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This chapter makes me chuckle, haha. Enjoy!


Make 'Em Proud

"Now it's your turn," Alfred said to Bankotsu one morning. The first few customers were trickling in, and the servers murmured that today would be busy.

Jakotsu had just given them their floor sections for the day, and when the third set of people walked in, Jakotsu sat them in Bankotsu's section. As he passed on his way back to the the front, he murmured to Bankotsu, "Let's see what you got."

Bankotsu only smirked before walking over to the table of two. Despite days of Alfred's training, he felt that a more laid-back approach would put some of the hoity-toity visitors at ease. "Welcome guys, what can I get for ya?"

The young couple looked at him uneasily before the guy said, "Oh, uh..." He looked to the girl across from him and murmured, "Do you know what you want?"

She snippily replied, "No, we just got here." Her head swiveled upwards. "We need more time, thanks," she said to Bankotsu.

"Aaalright," Bankotsu said, raising his eyebrows and adding a smile. By the time he made his way over to a prep station near the back, both Jakotsu and Alfred were standing there ready to grade him on his performance.

"An introduction would be great next time; tell them your name," Jakotsu said with a smile.

"The goal is to sell, so ask if they want any drinks first. Play up the smoothies when you go back," Alfred said with arms folded.

"I saw that look on your face when you left the table, you know," Jakotsu teased. "Customers are a bitch sometimes, but this is still a business. Remain professional."

Bankotsu could only rub the back of his neck and say, "Geez, you guys are pretty particular...alright, I got it next time."

When the time came to take the table's order, Bankotsu was ready. With pen and paper in hand, he approached them, and scribbled down the order that was thrown at him too fast. When he thought he got everything, he collected their menus and went to a computer kiosk to enter the order. Pressing "Submit" on the touch screen, he looked over his shoulder to see the small ticket printing out at the kitchen expo. 'Good to go, smooth sailing from here,' he thought to himself.

Too bad all of the food came out too spicy, the drinks arrived too late, and one dish didn't come out at all. Bankotsu received a reprimand from Jakotsu, a shake of the head from Alfred, and a hot word from the chef.

"I think you need more training," Jakotsu said with a sigh.

'What I really need is a drink...' Bankotsu thought miserably.


A/N: This chapter was written using prompt #61 - Accuracy from The Original List of Themes, created by #100ThemeWriters on DeviantArt. Please review!