She closes the door behind you and for a second you're trapped at the cramped bottom of a set of rickety stairs. She smells sweaty. You lead the way up, suddenly conscious of her eyes on you.
At the top a coffeeshop opens laterally, all the way out to the left and through the wall to a sagging balcony. To the right are some half walls that demarcate little rooms full of chairs and tables, some piled all the way to the ceiling. Straight ahead is a wide bar.
Behind the bar is a lanky and curly haired creature with a mask on, leant back on a stool with a book in his hand. He doesn't look up until you're at the bar, trying to figure out the
menu that's clumsly scrawled on a tiny chalkboard on the counter.
"WhacanIgetforya?"
Your eyes pick up speed scanning over your options.
You barely notice a little chortle behind you.
"Ok, um, Can I get a... big egg and a juice?"
His eyebrows go up.
"4ND 4 TON1C PL34S3"
He... smirks?
"wow,haha,ok,
oneEggoneJuiceoneTonic,
I'llbringitouttoya"
He gives you a thumbs up then knocks his fist on the wood of the counter, then turns around and walks through a curtain to the back kitchen.
You and the gray woman find a
seat.