Prologue
Gustavo Fring was the proud owner of Los Pollos Hermanos, the best fast food chain in New Mexico. The were fourteen different restaurants located throughout the state, and he cherished them as if they were his own sons. Well, there was one near the border of Texas that wasn't as successful as the others, so that one was more like a bastard daughter. However, his thirteen other locations more than compensated for his one and only business failure.
His fried chicken was known throughout all of New Mexico, except for that one weird area near Texas where people did not appreciate fine cooking. In fact, his restaurant in Santa Fe was patronized by George R.R. Martin so often that Gustavo received death threats from fanboys who feared his fried chicken would cause Martin to die of a heart attack before finishing his fantasy series. Gustavo responded to these threats by adding a healthier meal to his menu, chicken-flavored tofu nuggets, and naming it after the illustrious author. Soon fanboys from all over the country were flocking to Los Pollos Hermanos to get the famous Martin nuggets, which came in the shape of wolves and severed heads. While the tofu nuggets were surprisingly delicious, they could not compare the meal that made Gustavo Fring the most important man in New Mexico.
Mr. Fring, known as Gus to his close friends and associates, had dedicated his life to creating the perfect recipe of fried chicken. All those who dined at his establishment would agree that he had succeeded. Gus himself was almost as popular as his chicken. When he wasn't at one of his restaurants he was attending social functions or banquets. He also invented a "buy one, give one" program where he would donate one chicken nugget to children in third world countries for every chicken nugget purchased in a kid's meal.
Gus was not only a good man to his community, he was a kind and just employer. If his employees had trouble learning English, he bought them Rosetta Stone so they could learn. If they could not use Rosetta Stone because they did not own a computer, Gus bought them a Macbook Pro. If they did not understand how to use a Mac because they were more familiar with PC, Gus would show them how to use their new Mac because he loathed PC.
Gus's best friend Mike was the security guard at the flagship restaurant in Albuquerque. Gus took security very seriously, even if some people found it unnecessary to have a guard at a fast food place. Mike would greet guests with a smile and a hug, while Gus would wander around and ask customers if everything was to their satisfaction. They had been friends since childhood, and it gave Gus great joy to see Mike's kind face every morning.
The head chef, Jesse Pinkman, worked at Los Pollos Hermanos to help pay for graduate school so he could be a social worker. He loved working with people and helping those less fortunate them him. Gus supported Jesse in everything he did, he wanted to help the young man achieve his dream. He liked to think that he saw things in people, and he saw great potential in Jesse. He had even come to consider him the son he would never have.
Gus would never have any biological children of his own because he never had a girlfriend, and never would. His life was so busy, he did not have time for romance. He was too focused on making the best chicken in the world.
But Gus had a dark secret...he was addicted to tentacle porn.