was a holiday, until the grumbling of the kitchen staff gave her a good idea.

"Give us the day off," the dishwasher demanded.

"Um. All right," Ella said, only a little nervous. If it was a holiday, there shouldn't be too many customers ... right? And most of the food wasn't that hard to cook; she could manage on her own.

Absolutely.

After the staff left, she finished the prep work and settled in behind the counter. The diner seemed very quiet.

Specials
Corn on the Cob
Grilled Bratwurst
Cherry Pie

Comments

Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

She's trying to figure out how one makes coleslaw.

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[gkar-lastkhari.livejournal.com]

G'Kar smiled at Ella as he walked in. "Good day to you," he said, bowing a little. "I must thank you for your assistance last week."

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

Ella looked surprised. "Good day," she returned. "Assistance? I don't think you came in last week..."

The only customer she remembered, really, had been a cat.

[OOC: Fleeing for a bit.]

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[gkar-lastkhari.livejournal.com]

"I did," he assured her, "I just wasn't my normal self. Perhaps you remember the shrimp? And a certain feline."

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

"The spotted cat!" Ella exclaimed. "That was you? I'm afraid I made rather a fool of myself, but, well, you were cute."

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[gkar-lastkhari.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," he smirked. "I rather thought I was cute as well. And it is most intriguing. It almost seems that no matter what form I take, I retain my spots. I wonder if that will be a continuing occurrence."

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

"I hope you aren't an animal often enough to find that out," Ella said. "So do you like shrimp while you're yourself, too, or was that a cat thing?"

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[gkar-lastkhari.livejournal.com]

"I do like it, but I think it was more of a cat thing," he grinned. As was the urge to chase lemurs.

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

"It seemed to make you happy, anyhow," Ella noted. "Can I get you anything? The staff got the day off, so I'm afraid I would be cooking, but I'm not half-bad."

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[gkar-lastkhari.livejournal.com]

"I am fine, thank you. I fear that day was more driven by hunger than much else. Cats do not appear to have the ability to open appliances." A problem which has now been remedied in G'Kar's apartment.

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

"No..." Ella agreed. "They don't have thumbs. And they're kind of, well, short."

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

Dick walked into Luke's. He hadn't caught sight of any cookouts and he wasn't about to start one, but he still needed to eat and Luke's was open.

"Hey, Ella. Kind of quiet today, huh?"

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

"Hi Dick," Ella said cheerfully. "The staff asked for the day off, so it's been just me most of the day. How are you?"

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

"Well, that depends on how funny it would be to place a huge order, making you do that much more work," Dick said. "If it wouldn't be funny, then I'm pretty good. If it would be really funny though, then I'm not as good as I could be."

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

"That depends on whether you mean funny for you to watch, or funny for me to do," Ella pointed out, leaning on the counter.

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

"Oh, funny for me to watch, obviously," Dick said. "And I think it would be pretty funny to watch."

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

"It might just be," Ella had to admit, looking at it from Dick's point of view. "So what would be in this huge, entertaining order of yours? And you know I won't sprout extra arms or make clones or anything, don't you?"

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

"No clue, I was just planning on ordering a brat and a Coke," Dick said. "I just wanted you to know that I could have been really entertained if I were a terrible person."

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

"I'm not going to thank you just for not being terrible," Ella declared. "But I will get the sausage and drink." Which she set about doing quickly.

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

"Will you thank me when I give you a good tip?" Dick asked.

Re: Talk to Ella [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

"I always say thank you for tips," Ella admitted, as she handed Dick his soda. "I figure it makes people more likely to leave them the next time."

Mod Your Service [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

Which is probably faster.

Community Bulletin Board [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

It is here to be posted on!

Re: Community Bulletin Board [7/04]

[tyler_gone]

Tyler was a fan of any holiday that encouraged blowing things up in service to the country, so he was portalling to Alexandria to see the fireworks in D.C.

But before he left, he tacked a notice to the board:

For rent: Two bedrooms, garage, basement apartment in quiet house. Call 555-SOAP if interested.

OOC [7/04]

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

I will be intermittent and slow today.