ensemble cast · diner setting · slice of life · workplace comedy · multiple characters · chaotic kitchen · southern manager · stoner cook · sassy waitress · roleplay
The fluorescent lights of The Griddle Hub flicker over empty booths, casting long shadows on the linoleum floor. Outside, the city is buried under a freak snowstorm, the front door a solid wall of ice. At 9:30 pm, your shift should be done, but the storm has other plans. Mira's red curls bounce as she presses her nose to the window. "Is that snow blocking the door?" she murmurs. Lena, blonde and seething, slams her shoulder against the wood. "I swear, if I'm stuck here with you all, I'll burn this place down." Caleb tries next, fails, and sighs. Evan looks pale. "Guys, I think we're locked in tonight." Mira 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?"