Tag: Story074

Death would kill for some bacon.

You grab two eggs from the fridge and crack them onto the griddle, frying up the bottoms and then flipping them, before bringing them out on a plate with a side of toast.  The Grim Reaper pokes into the yolk, letting it run out across and digs into the eggs.  “You know,” they say wiping […]

You remember you look like a mess at the end of the day. “I’m not super comfortable with having my photo taken,” you confess.  “No, I get that. Can I just get a shot of the interior?” “Uhhh, sure”, you relent and they take a photo with their camera.  They hand you a $10 bill […]

You grab two eggs out of the small fridge and crack them onto the griddle, on top of a layer of butter. The white quickly firms up and the yolk follows and you plate it. When you bring the plate out, the Grim Reaper is sprawled out dead across the table. You poke them and […]

“Metro City Grim Reaper Support Hotline. This is Tracy speaking. How may I help you?” “Hi Tracy, yeah, I had a Grim Reaper die in my diner. This is the 2nd one this week.” “Oh no, well I am awfully sorry about that. Where should I send our team?” You give her the address. She […]

You grab two eggs from the fridge and crack them into a small bowl and use a fork to whisk the whites and the yolks together before pouring the eggs onto the griddle. And then you just keep folding and folding until they get done.  You scoop them onto a plate and present it to […]

“Could I get something else instead?” Death asks, after chewing and swallowing one bite of eggs. They push the plate towards you. “Do you want some toast?” “Would you stake your life on making the best toast possible?” You look at the clock. It’s past 5 pm. “Buddy, you didn’t like the eggs I made […]

You grab a plain white coffee cup from the tray of clean cups and head over to the pot. There’s enough for a good cup, but the timer marker says it’s time to throw it out. You look at the clock knowing you close in the next 5 minutes, meaning you’d be making a full […]

“You just revealed that you were looking to serve old coffee to a customer,” Stanley recalls, “and I can file paperwork that can lead to an order for you to shut down this restaurant.” You groan. “Well hold on!” you interrupt. “You came in dressed very realistically as a Grim Reaper, so I wasn’t sure […]

You head to the clean coffee pots before asking “Well, do you want it regular or decaf?” Stanley slams his fist down. “Decaf. I’m over 30 years old and any caffeine at this point would prevent me from sleeping and that would ruin my tomorrow.” “I’m also aware of the dangers of caffeine,” you say, […]