Touched By Angels [Open]

[Zeke Ira Bennett]

Working wasn't so bad, I suppose. I got to meet many new faces; some handsome, some horrifying, some indifferent. Most people I'd met today were polite but then there was the odd customer that had looked down at me, as if I were below them or something. Those customers ended up leaving half way through their meal due to an excruciating migraine. Quite a coincidence, don't you think?

But now my work shift was over and I was feeling mighty proud of myself. I'd kept my cool and ploughed through, coming out on top in the end. Working was alright once you got the hang of it. I felt like a celebration was in order, or at least a drink or two. Sat at a table outside, I rolled my phone in my hands and wondered if Alex or Mack were doing anything right now. They seemed like two people which were up for spontaneous plans.

Mack and Alex were quite the quirky couple. Mack had been bang on when he'd described his own boyfriend as something like a girl in a boy's body and, who knows, maybe he was. Alex was like a puppy, forever following his owner and eager to please. Yeah, maybe I'd invite one of them our or something if nothing came up. I punched their house number into my phone but I didn't dial yet, instead I sat there, staring at the screen, my thumb hovering over the "call" button. What if they both ended up coming and I played third wheel for all of the night? That wasn't going to be fun.

I leaned back in the chair and dropped the phone onto my lap, running my hands through my head with a drawn out sigh. I needed to get to know more people in this town.

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[Silver Angelus Briell]

Silver had heard from one of the other office staff that they had a new waiter. Well, Silver ought to introduce himself. Todd must have skipped out already. His shift ended an hour ago but since Silver was the Head Chef, he had to be there for more than eight working hours. He didn't mind. He liked being in the kitchen anyway. He thought of what he was going to make to welcome the new waiter. Then he smiled to himself. You can never go wrong with a chicken dish. Yup, that was what Silver was going to make. Something with chicken. He liked cooking for people, customer, co-worker, friends and family. It didn't make a difference. Silver always gave his best when it came to cooking. He was happy to cook when someone asked him too. Cooking was one way of calming him down when he was angry. Cooking and baking really. He thought of opening a bakery and pastry shop, but he didn't know if he could go full time. Well, that was going to be a dream for now.

Then after a while, he called the head waiter and told him to send the new waiter to the kitchen for a meal. He smiled at his own creation. Silver had gave his best once again and hoped that the new guy was going to like his Sanbeiji. Silver had been able to make that dish twice and from what Rancho had comment, it was like it was really made by a Chinese. Silver smiled to himself, Yup this was one dish he was going to make soon once again.

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[Zeke Ira Bennett]

I snapped out of my daze when a co-worker came and told me that the chef had prepared me a meal. Wasn't that a pleasant surprise? I certainly hadn't been expecting a free meal as a welcome. I'd only tried Alexander's cooking since being on Earth and even though I had nothing to compare it to, my taste buds told me he made good food. I pocketed my phone and walked back inside to the kitchen, intrigued and pleased by this random act of welcome.

"Hello?" I called out quietly once I stepped into the kitchen. The main floor's lights were out since the cleaning had been done for the day. I was greeted by delicious smells that definitely reminded me of Alex when he pottered about the kitchen in his apartment. "I'm Zeke, the, uh, new guy. That man over there sent me?"

I pointed awkwardly at the person that was now behind the bar, probably either washing glasses or preparing for tomorrow's shift. Among the enticing scents that floated in the kitchen, I was able to catch the tell-tale one of a Nephilim. It seemed as though almost everyone was a half breed in this town. Mack and Alex both were. I hadn't ran into another of my kind yet and, I must say, I wasn't sure whether I was eager or not to.

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[Silver Angelus Briell]

Silver was just pouring a apple juice in a tall glass when the new guy came in. Silver smiled as he beckoned the guy to have a seat on the stool. "Nice to meet you, Zeke. I'm Silver and the head chef of The Dinner Table. Welcome and I hope that you stay with us for more than a week." he said as he went over to the other side of the kitchen table. he placed the bowl of food he had prepared and a glass of apple juice in front of Zeke. "Here. This is sanbeiji, a Chinese chicken dish that I made for you as a welcome meal. I do it to everyone. So please, have a taste." he said as he kept his smile on the Zeke. It was nice to have more people in the restaurant. That meant Silver had more reasons to cook more food. Which the management didn't find annoying since they enjoyed his cooking as well.

Silver waited for Zeke to taste the dish. Though Silver knew already that it would be alright, a new comment from some new guy was what he wanted. There was always room for improvement. If Zeke was going to say that it didn't taste good, Silver was going to nod and ask why it didn't taste as good as Rancho said it did. And he was going to make sure he would never make the same mistake twice on the same dish. Silver was competitive that way. Nothing wrong with that. He just wanted to keep getting better and better to be able to serve more people.

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[Zeke Ira Bennett]

I was a bit curious now. Why had Silver said that? Why did he hope I stayed longer than a week? Did the new workers are a reputation of leaving a week in? That was probably something I should ask, but maybe I'll just leave it until after my first week here so not to jinx it. I just sat there on the stood offered to me and smiled in a friendly way up at Silver when he pushed the bowl of funny looking chicken in front of me. It looked nice though and it smelt even better.

I picked up a fork and knife and cut myself a piece of chicken. After a second of chewing my eyebrows shot up and I made a pleasantly surprised 'mmm' noise. This was really good. Once I swallowed I turned to look at Silver. "This is very tasty, Silver." I said with a small laugh. "You might even give my flatmate a run for his money. And he practically lives in the kitchen."

I don't know if it'd be wise to tell Alex that though. He was really touchy and I wasn't sure whether that was who he was or if he was just like that lately. Only time will tell, I suppose. He seemed really nice the first time I'd bumped into him so who knew. I guess I could always invite him out tonight to see if I could get him to lighten up some. "Know any good places to go out for a drink 'round here, Silver?"

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[Silver Angelus Briell]

Silver watched patiently as Zeke tried his dish and smiled even more when he said it was good. "Thank you. I've been cooking since I was thirteen I think. I don't know.. I can't remember. But I love to cook. You should come over my place sometime. And bring your flatmate along. If he cooks like me, it'll be a treat for me to have another cooking lover's opinion. My friend and cousin are unbiased since they are really close to me. I had one other but his not as carefree as most people." he said as he poured himself a glass of apple juice. He smiled at Zeke as he went to the stove to taste his own cooking. "Or better yet, this Monday. We.. I mean, I pay the management a day's worth of sales so that they can close and I can cook here. I need food testers. You up for it?" Silver said with a wider smile.

He took out a plate and filled it with five shot desserts he had made earlier. then he went and placed them in front of Zeke. "No meal is ever complete without dessert. I'm sure you have room for these. These are my shot desserts. I called them that since their all desserts in shot glasses." he said as he placed the plate down.

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[Zeke Ira Bennett]

I thought about Silver's offer while I chewed and savoured the delectable food. It was very nice of him to suggest that both Alex and I come to his house someday so he could cook for us. I had a feeling Alex wouldn't be able to make it on Monday though.

"I've got a feeling Alex won't be able to make it on Monday even if I asked him." I said with a shrug, pushing my empty plate away as I did so. "From what I see his job isn't as lenient as ours about days off. That's why I was thinking about inviting him out for a drink. You should come too, it'd be my way of saying thanks for this lovely meal?" Oh gosh, there was dessert too? This was so kind of Silver. I certainly felt welcomed to my new job.

I admired the small array of 'shot desserts' and began to think that they honestly looked too fancy to eat. They looked delicious and extremely pretty. I wonder if Alex made things like these. I dug a spoon into the strawberry one and fuck... Alex needed to know how to make these. "Just wow... These are really good. I love this strawberry one."

[Silver Angelus Briell]

Silver laughed. "The only good place to drink here is Wren's pub. And surely this friend of yours has a lunch break. You can bring him here on Monday. We're close then. We're usually closed on Monday's because its the only day of the week i can cook here without maids coming in and out. Every Monday, I create a new set of menu for the restaurant. It keeps customers happy to see new dishes on the menu every week. It gives them something to look forward to when they come here." he said with a smile as he looked at Zeke as he tasted the strawberry dessert.

Then another staff came into the kicthen, "Chef, a couple had requested me to tell you that they simply enjoyed your sushi. And that they will be back tomorrow." Silver smiled and nodded. "Tell them I said thank you." the waited left and Silver turned back to Zeke. "See what I mean? If you keep the customers happy,they will come back again." he said.

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[Zeke Ira Bennett]

The Wren's Pub. I believe I saw that place on my way to work earlier on today. It seemed like a nice place for a drink, warm and comfortable. I sat there with the teaspoon hanging from my mouth as I wondered whether or not Alex had been there already. Most probably. Mack and Alex did seem to like their beer. To be completely truthful, I didn't hear all that much when Silver went on about changing the menus or something. That stuff didn't interest me. I was here to work and get money, and maybe get along with my co-workers while I did. Food was food, really.

"So, Silver. Wanna come out for a drink? My treat?" It was the least I could do seeing as he'd just made me dinner and dessert just as a welcoming to my new job. I'd eaten two out of the five shot desserts and, although I was a demon, I knew that gluttony wasn't my kind of sin. My stomach seriously couldn't have another bite. I hope Alex didn't expect me to eat later on tonight because I couldn't be any fuller than I was right now. "You don't have to come out but I thought it'd be a nice way to try to say thanks for this meal."

[Silver Angelus Briell]

Silver thought long about it. But he couldn't leave yet. "I wish I could... But I can't right now. I don't get to leave after eight hours. I'm the head chef and most of the items on the menu were my creations... Can I take a rain check? Maybe next time when the other chefs can cook the things on the menu then I can be just a free as you are. I heard you were on your way out right?" Silver said with a smile as he wiped his hands on a white clean towel. "Don't worry, if you make it through one week here, I'll have a drink with you. And it'll bemy treat. And no need to thank me for the meal. It gave me another reason to make something special." he said with a wider smile. Then a waiter came in with a bunch of papers in his hands. "Sorry to break your interval and welcome party but you have a lot of orders, chef. More people are coming here than before." the waiter said excitedly. Silver nodded and took the papers from his hands.

"Well, its because we all try to make everyone happy. Now, time to start cooking again." Silver said as he grabbedhis white apron. Then he turned back to Zeke, "You can take the rest of the desserts with you. I made them especially for you anyway. I hope you liked them." he said as he tied the straps into a ribbon behind his waist and began to cook. He was smiling as he began to take the ingredients from the pantry and sliced, diced and chopped them up. Yes, this was Silver's true haven, the kitchen. And just before he got into his cooking zone, "Don't forget, Monday. We're closed but have lunch here and bring your friend. That'll give me more reason to cook for more than one person." he said and dove into Silver zone.

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[Zeke Ira Bennett]

I don't think that anyone should work more than eight hours on Earth. Maybe it was just the Sloth in me talking but working more than eight hours reminded me of slave trade. "Okay then, Silver." I said with a shrug of my shoulders, sliding from my seat on the stool. "I've got a feeling that Alex and I will be there until late anyway. I don't think he works at the hospital tomorrow so... if you change your mind, you know where to find us."

And as for the other desserts... I was taking the one with the biscuit on top. I plucked it up with a wink. "I'll be here for Monday. Not sure if Alex'll be able to make it though... he's a Healer and he whines about his short lunch break. Kinda funny to hear, actually." It'd be worth asking him though, maybe the little guy wouldn't mind having someone cook for him for once. It wouldn't hurt to ask him. "See you later maybe, Silver. And thanks again for the food!"

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