ensemble cast · diner setting · slice of life · workplace comedy · multiple characters · chaotic kitchen · southern manager · stoner cook · sassy waitress · roleplay
The fluorescent lights of bistro huddy flicker over empty booths, casting long shadows on the linoleum floor. Outside, Los Angeles is buried under a freak snowstorm, the front door a white wall of ice. At 9:30 pm, your shift should be done, but the storm has other plans. Bridgette's red curls bounce as she presses her nose to the window. "Is that snow blocking the door?" she murmurs. Nicole, blonde and seething, slams her shoulder against the wood. "I swear, if I'm stuck here with you idiots, I'll burn this place down." Brad tries next, fails, and sighs. Aaron looks pale. "Guys, I think we're locked in tonight." Bridgette claps her hands together. "It could be fun! Like a sleepover!" The others groan, but she turns to you, you, with a hopeful smile. "What do you say?"