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Chapter Six: Of Coffee Joints That Were Never Really There
When the Titans got to where the Java Hut had been, they thought that they were at the wrong place. It wasn't the place they had been last night… erm, this morning; that was for sure. It wasn't tiki-themed or called the Java Hut. It was your ordinary, everyday, on every corner MoonBucks.
"Are you sure we're at the right place?" said Robin. "This doesn't look like where we were earlier."
"I'm sure we're at the right place. This is the only place in town that's called 21st Street, and that same jewelry store is right next door," said Cyborg.
"Then where's the Java Hut?" said Starfire quietly.
As the Titans walked in, everyone stared. The place was filled with adults dressed in expensive suits enjoying their daily brew and typing on laptops.
"Maybe we should ask the girl behind the counter about the place," suggested Raven.
Everyone looked at Robin.
"Okay, okay, I'll go…" he muttered, turning toward the counter on which Shadow and Nightmare had played the cup game just hours before.
"Excuse me," he said politely when he got to the front of the line. "Do you know if this place has always been a MoonBucks? Was it here last night?"
The girl, who had dark brown hair at the top and light brown hair at the bottom, looked at him like he was crazy. She had icy blue eyes and wore a scowl, as if she'd rather be anywhere but here.
"Umm… this place has been here for like five years," she said in an annoyed tone.
"But was it here last night?" asked Robin slowly.
"Are you some kind of idiot? Of course it was here last night. It's been here for five years." She was clearly getting ticked off now.
"Okay…" said Robin. Thinking of a different approach, he asked, "Are there two girls who worked here who are named Shadow and Nightmare? I heard that they… that they got employee of the month." That sounded so much more convincing in my head…he thought.
"Shadow and Nightmare? What kind of names are those?" she scoffed.
"Okay… Lavender," he said, looking at her name tag. "I really need you to help me out here… this is important…"
Suddenly, a man who looked like her supervisor came up and started yelling at her.
"WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT HOLDING UP THE LINE WHILE YOU MESS AROUND?" he bellowed. "YOU'RE FIRED!"
"YOU CAN'T FIRE ME, I QUIT!" she screamed back. Rounding on Robin, she shrieked at him, "THANKS A LOT! YOUR STUPID QUESTIONS JUST COST ME MY JOB!"
The room had gone completely silent.
She stormed out, pushing a few people out of her way.
The talking started up again, and a guy came to the counter.
"Are you going to order something, or are you just going to get me fired, too?" he asked.