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Chapter Three - Zork's Diner!

Barbara (who, you begin to notice, is a bit of a know-it-all) has made what she calls an "executive decision of great gastronomical merit" to stop for breakast a @Zork's Diner, just outside of town!
A quick phone search shows that Zork's Diner is famous for burgers, fries, milkshakes, and rockabilly style!
But not breakfast!!!
"Wear a Poodle Skirt!", the ad claims.



In all the commotion, everybody forgot about Dot. She was sleeping on the diner table. The shouting must surely have woken her. Right?
You look to see where Dot was when the uproar began...
But she's gone. Only her apron remains, laying on the table, pressed flat as though a great weight had been upon it.
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Jake looks up "Uhm, guys, where has all the staff gone?
The diner grows chilly. The clock stops ticking.
"Things are getting really weird here..."
Suddenly, Jake grabs a knife and holds it to Sam's throat. His eyes have gone white, and he opens his mouth, but what comes out isn't his voice... It's a low raspy voice which is barely understandable. "You people are weak, even weaker than little Jake over here. You think it's all fun and games? Mark my words. You will all die when Halloween arrives... The Hellghasts have demanded it..." Jake starts shaking violently and faints. The ghost that spoke through Jake seems to have disappeared
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Sam shrieks and clambers over the booth
"THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
Jake slowly wakes up, feeling his head: "ugh, i have a headache... Oh the food's here, that'll help." He notices everyone staring at him in awe. "What? The hell did i do?" He says as he takes a bite of his burger.
"YOU ALMOST KILLED ME! THAT'S WHAT!" she shouted, still on the other side of the booth
"DUDE," Barbara exclaims. "Chill!"
But she seems remarkably unconcerned...
On the other hand, Gus is growling, his fur standing on end!
WHAT IN THE HOLY HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I've just been waiting for the food like everyone here!!
Todd stands and picks up the plate with his burger and his shake
"Hey man, why don't we go sit over in the sunlight. I think you need some vitamin D." He leaves the counter and takes a seat in one of the small booths, as far from the rest of the group as he can get in the small diner.
"Oh, before I forget--" Todd returns to the counter to slide his half-finished plate of chili cheese fries toward Sam "All yours! And," he waves his hand at the others "you know, whoever wants it."
Along with the plate, he passes a small sheet of paper that simply reads, "buddy system??"
Jake scribbles something on the paper and slides it towards Todd. -Thank you, thank you thank you thank you. Please yes, a buddy system. I don't know what is happening, Todd. I'm just as freaked out as you guys. First i was just waiting on my food. Next thing i know you look at me like you've seen a ghost.-
Barbara narrows her eyes at the way Todd and Jake are chatting together.
"So, Sam... us girls should stick together, right?"
Jake stumbles over to Sam. "Uhm, Sam... I'm sorry for what just happened." A tear rolled over his cheek "Can...can you forgive me? It's alright if you're too scared to, i just wanted...just wanted to...nevermind." He storms out of the Diner and goes outside. He starts screaming and crying, his head in his hands, and mumbles to himself: "it's all my fault, everything is my fault!"
"Heh. Yeah....I think we should." She said eyeing Jake and Todd suspiciously, and without removing her gaze from them "Barbara...Vampires are legend down here, are they not?"
Sam sighed, shaking her head, not even sure what to make of this guy
The waitress wanders over, loudly chewing some gum. She takes everybody's order, yawning after every sentence.
Barbara orders a hamburger without the bun for her canine pal, whose name, she tells everyone, is "Gus."
The waitress doesn't seem to notice, or mind, that Gus is sitting in the diner, wagging his tail eagerly at the tasty scent of burger. Her name tag reads "Dot." Dot stickies the order for the line cook and then takes a seat at another table, her head drooping as she falls asleep.
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Sam silently drums her fingers on the table, out of bordem. That, and she was afraid of saying anything, because she was the kind of dangerously ravenous-starving hunger, in which your stomach feels like it was going to eat itself. She was just a titch on the cranky side, because of that. Thank goodness the food was coming soon.
Oh my god i could eat a bear! I'm hungry as hell. Jake looks longingly at a picture of a triple cheeseburger. He takes a seat next to Sam and waits for the waitress
Todd sits on Jake's other side and begins perusing a menu
"What are you getting? I'm thinking... bacon cheeseburger, chocolate brownie shake, and chili cheese fries. Yeah. That sounds awesome."
"How on earth can you possibly eat all that?"
"Well... I was planning on sharing the fries."
"Well if you're going to share then..." She glanced at the menu again"Ooh, that mint chocolate chip shake sounds good."
Gimme the triple cheeseburger and curly fries, large please. Oh, and a large Sprite please
"Sheesh! What is it with you boys and your appetites?! Don't you ever eat?"
As i said, i could eat a bear, i haven't eaten in 2 days
"...Really? Why not?" Sam said with some concern in her voice
Barbara perks up. "The shakes here are AMAZING!"
"Are they? What's your recommendation?"
"Peanut butter banana!"
"Ohhhh, that does sound delicious! I think I might've changed my mind to that. Thanks, Barbara!"
"You're welcome!"
Barbara's sour mood has evaporated!
You find yourself wondering whether its origin had something to do with the destination... or the place you came from...
For whatever reason, she seems in better spirits now
The travelers walk into the diner. Old school '50s R&B is playing from the speakers.
https://youtu.be/sjNcVcv8ax0
Sidney taps his feet to the beat as they wait for the waitress to take their order.
"I'm pretty sure I've heard this before," he thinks to himself. Suddenly, recognition hits him.
"Hang on, this isn't even from the '50s!"
The track switches, almost instantly.
Was that... had he said that out loud?
Sam sighed, poodle skirts, of course. She glanced at the menu, noticing a chili burger platter. Her stomach gurgled in anticipation "Oooh...heh. I guess I'm hungrier than I thought."
"Hell yeah! Burgers! Good call, Barbie!"
Todd begins tapping his feet in anticipation
Barbara grins.
Jake joins in, seeming to have forgotten what just happened in the car... was it really him who went crazy...?