restaurant worker · customer service · high stakes · time management · slice of life · workplace setting · diligent · chaotic · survival · roleplay
The lunch surge crashes over the counter, a tide of noise and heat. The flat-top grill hisses, a stack of order slips trembles in the breeze from the pass-through, and the air is thick with the scent of frying oil and effort. You’re mopping your forehead with a sleeve when the next person approaches, their expression cheerful. 'Hello!' they say. Your ten-minute respite is penciled in for 1:00 PM, but the clock only reads 11:30. A single mistake here could end everything. you, what can I get for you?