Manager: Levi, tills!
Levi: But-…
Manager: They’ll wait ‘til later, move your ass!
[Levi sighed wearily, tossing his greasy rag upon the counter with a classic amount of teenage enthusiasm]
Levi: I barely know how to work the tills.
Manager: Well, you’re the only one on shift with half a brain and Mel called in sick, so today’s your lucky day-.. again.
…
Bianca: I promise it’s not as bad as it looks…
[Penny grimaced, she’d smell like burgers for a week if she so much as stepped foot in such a disgusting place]
Penny: I can’t eat carbs, Bianca.
Bianca: I literally saw you eating waffles for breakfast the other day.
Penny: Do we have to?
Bianca: My sister insisted on having her dumb party here and it was actually pretty good, I swear!
…
[overlapping chatter]
Bianca: [giggling] Hi, stranger. I’ll have…
[Levi stared straight through Bianca; his gaze locked on Penny’s look of utter horror and contempt. How was he supposed to talk his way out of this one-.. what on earth was she even doing here?]
Penny: This is where you work?
Levi: No, I’m just-.. I, uh-…
Penny: Ew.
Levi: Wait!
Penny: Don’t touch me.
Levi: I can explain, okay? I-…
Manager: Levi!
Levi: One second!
Manager: Erm, no-.. leave those poor girls alone and get back to work, there’re people waiting.
[Levi remained rooted to the spot, impervious to the chatter around him and his managers impatient yelling]
Levi: I’m gonna throw up…
Manager: Oh, for god’s sake-.. not there!
…
Levi: Penny!
Penny: Go back to work, Levi.
Levi: My parents just wanted to teach me the value of money or whatever-.. I don’t want to work here.
[Levi wrung his hands together awkwardly, even he didn’t believe his own words anymore. Sure, the Grease Trap was disgusting and the hours sucked, but at least it got him out of the house. His co-workers were kinda fun too, and he got free food most nights; hell, even his manager treated him fairly and somewhat appreciated him]
Penny: I know I’m not the cleverest person ever, but if you think I’m stupid enough to believe that…
Levi: You’re not stupid.
Penny: And since when did you need glasses?!
Levi: [sighs] Can you just give me a chance to explain everything?
Penny: Why, so you can carry on lying and avoiding me? I think I’m over-…
Levi: Trust me one last time, then you can decide, please..?