Rosie’s Slotted Spoon needed a redo. The tired dinner held down by decades old decor, menus, and slowly the walker crowd was thinning out. Billie hated the place. He owned it but hated everything about it. All he liked was the relaxing fish. He would sit at table by the door.
His nephew had failed out of cooking school. Today, Billie turned over the grill and the menu. Russell was bright eyed. His heart rise at the chance to make a difference. Sushi would be first blue plate special!
Billie hated it. A couple of customers ordered it right away. Then more. Billie was talking to new people.
“Uncle.. We need more fish the tank is empty.”
(115 words)
another great story, Mark… poor Billie and his fish! but I loved the ending!
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They were special
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Indeed 🙂
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I love how you have generated three dimensional characters in such a short space and taken the theme in a different direction.
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Thank you for those kind words. I hope to do just enough to paint then in your mind. Normally I slightly alter them in future. This theme was fun but short lived. Things shrub for read and comment
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great take on the prompt!
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I rather suspect Billie is going to hate that, too. Nice take on the prompt!
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Thank you my dear.
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I hope Billie didn’t have a pufferfish in his aquarium – with Russell’s failure at cooking school I doubt he’d be able to avoid poisoning all their customers! Good story. 🙂
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Of there’s no sequel. . You’re right it was the pufferfish;-)
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Poor Uncle losing his beloved fish to his not so intelligent nephew. At least they tasted good to the customers.
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Oops. I dint know what I did. But that’s family for you
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LOL’s. Now we know why Russell failed in cooking school!
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Thank you for noticing. That was the buried twist. I figured it was obvious.
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Oh my gosh he has been cooking the fish in the aquarium! LOL! It isn’t funny but it also is funny. I am afraid his uncle is going to kill him because the aquarium was the one thing he loved about the diner. Great story Mark!
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The only thing better is that is the taste of success now. That was an idea that come out of blue. I was toying with a road kill diner idea.
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Haha! In that case I’m glad it was the fish in the aquarium. LOL
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New menu seems to be working..! Good story
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I had to do something with fish. Thanks
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You made it a meal lol
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I wonder what will be next daily special. … hmm
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Fusion foods lol
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That’s probably better then what else lives in old budding.
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