mooreforless (mooreforless) wrote in notionsic, @ 2011-06-09 23:51:00 |
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Entry tags: | aren sprague, june 2011 |
Who: Gibson and Aren
What: Shenanigans
When: June 9, Thursday
Where: Coffee Shop
Rating: Low
Status: Incomplete
Working the overnight dispatching shift was like a double edged sword. It sucked because, well, it was the overnight shift, ten at night to six the next morning. But on the other hand, some of the most bizarre calls came in during those hours, and as someone who needed gossip and excitement as much as they needed air in order to function, Gibson lived for those ridiculous 3 AM phone calls to the station.
Please help, my boyfriend's stoned and lying in the middle of the road and holding up traffic. Or, please have someone come open the Taco Bell on Lincoln and 5th I'm hungry and I swear I'm not drunk really I'm not.
It wasn't that Gibson usually worked the night shift, but he agreed to fill in for another dispatcher that had wanted some days off, and now that said coworker was back to work, Gibson had to play catchup with his sleep schedule. That meant copious amounts of coffee until his internal clock evened things out, and if one was going to get coffee, why not go get it from the overpriced coffee house on the corner and have them douse it in whipped cream and a dangerously unhealthy amount of chocolate?
And so there he was, waiting by the counter for his monstrosity of a drink to be made, when one of the baristas went to set another customer's coffee down, only to do it so hastily that the cup fell over and spilled the contents out on the counter. Gibson made a noise that was somewhere between a gasp and a yelp, a sort of 'augh!' noise, and backed up quickly, not wanting to get burned. He made it out of harm's way, but sadly, his shoes were not so lucky.
It wasn't a lot of coffee that hit his kicks, but, drama queen he was, Gibson reached out and grabbed the now-paper cup, squinted at the customer's name scrawled on the side, then loudly announced, "Oh... Aren, whoever you are, your coffee has assaulted me and I demand swift and immediate retribution."
Is he serious? ...No, probably not.