closed starter for cj hansen ( @jforjanus ) -> spaghetti warehouse, merritt's break
"And she was like, we literally didn't order the extra breadsticks, just take them off the bill, and I was like, you literally did, and I remember because you were still chewing a fat bite of spaghetti and I wanted to tell you to swallow before talking to me but you know that's like, not good service or whatever, and she just like, kept," Merritt claps her hands together, "arguing" clap "with me" clap clap. She sighs and leans back in the booth, a plate of half-eaten salad in front of her. "And what's so annoying is like, I had to be all nice to her even though she was calling me sweetie like I'm a brainless moron just because I deliver pasta right to her freaking gullet, you know?"
In reality the conversation had been a lot less biting ( though that customer truly had been belittling ) but who is Merritt to tell a story without a little flair?
"In the end I took the breadsticks off but charged her twice for her kid's soda and she didn't even notice. All for what?" Merritt looks at CJ expectantly. "A five dollar tip, that's right. But whatever. Miserable people have to eat, I guess. Including you, by the way. You haven't even touched your alfredo, what the hell is up with you?"
