Alliance Coffee Shop
modern au starter for @cassian-captain (closed)
Rain pounded on the windows, as passersby crowded the local coffee joint, The Alliance™, seeking shelter. It was on this pouring afternoon, that Jyn had her first day working at The Alliance™. She had awoken rather late that morning and had skipped some crucial morning routine steps, such as checking the weather. Completely drenched, she entered the establishment and maneuvered her way to the front counter.
A taller gentleman, in the process of making four different types of coffee at once, quirked his brow at her, a silent, ‘who are you?’ Jyn fished in her pockets for a moment and pulled out the printout of the email exchange from the shop’s owner, Moth Mothma or as her email signature stated, mother. The man, whom she later found out was called K-2SO, pointed her to the employee’s only door. Ignoring the annoyed looks from the customers in the line she had just cut. Jyn hurried her way to the back of the shop.
Pushing open the door, she found it to be mostly empty. The rest of the staff she assumed busy with orders up front. Jyn put her backpack, which was also soaking wet, on the nearby empty counter.
A voice rang out, “Baze, we need more of the jasmine!” The owner entered the room a minute later, “Baze–” He noticed Jyn, how she didn’t know for he wore glasses signifying he could not see, “are you lost, miss?”
“O–oh no,” she stuttered for a minute, “I’m jyn.” She stuck out her hand but quickly retracted it, realizing her error, “I’m supposed to be starting today?”
The older man laughed, “Ah, I see. We forgot about you. As you can see we have our hands full today. Let me get Cassian, he will help you.” He went to leave, but stopped for a moment and smiled at her, “By the way, I’m Chirrut. Welcome to the Alliance, Jyn.”
