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Elliott Gilbert 🎶 | Glee (homagetoziggy) wrote in madisonvalley,
@ 2020-02-04 19:16:00

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!log, !open, ~2020 february, ~40 points, ~~elliott gilbert (homagetoziggy), ~~lisa snart (sistercold)

Who: Elliott Gilbert and OPEN
What: Dinner rush at The Electric Lady
When: Tuesday evening
Where: The Electric Lady
Rating: Low, TBD

Elliott couldn't believe that he had been in Madison Valley for two weeks. Obviously time flew when you weren't having to play pet gay (ugh) mediator between two catty ladies who still fought like they were in high school. Elliott continued to stand by what he said at the diner, to figure their nonsense out, which apparently they hadn't taken to heart, even after Pamela Lansbury was disbanded and reborn as One Three Hill.

Granted he enjoyed a little gossip, knowing it was good for the soul. But, unnecessary high school drama like what Rachel and Santana had been playing at struck a chord with him. Elliott remembered none too fondly being pretty much the only guy at Paramus High who was not only out of the closet, but redesigning it to more efficiently hold all of his shoes. Along with already feeling like a social pariah and dealing with the nonexistent dating pool (the first chair trumpet player in the marching band was painfully unawares of his own sexuality, much less that Elliott even existed), Elliott had to put up with petty hatred from the majority of his straight male classmates due to the fact that their girlfriends and crushes confided in him about everything, yes everything. It was absolutely terrifying, and some of it even scarring, the things he had heard. Honestly, if those guys had just simply been more open and caring, none of that crap would've happened.

Luckily, the dinner rush on a Tuesday wasn't rife with Paramus High gossip (yes, he had heard from multiple sources about the Biology teacher sleeping one of her eighth grade students) or really any gossip, the music was simply too loud for it. Having dropped a load of dirty dishes to the back area, he was spraying and wiping down a newly available table, making sure the lids on the salt and pepper shakers were actually screwed on tight this time. Darn kids. Always with the mischief.

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sistercold
2020-02-05 02:00 pm UTC (link)

Lucky for Elliott, Lisa was not in the market for a confidant, gay friend at the moment. She was more so looking for a place to grab a meal and a drink after a long day slaving away at the local clothing store, Maurice's. It wasn't a bad job and the pay was decent (she'd worked her way up to assistant manager by this point). It provided a nice side job, along with her occasional pick pocketing that fulfilled her need to display a little of that thievery skill that reared its head every once and a while. However, working with the general public could be tolerable at best most days and a real nightmare at its worse. As it was, Lisa was having a particularly trying day and simplifying dinner and a drink seemed a solid solution to at least one problem . The others had been resolved or simply blown up in her face.

When she arrived at the Electric Lady, there was currently no one there to seat her at the hostess podium upfront. Lisa being Lisa decided to take the initiative and simply seat herself. It was just her luck that she spotted Elliot wiping down a newly available table and fixing the tops on the salt and pepper shakers. Lisa took it as the first bit of luck she had come across that day and she headed over, keeping her voice friendly despite how exhausted and frustrated she felt by the day. After all, it was not this young man's fault she felt so down or that people were absolute idiots a lot of the time.

"Hello there," she greeted with a smile she hoped did not give away how worn out she was. "Is this table available? No one was up at the front to seat me and I kind of just took the initiative to seat myself." She hoped they wouldn't mind too much. She fully planned on paying for her meal and drink. Plus, she hadn't spotted anyone else standing around waiting for a table.

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homagetoziggy
2020-02-06 12:06 am UTC (link)

Elliott wasn't surprised that people were bypassing the hostess podium, mostly because the hostess was having to help run the place tonight instead of simply escorting people to their tables. Tuesday night in the big city. Who knew?

Giving the woman a smile, he nodded and set the righted salt shaker down beside the matching pepper shaker, both lids properly screwed back on. "Definitely, just finished cleaning it up." He responded good-naturedly, knowing a tired worn out person of the customer service orientation. Pulling the chair out for her, he handed her one of the laminated menus. when she sat down. "Did you need a few minutes to look over everything or did you know what you want?"

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sistercold
2020-02-06 01:54 pm UTC (link)

It was busy for a Tuesday night, but since Lisa didn't come here very often, she wasn't sure what it was like normally. Maybe there was a good deal on food or something that she was not aware of. Either way, Lisa claimed the offered seat and accepted the menu. Him pulling out the seat had made a good impression–not that Lisa was not going to tip well anyway. Customer service folk had to stick together, right?

"Thank you," she replied, eyes shifting to the contents of the menu. "Well, I guess I'll test your knowledge a little and ask what you think would be good tonight? Is there any kind of special?" She planned on ordering a drink, but food tended to be more complicated than ordering a martini.

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homagetoziggy
2020-02-07 05:45 pm UTC (link)

Well it was a good thing Elliott was on point tonight with the menu and specials. Judging by the clock, too, there were other specials lined up, but those had to do more with a liquid diet than actual food.. But hey, who knows? All shall be revealed.

"Funny you should ask, the first half of February we're having a 'buy one get one half off' on all burgers and fries, because nothing says happy Valentines day month than extra meat." He teased, tappinghis pen against the notepad in his hand. "Other than that, the onion rings are always pretty decent and it's past five now so it's Happy Hour, buy one get one on all apps, draft beers and house wines."

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sistercold
2020-02-07 06:43 pm UTC (link)

Lisa was not burger and fries kind of girl. She definitely did not think of burgers and Valentine's Day as being together. Extra meat did not scream "love" to her, but she knew someone would appreciate all of that grilled meat somewhere. Just not her and just not tonight. The rest of the deals did not sound bad though and Lisa pondered her options as he tapped his pen to the pad.

"How about a glass of white wine to start? And what appetizer would you suggest?" Lisa asked, looking up from the menu. "I like onion rings, but they kind of don't do any favors for your breath."

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homagetoziggy
2020-02-09 03:49 am UTC (link)

"Mhm..." Elliott made a note on the wine, smiling. "Well, if you're into spicy? The jalapeño poppers are pretty amazing. The cook on the clock tonight has the habit of not taking all the seeds out. If you want something blander there's always the fried pickles or you could get the house sampler which has curds, poppers, wings and nachos. The sampler though isn't on the buy one get one deal."

It was a lot of information, but the sampler, while not being on the Happy Hour deal, was definitely one of the more popular options.

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sistercold
2020-02-09 07:21 pm UTC (link)

Lisa was normally not a fan of spicy food, but she did appreciate someone else's opinion on food. Especially when she did not eat at the place very often, like the Electric Lady. She nodded at his words. Well, she could try the jalapeno poppers and see if they were any good or maybe pair them with some cheese curds? Something bland with something spicy? It could be a good combination.

"I'm not usually a huge fan, but I think I'll try those jalapeno poppers and some cheese curds," Lisa replied after a moment. "I think that would be perfect."

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homagetoziggy
2020-02-10 11:46 pm UTC (link)

Not bad not bad, going for what you liked instead of the sampler and not eating the majority of it. Plus the Happy Hour deal really couldn't be beat.

"Awesome choice," Elliott nodded, mentally making a note to tell the cook to de-seed the poppers a little more ruthlessly for this order. Some people enjoyed taste bud agony, but he didn't get that vibe from the woman seated before him.

"So, one glass of house white, an order of poppers and an order of curds.. Did you want ranch with that? We've also got bleu cheese and marinara sauce."

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	sistercold 2020-02-11 02:01 pm UTC (link)
	Lisa would definitely appreciate the removal of the jalapeno seeds. She liked hot stuff, but if it was too hot, it ended up making her feel sick more than anything. After the day she had, that was the last thing she wanted to be feeling. "Yes and ranch would be perfect actually. It's my favorite with pretty much anything," Lisa replied with a smile. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

homagetoziggy
2020-02-12 04:07 am UTC (link)

Nodding, Elliott wrote it down on his notepad. No seeds. The cook needed a reminder anyways.. The man was a brilliant cook but he was going to give the citizens of Madison Valley ulcers if he wasn't careful. Luckily for him there wasn't many ways you could screw up a cheese curd, especially when it consisted of simply throwing it into the fryer.

"Sounds like a plan, I'll get this turned into the cook and get your wine. I'm Elliott if you need anything else." He smiled and left to go have that very important conversation with the cook.

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sistercold
2020-02-12 01:48 pm UTC (link)

"Thank you, Elliot. You're doing wonderful by the way," Lisa added the last part with another smile. She knew how hard it was to work with the public. While she'd never ended up in the food industry, she knew from others that it was often harder to work in than different retail situation. Elliot was a natural though and Lisa was impressed by him. She made a mental note to ask for him in the future if she ended up coming back.

She watched him turn and head towards the kitchen before glancing back at her phone. Dinner looked promising even if the rest of her day had not gone so well. She was glad she had run into someone as conscientious as Elliot here; it made for an anticipated meal choice.

[ooc: wrap there? Or keep going? :)]

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	homagetoziggy 2020-02-12 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	[ooc: wrap sounds good. thanks for the thread! :)] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sistercold 2020-02-12 05:33 pm UTC (link)
	[ooc: Anytime! Likewise :)] (Reply to this) (Parent)