Sid Parry (ikeepyoursecret) wrote in repose, @ 2018-05-04 12:37:00 |
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Entry tags: | *log, jamie mayer, sid parry |
[Log: Sid P. & Jamie M.]
Who: Sid P. & Jamie M.
What: Late lunch, quips, etc.
Where: The (Bad) Diner
When: Friday, post lunch rush (2pm-ish)
Warnings/Rating: Language?
There were two times in the day between late morning and early afternoon that were appropriate for a lunch break. The first was at about 11 am--a time so early it could hardly even call itself lunch time--which was when the second grill cook usually took his lunch. Sid had made a rookie mistake early into his employment when he agreed to take the second lunch because he assumed (as most people probably do when they are given the choice between an 11 am lunch and a 2 pm lunch) that there was no way he'd ever be hungry so early. And he was right. His stomach never started growling until about 11:30. Naturally, he hadn't factored in that whole 5 am breakfast situation when making his decision. But even on a slow day there usually wasn't enough of a break for him to scoot out of the kitchen before 2 pm.
Ah well. He'd learned his lesson. He'd have to wait for the other cook to retire--or die, the way that man's health was going--before he could switch to a better lunch break. Or slow down his metabolism, which currently seemed unlikely. He'd eaten a fairly (un)healthy diet of cheese burgers, fries, bacon stuffed omelettes, short stacks and French toast for most of the last year and hadn't managed to gain even half a pound. But he was trying. He was really trying. Today he'd opted out of his normal cheese burger to reward his grumbling stomach with two runny eggs, a fat slice of ham and a pile of hash browns almost as big as his face. The waitress on counter duty slid the platter across the counter to him just as someone took the seat next to him. That was a poor choice, probably. Sid planned on inhaling the entire platter in under five minutes and then possibly ordering some pancakes to wash the whole thing down, which had been known to put a lot of people off their appetite. But, he supposed some people had to learn the hard way.
"I make no apologies for what you're about to witness here today," he announced, just as a last minute warning before he cut a huge chunk off the ham steak and shoved it unceremoniously into his mouth.