Espresso Expresso
Chapter Twelve
While Kisame and Kakuzu prepared McSnoot's food, the critic looked around the shop. "Tacky decor," he mumbled as he wrote in a notebook. "Crude naming strategy," he added as he spotted the poster that had the different sizes of cup you could order for your coffee. "Tell me…what is the purpose of naming a size 'big ass'?"
""Well, sir," Kisame began. "It is supposed to add a certain comedic air to the shop." McSnoot snarled.
"Comedy is the lowest form of entertainment and it certainly has no place in fine eating establishments. Carry on." Kisame and Kakuzu looked at each other.
"Why did everyone have to be on lunch break at the Golden Panda?" Kisame asked. "We run an EATING ESTABLISHMENT, why do they have to go out for lunch?"
"Itachi really wanted black pepper chicken and it's cheaper to have them eat at the Chinese takeaway than here, since I'd have to deduct their wages if they ate at the shop," Kakuzu explained. Kisame sighed.
"That makes sense in the most messed-up way…"
"Hm… lazy service…" a voice said, jarring both out of their thoughts. They had almost forgotten about McSnoot.
"Here you go sir, part of your order. It will take some time to make everything on the menu, so we're going to stagger it if that's OK with you," Kakuzu said politely.
"What is this?" McSnoot asked.
"White-chocolate-raspberry latte and a Graveyard Coookie," was Kakuzu's response. McSnoot looked disgusted.
"Graveyard cookie? What is that?"
"Oh! It's an old family recipe of one of our employees," Kakuzu hurriedly explained. "You know how some family traditions get the weirdest names and you can't change it because you don't want to break tradition? That's what happened with the cookies." McSnoot glared at the food and picked up his pencil.
"Unappetizing names for food…"
"Dammit!" Kakuzu swore once he was back in the kitchen. "Why is this guy so fucking hard to please?"
"Don't ask me!" Kisame squawked. "I'm making coffee as fast as I can." Suddenly, the kitchen door blasted open and McSnoot stood in the entry way.
"Will you two get a move on? I have been waiting for twenty minutes! I do not like to be kept waiting."
"Uh… sir… we gave you coffee and a cookie to help the wait," Kisame said.
"Well, the latte was passable, but I refuse to eat anything with the name 'Graveyard Cookie'," McSnoot complained. Kakuzu had to resist the urge to throttle the irritating critic.
"Please try this mint choclate scone then," he said, his voice as polite as he could possibly make it. Once McSnoot had left, he mumbled to Kisame, "Go. Get those lazy bums off their lunch break. I'll deal with McSnoot, just get the staff in here!"
To Be Continued!
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