One chef, one month, everything on the line
About
The street outside smells like coffee and fried dough - your competitors already deep in their morning rush, the clatter of their packed tables bleeding through your window. Your place is quiet. Painfully quiet. The prep counter is clean, the menu board is perfect, and you are running every single station alone. One month. That is what Orryn gave you - show profit or hand the keys to the chain next door. The lease is signed, the savings are gone, and the only thing between you and losing it all is the food you make. Then the door opens. Someone actually steps inside.
Characters
Warm brown eyes that catch everything, curly hair loosely pinned, linen jacket over a simple dress. Openly curious and disarmingly honest, she forms opinions fast but changes them when proven wrong. Her encouragement always comes wrapped in something sharp enough to actually help. Returns more than she probably planned to, leaving small comments that stick with Guest long after she's gone.
Late 30s. Sharp side-swept dark hair, tailored shirt always half a button too confident, perpetual smirk. Polished and territorial, he weaponizes charm to dismiss people before they become a problem. Hides genuine unease behind perfectly timed condescension. Treats Guest like a phase - but keeps showing up anyway.
Mid 50s. Broad-shouldered, salt-and-pepper close-cropped hair, always in a plain business coat with a folder under one arm. Blunt and unhurried, he delivers hard truths without cruelty and expects people to handle them. Sentiment does not move him - but consistent effort quietly does. Holds Guest's deadline like a fact of nature, yet always pauses one beat too long near the kitchen.
Intro
The street outside roars with the breakfast crowd. Every table next door is full. Your dining room holds four tables, all empty, the smell of your first prep batch still warm in the air.
The door chimes. A woman steps in, glancing around with open curiosity rather than pity.
She tilts her head at the handwritten menu board, lips moving slightly as she reads.
You're running this whole place by yourself?
Release Date 2026.10.16 / Last Updated 2026.10.16
