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Elliot’s life was rather, mundane. When you’ve been doing the same job as long as he did, everything ends up feeling the same.
Until one day.
It’s was like any other. The sun rose, streaming in through the many windows. His shift started, having him settled behind the counter like most days before. patrons flooded in, and orders were filled.
“Welcome to builder brothers what would you like?”
Elliot said, working hard to mask the dryness of his tone. Barely looking up from the register screen to the two patrons above him. Seemingly arguing over something mindless. He cleared his throat. “What would you like to order?” His voice less cheery than before. One of them scrambled to their senses.
“One pizza and two sodas please.”
One said in a rather nervous voice. Which was strange to Elliot. It’s ordering a pizza, what’s nerve racking about that?
“What do you want for toppings sirs?”
Once again bickering ensued between the duo. Elliot tried to listen in, maybe he can help and get them to walk away sooner.
“ C0m3 0n 7! !ts l3@v!ng a n0te! D0nt b3 a puss—“
“I’ll do it! Let’s just get through the order!”
Elliot sighed. Great, they’re gonna be here all day. He continued to listen to one of their voices in particular. Causing him to glance up slightly. The man had fluffy brown hair, with a strange choice of hat, a burger? Not the strangest thing he’s seen a customer with but still an odd choice. He was taller. Elliot found himself staring for a bit, even with the man’s strange fashion choices, he was quite easy on the eyes.
When it seemed like the duo was close to an agreement, he began to focus again on the two the finally agreed to order.
“W-we would like pepperoni please.”
“D03s !t c0m3 w!th th3 c@shi3r~”
“Noli shut up!”
That caused Elliot to laugh, god his life was boring, And if being hit on was his only form of entertainment then so be it.
“I need a name for the order please.”
He said in a more genuine happy tone. It was dumb, but it felt kinda nice. Especially if the boy with the brown hair agreed with his friends advances. He wouldn’t mind that.
“Uhm… 7n7. That’d work”
Numbers? He didn’t question it, finalizing the order and taking the payment. He set the address and Watched them walk off.
He then noticed something.
A small note was left behind, crumpled as if left in a pocket for too long out of hesitation. Before he could ask if it was the customers, they were already gone. Making sure no one was around. He unfolded the note
“Dear c00l pizza guy,
You seen rlly nice would you wanna meet up tmrw? 10 mins before 5. Don’t question it. Come if ur rlly bored, pls.
Pls
007n7”
Elliot couldn’t help but smile. He learned three things about the boy, he really needed to learn how to spell, he seems really sweet, and he wants to meet with him! He was giddy. Was this a date? Was this his first date!? He felt someone yell his name, he quickly shoved the note in his pocket.
“Elliot! God what is wrong with you—“
“I’m here!” He ran into the kitchen, before being pulled to the back of the building. It was lulu, one his close friends and few coworkers.
“Hey so I know you’ll think I’m crazy but like I think you uhm well”
“Just get to the point, Lu.”
“I think the manager is hiding something big from us.”
“WHAT—“
Elliot was in shock, why? What? And what made lulu think that? I mean, yeah they were a little underpaid and that always left questions, he felt like his head was spinning, his brain trying to swim through all the possibilities. He sighed.
“What do you think they are hiding…?”
Lulu looked kinda frantic, like she definitely overheard something she wasn’t supposed to hear.
“It’s kinda complicated. But I heard someone told the manager that some people were gonna try and hack the pizzeria right? And he’s not gonna tell us! He wants us to work tomorrow! We could get hurt, or worse I—“
she sighed, putting on a solemn, almost desperate face.
“Elliot, I’m not working tomorrow and neither should you. Unless you are forced to, it’s not worth the risk.”
Elliot, felt the world spin. What about the money? What about his maybe sort of date with the guy!? He wouldn’t, no he couldn’t take the day off tomorrow. He wouldn’t miss meeting 7 again.
“I’m sorry lu, I can’t.”
Her tone was frantic
“Why!? What is so important you’re willing to risk your life over it!? Are you stupid!?”
“I’m meeting this guy—“
“You’re risking your life for some guy!?”
She yelled. She had every right to. Risk his life over a guy he just met. A guy that he knows nothing about. God he was dumb, but he was happy. He had something to look forward to now! Even if it was dumb he wasn’t bored anymore, and he couldn’t lose that.
“He means more than you think. I’m not changing my mind. I’ll tell you what happens your next shift okay?”
He cracked a weak smile.
“Fine, but you owe me every detail, about the hacker. The random guy. Every thing”
Before he could walk off he pulled quickly into a hug.
“ I’ll be okay jeeze—“
“You better be! If those hackers do anything to you, I’ll beat them up myself you hear me—!”
“Loud and clear.”
He laughed. Eventually pulling back from the impromptu hug and separating. When she walked off he looked at the note one more time. And smiled
.
.
.
“Y0u kn0w dr@gg!ing th@t p!zz@ guy al0ng !s g0nnA g3t us f0und fast3r, r!ght?”
“It will be worth it, he’ll be safe and we can still have our fun~ besides! You wanted me to be forward!”
“Y0ur3 a dumb@ss.”
“Yeah, yeah I am. “
Noli took a long bite of pizza , watching 7 fiddle with his sleeves. God he was dumb, what if the pizza boy just reported them! This was 7’s dumbest plan yet.
But 7 was happy, plus he got pizza out of it. So he guessed he could let this slide.