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It was a fairly slow day for the lonely barista Optimus Prime. Slow days was always boring he thought. Nothing to do except not look dead inside, at least so alive a machine could look.
The hours slowly passed and less and less people walked in to the little cafe he worked at.
He had just finished an order when the bell rung.
He turned around to see a tall guy. Like really tall. Optimus noted that the guy needed to dodge the doorframe when they walked in.
They walked up to the counter.
“Good afternoon, what can I do for you today?” Optimus put on a polite smile.
They started to talk nervously.
“H-hey. Um, I would like to order an…” They looked at the menu. “Espresso, please!” They finished with more confidence.
“Coming right up!” Optimus memorized the order. “Can I get a name for the order?” He asked even though nobody was there.
“Oh!” They startled. “O-Ofcourse! Ranboo!” They whispered the last part.
Optimus observed that They seemed anxious to order.
“What was that?”
“I-It’s Ranboo!” They said louder.
“Mmhm…,” He wrote the name on a paper cup. “The order will be ready in a few minutes. You can sit down and wait while I prepare your order.”
They nodded rapidly then promtly turned around, and went to sit down.
!!(In detail Espresso making)!!
When Optimus was done making the coffee he called out the name in the cup.
“An Espresso for Ranboo!”
They stood abruptly and went up to the counter.
When they were close enough Optimus started to speak.
“That will be 3 dollars and 25 cents.”
“Y-Yeah! Okay!” They said.
They took out a wallet and gave Optimus a 4 dollar bill.
Their hands brushed against each other and Ranboos breath hitched.
”Ke-Keep t-the change.” They said quietly.
Optimus was just confused and put the money in the cash register.
Then he gave Ranboo the coffee and thanked them for buying it.
“Thank you for buying at out cafe and enjoy your coffee !” Optimus said the same line he had said maybe hundreds of times that day.
“Y-You too!” They said awkwardly.
And then they left, the bell ringing as they walked out the door.
That was weird, was all Optimus thought.
And the day went on.
Just as boring as it began.
Fin.