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Good Burger Takes Over the Schneiderverse Scene 2: Game Shakers Meet the New Good Burger
Location: Manhattan, New York
Date/Time: July 25, 2018 at 10:45 PM
Business/Establishment: the latest Good Burger franchise located in New York, which just opened
Characters Present: Babe Carano (played by Cree Cicchino), Kenzie Bell (played by Madisyn Shipman), Hudson Gimble (played by Thomas Kuc), Grover "Triple G" Griffin (played by Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores, Jr), Bunny (played by Bubba Ganter), Ruthless (played by Sheldon Bailey), Scooter (played by Ryan Coleman), Fred (aka the "next-generation" version of Ed, actor TBA)
[Babe, Kenzie, Hudson, Triple G, Bunny and Ruthless take the subway inbound from Brooklyn to Manhattan and get off in midtown Manhattan at 34th St. They then head towards the newly open Good Burger franchise. Further up the street, there is a long line stretching for several blocks. NYPD officers are helping to direct traffic past the franchise. The exterior of the restaurant itself consists of a white, rectangular building with a retro diner-style layout, sporting red and blue neon lights and a sign saying "Good Burger".
The Game Shakers arrive at the end of the line and wait about 3 hours to finally make it in, where they find the interior to be just as impressive as the exterior. The restaurant has a modern look with florescent lights throughout the dining area, diner-style tables, chairs and booths, an electronic jukebox, and even a photo booth. The menu itself has also been updated with new options to add more variety such as the Good Chicken Wrap (available in both Spicy and Plain), the Sourdough Burger, the Bacon Double Cheeseburger as well as some healthy options such as the Grilled Chicken Deluxe, the Grilled Chicken Nuggets and even some Good Salads. The only thing noticeably missing is the front counter, since all orders are placed using electronic touch-screen ordering systems located at each table/booth.]
Kenzie says, "Whoa, this is a cool place. It even makes our Game Shakers office look dull. Not only that, I can see how Fooders, The Clam Jumper and even The Beach cannot compete against Good Burger. With all these upgrades to 21st century technology, the aesthetic atmosphere and the awesome menu, this new place is truly blowing its competition out of the water!"
Babe then comments: "Yeah, you're right. Working out a deal, a partnership with Game Shakers would definitely boost our business for sure! Let's talk with the owners and try to get a deal." Kenzie says: "Babe, remember our main priority is saving our hangouts like Fooders and The Beach from closing, and to help Trip find Dub. He's really worried and is starting to lose it. Even though a deal with Good Burger would absolutely be amazeballs, we have to stay focused on what really matters right now."
[Babe, Kenzie, Hudson, Triple G, Bunny and Ruthless take a seat at one of the booths when the manager of the new franchise, Scooter comes up to their table along with his trainee Fred and greets them.]
"Welcome to Good Burger, Home of the Good Burger, can I take-…", says Fred to the Game Shakers as Scooter abruptly cuts him off. He then interjects: "we have an electronic ordering system now. There's no need to take customers' orders anymore."
Kenzie reads off the orders they just placed using the touch-screen ordering system: "Babe got the New York Angus Good Burger Meal with large fries, Hudson got the Good Hot Dogs with Chili Sauce, I got the Good Bacon Cheeseburger with a side salad and Trip ordered the Good Spicy Chicken Wrap with waffle fries."
Scooter checks the online ordering database to verify the Game Shakers' orders and says, "Yep, that's correct. Your food should be right out in a couple of minutes."
[Scooter is now the manager of this new Good Burger franchise after working at the restaurant for about 15 years. In the spring of 2005, Scooter was a simple cashier just like Ed and most people considered him to be the "second generation Ed." He even worked with Ed during the 10th anniversary celebration Good Burger held where various old and new customers, including Lester Oaks Construction Worker, Bernie Kibbitz and her granddaughter Bernice, "The Social Life's" Venice Hyatt and others made visits to Good Burger. Unfortunately, Ed broke Scooter's arm and therefore he had to go to the Emergency Room before the aforementioned customers came in.]
[However, Scooter was very grateful to work with Ed as a mentor, co-worker and friend, especially after hearing about Ed's legendary status. Now, thirteen years later, Scooter works with and mentors Fred, who was one of the first hires to work in this newly opened New York franchise, the first ever Good Burger franchise to be located on the East Coast of the United States. Fred shares a lot of similarities between his mentor and Ed himself, as he is a young African-American teenager who loves helping other people the best way he can, but is at times not very intelligent and can sometimes misinterpret customers' orders and take certain things very literally.]
Fred says: "It was my ultimate passion in life to say that now famous, infamous line made popular by Ed himself" with a disappointing look on his face. "I look up to him, well not literally because then it would hurt having to crouch down and look up at the same time."
Scooter says, "I understand, Fred. It feels like ever since Good Burger became a multi-national corporation and created franchises all over the world, the company has lost its core values that it was founded on. You know, being a tight-knit small chain that values personal relationships with the customers, taking care of its food and putting the business first before greed and money. But it seems like all the people at the top care about is greed, making more money and expanding the Good Burger empire.
He continues: "When I took this job 15 years ago, I too, looked up to Ed as my mentor and best friend. Even though he did break by arm (accidentally) during the 10th anniversary party and seemed not to know what he was doing most of the time, I shared these same qualities as I struggled to fit in at Good Burger and we shared the same character traits and personalities.
Scooter concludes by saying: "Ed had a good heart, truly looked out for his fellow employees and customers and wanted Good Burger to be a good place for people to eat and enjoy each other's company. Now it feels like he's changed his tone ever since Good Burger went corporate."
Triple G, still on a mission to find his dad after he disappeared over a year ago, interjects: "Hey, I heard that my dad, Double G, used to know somebody who used to work with Good Burger. Have any of you seen him?"
Scooter and Fred shrug their shoulders, nod their heads and say they haven't seen him. "We don't even know who Double G even is." The Game Shakers have a surprised look on their faces since Double G is such a big celebrity and everyone knows him by name.
Babe says: "he's everywhere. Dub is a big rapper and everyone is a big fan of his music. He even comes into the Game Shakers office so many times, right in the middle of us working. Most of the time, we just want him to leave us alone. But still, we love him as a business partner, friend and Trip's Dad. It's just strange why he just left a year ago and we haven't seen him since."
Trip takes out his phone and shows Fred and Scooter a picture of Double G to them. The two of them look at each other, surprised at each other and both say simultaneously, in a surf-dude voice: "Whoa, is that Double G? He looks JUST like Ed!"
Scooter and Fred take a closer glance into the picture on Trip's phone and notice his facial features and skin tone. Instantly, they are taken back to when they used to work for Ed all those years ago. "That IS Ed", they say together as the Game Shakers at the table are puzzled to see the reactions from Scooter and Fred.
Hudson just laughs and says, "Wait a minute, are they saying Double G is a different person? He's NOT Trip's Dad? How could that be?"
Trip then asks, "whoa, this is freaking me out. How could my dad be someone else? I have known him all my life. How could he assume a completely different identity? May I ask where does Ed work now? Obviously he isn't here."
Scooter and Fred explain that Ed now works at Good Burger's corporate headquarters in Chicago. He is a very high executive at the company, as the Executive Vice President of Franchise Operations and is the one who gave Scooter a promotion as the franchise manager of this restaurant.
[Trip asks Bunny and Ruthless to help him get to Chicago by checking to see if the private jet is available for reservations. Bunny surprisingly tells Trip that the jet is completely gone. Trip then asks about flights on other airlines and Bunny then says all the flights are booked and sold out. Ruthless then checks the bus schedule and says that all buses into and out of New York City have suddenly stopped service. Bunny and Ruthless are very concerned about Trip venturing out on his own and offer to drive Trip to Chicago.]
He accepts and asks if the rest of the Game Shakers can go with him. "We have a lot of work to do with our games and can't really just drop everything to help look for your dad", Kenzie says in response.
Babe then says: "Yeah, I agree with Kenzie. These games are very important to our financial success and costs necessary to run the business. Even though we judt released a game a few days ago, our customers expect a new game within the next seven days. We don't have time to just abandon our work to help you, Trip."
Trip then comes back at them and says: "you promised to help me. Come on, I'm really counting on you. Will you PLEASE help me?" He gets down on his hands and knees and begs for them to come. "I really have nothing else to do", says Hudson.
Babe and Kenzie also chime in with: "We also have school. We can't just drop school!"
[Trip continues to beg and eventually the rest of the Game Shakers give in. At this moment, their food arrives and everyone starts to dig in. As they eat, they begin planning their trip to Good Burger Corporate Headquarters in Chicago. They are one step closer to finding Double G, or Ed, or whomever.
Meanwhile, Good Burger corporate headquarters begins to plot their next franchise acquisition as they look towards the West Coast. Fooders and The Beach put up "Closing Soon" signs as their restaurants grow bare by the day and the managers ultimately give up on their businesses. Employees at each place are bored, trying to attract business. They have come up with a lot of gimmicks such as "Everyone Gets a Spot on the Wall, No Matter What" at Fooders and "Free Chips & Queso with Purchase of Taco" at The Beach, but to no avail.
They face the reality that they cannot compete with the business that Good Burger has taken away from them.]