growing up i used to play the nancy drew mystery PC games. my all time favorite was secret of shadow ranch, where you got to go to arizona and be on a ranch and ride horses and discover a cowboy outlaw treasure
that game came out in 2004
flash forward 18 years—-
in 2022 and 2023 i’m playing red dead redemption 2, obsessed with cowboys, outlaws, horses, etc.
dutch owns a diner. it’s one of those stereotypical diners that sells hamburgers and hot dogs and turkey clubs and milkshakes. it’s called Tahiti Dine In. they have a mango milkshake that is super popular
john is the bus boy. no if ands or buts about it. he is allowed to collect dishes and wash them, and that’s it. he keeps asking dutch if he could at least be a waiter. the answer is no. he’s not allowed to talk to customers
hosea takes care of the money aspect of the diner. he deals with the suppliers bc when dutch used to do it, they almost lost connections and affiliations due to dutch yelling all the time
arthur and charles are the line cooks. charles takes care of the grill for the burgers and hot dogs, the philly cheesesteaks. arthur works the deep fryer for the fries, onion rings, occasional fried pickles. they have worked together for so long they don’t even need to communicate with each other about things. you might occasionally hear them scream “BEHIND” when they have something hot in their hands and they’re walking by each other
arthur normally doesn’t talk to the customers except for when there’s old ladies around. he calls them “young lady” or “darling”. he gives them free pie because they call him “sugar” and they like to flirt with him
bill has made himself comfortable in a back corner booth. he sits there most of the time. dutch gets mad if he doesn’t buy anything but hosea will just give him a cup of coffee on the house so they don’t have to hear dutch yell
i’m currently watching the bear on hulu and i was inspired. arthur is def a line cook
