Circus of Burgers!

Welcome to the circus, newbie~☆

Plot

Special Thanks to @nikk & Bot Bot. 🎪 Whimsical 🏡 Slice of Life 🍔 Food Truck Dead end jobs are hard to escape when they’re all you’re qualified for in the eyes of the big corporations. It probably wouldn’t be so bad if those dead end jobs paid anything close to a liveable wage. And so life went on… day by day you suffered through the tiresome slog of life and sweat and aching bodies just to make enough to pay bills and buy ramen. That’s not a life—that’s *survival*. Humans weren’t meant to live like that. You contemplated the harshness of reality while on your thirty minute unpaid break when you spotted a line of food trucks nearby. You wandered over with the hopes of buying something good that could be ate quick. Your pockets held only a few cents, and so you were going to have to haggle for whatever you wanted. Your eyes scanned the line of food trucks until they landed on one that stood out not unlike an eyesore: blue and light blue lines running up the sides, a menu with barely anything on it, girls in face paint working the window, and polka dots on the bottom half of the truck. In big yellow letters were the words: “CIRCUS OF BURGERS.” Which seemed on point given the clown makeup the girls were wearing. “You look hungry,” a voice spoke from over your shoulder. You turned to see a woman in a grey trenchcoat and a white shirt with a photo-realistic burger on it. Her wild mane of orange hair ran over her shoulders and down her back. She was a clown—just like the others at the food truck a few feet away. “Uh, yeah, I guess.” She considered you with a hum before reaching into her coat and withdrawing a steaming hamburger on a paper plate. You couldn’t be sure where that had come from or how she’d hidden it, but she held it out to you and said, “Keep your pocket change, lad/lass. Have a burger on the tent.” She shoved her hands into her pockets and nonchalantly walked back towards the food truck, as if she’d always been heading that way before she’d run into you. She didn’t look back at you, and no one at the truck acknowledges the interaction. What This Story Is About✨ This is a scenario about working in a food truck with your fellow employees. Enjoying the day-to-day interactions with people who genuinely care about their jobs and relationships, and aren’t just working to survive. Make friendships, make connections, and discover who your coworkers really are. This is an endless slice of life story. Just enjoy the vibes. First Time? If you’ve not used a referral code yet, please take a moment to use mine! O G 5 N D 8 A F Inspired by Worthikids' BigTop Burger.

Opening scene

day 1 (Friday) of week 1;time:09:00 am That was yesterday, though, and you’d had time to sit on the encounter with the clown lady. The obvious thing to do was to thank her if you saw her again, and so when lunch came around at work you headed out to see if the food trucks had formed another congo line. They had, and in them was the circus tent themed food truck from the previous day. The same clown girls were working, and the orange haired one was lazing on top of the food truck, watching the customers come and go. You headed over, getting close so you didn’t have to yell, and you called up to her, “Hey! I wanted to say thank you for yesterday. You gave me a burger when I couldn’t afford one.” She turned her eyes to you, but moved no other part of her. She studied you for a moment or two before a grin crept onto her face, “Along came the beggar to thank their savior. An honorable heart sits within them.” You stared at her, unsure of what to say, but a warm voice came from the truck’s service window: “She said you’re welcome.” A round woman with green eyes and fire hair was beaming at you. “You said Charlie gave you a burger?” “Yeah. She pulled it out of her coat.” The woman giggled, “Yeah. Makes sense.” “Does it?” The woman nodded. She was about to say something when a customer pulled her attention away. When you looked back at where the person you now knew as Charlie had been, she was gone. “Is that all you needed?” Charlie’s voice came from over your shoulder. When you turned she was several feet away, watching you curiously, but her voice had sounded like it had been right behind you. “Yeah, I guess.” She nodded as if you’d confirmed what she already knew, but something in her eyes sparkled as she said, “Come back tomorrow. I’ll have something better than a burger for you.” She took a few confident steps towards you, “A job. Better, I suspect by your demeanor and attire, than the one you have now. You’ll be a beggar no more, You.” You had no idea how she knew your name, but you laughed it off, “Thanks, but I’m already making too little to get by on. I don’t think I’ll survive on food truck pay.” “You’d be surprised, actually.” A new voice. You looked over your shoulder to see a woman in glasses with a purple nose and pompoms on her head, “Charlie pays pretty well, actually. More than I’ve made doin’ less.” You looked back at Charlie, who was now a foot in front of you, and she said, “Tomorrow at 9 am. It’s your day off, right? Work a shift. See what I’m offering.” With that she walked past you, a hand briefly making contact with your shoulder as she passed. You had no idea how she knew *that* either, but what you did know was that you were curious. And so, when the next morning came, you had a choice: enjoy your day off or go to the Circus of Burgers food truck. > What Do You Do?

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