ROLEPLAY HQ - heartfelt-cafe

William was anxious, he honestly wasn’t sure how he was going to work around this new person who was coming into his sacred place, to work and make changes to the cafe. It had always been just him, working day and night trying to keep all the customers happy. But after his last fainting spell and hospital trip, multiple loyal customers had let him know he needed help. So reluctantly with their help he was able to find and hire someone perfect for the shop. Who had bright new ideas to help make the shop more popular as well as make it a more safe work environment. Everyone around him was speaking highly about the decision to bring someone else on, but if he was being honest he hated it. He wasn't sure how he was feeling about letting someone in. It was terrifying. The last person he had let run his cafe was his wife, and she had passed years before. And even then he had full control of what was happening in the cafe. Now, he wasn't sure what to expect, what if they wanted him to completely change the shop, or worse not allow him to agree or disagree to the changes. He quickly shook his head taking a deep breath, he knew he was only thinking of the worst case scenario, and he needed to wait until they arrived to see what type of ideas they had. Who knows the ideas could be helpful and maybe even fun he wasn't sure, but for right now, he needed to open the shop, and worry about the normal 4am customers, the new employee wouldn't be here for another few hours so it was going to be alright, right? Well it wasn't alright, when he looked at the clock he realized he had slept in, it was now 7 O’clock. He yelped, rushing to get dressed in his black jeans and a white button up, before he ran downstairs to the cafe, to his surprise there were no customers waiting for him to open the shop, only his new employee Paige. A pain of guilt seeing her standing there, he was just thankful it hadn't started raining that truly would have become a mess. “Morning! Sorry for being lat

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e! I hadn't realized the time when I woke up this morning, I still assumed it was half past four.” he sighed as he quickly pulled his keys out of his pocket to unlock the doors. “Now shall we head inside?” he asked as he carefully moved aside letting Paige in, hoping today would go smoothly. @livi1218

Paige had heard about the position from friends who went to this café on a daily basis. They commented on how warm and friendly everyone was, as well as how wonderful the general atmosphere was! But they'd noted that the man in charge was becoming overburdened, getting up at 4 a.m. and staying late into the evenings. Paige had been looking for work for a long time to help pay her bills as she was about to be evicted, so a friend who was a regular at the café suggested she work there. Seeing as it could be a good idea Paige had applied and gotten the position almost instantly, perhaps it was just good luck! In all honesty, Paige became more concerned as she considered the position; she had never worked in a café before and had little overall experience. But, she shook off her worries and overthinking as she locked her apartment door and made her way over to the flight of steps. She wouldn't be late for her first day because the cafe wasn't far from her house, probably making it for just 7A.M sharp! As she rounded the corner, she noticed a cute cafe that had to be it. As Paige approached she noticed that it appeared to be closed? Paige had heard from a friend that the cafe usually opened around 4 or 5 a.m. She put her face against the glass, squinting to see if anyone was inside. While she was peering into the window she heard a door open and a voice, and she jumped a little, startled to see who she assumed was William. “Good morning! And don’t worry I only just got here.” She said with a warm smile to try and reassure him it was completely fine.

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“Being late happens to the best of us.” She laughed, watching him as he opened the door and let her inside. “Thank you.” She smiled again before entering. Her friend was right, the cafe had indeed a very nice atmosphere to it and she understood why people enjoyed coming here. “This place is really lovely.” She said, walking around to check out all of the interior.

@Christmas Ken

William gave a small apologetic look as he began to turn on the lights. “Yes well, it doesn't make a good first impression when your boss is late to his own cafe now does it?” he chuckled softly, carefully going around the store, making sure everything was in its proper place. Once that was done he let out a heavy sigh as he shrugged off his coat, and exchanged it for his apron. “I truly am sorry i was late this morning Paige, normally i am awake and in the shop by 4, i'm not sure why i slept in.” he admitted, carefully picking up another apron to hand to her. “This is your apron, if it is too big please let me know, and i can go ahead and order you another one.” he said giving her a small smile. The smile he wore looked drained and beyond tired, he looked as if he would fall over if a strong enough wind would push him over, but yet he looked happy to be there. “Our first customer should be Miss Johnson, her normal order is strawberry oatmeal, with black tea. “ he told her, as he started to boil some water for the coffee pots. “She will take it easy on you i promise, she just likes to tease new faces, but she is for the most shes your friendly neighborhood granny.” he chuckled, carefully looking back up at her. “Are you sure you're up for the task? We can always train another day.” he offered, not wanting to admit he was nervous to have someone new in the shop. He just wanted things to go well, but he was a bit scared to let go of the rains and let someone else take hold. “I-i should probably show you the office shouldn't i?” he asked as he took a deep breath. “That's in the back, um just leave the door unlocked, i highly doubt Miss Johnson will rob us.” he said with a small smile, carefully leading her towards the back room, that way they would be able to get into the office. “Please excuse the mess, i um…im not very organized.” he replied, carefully opening the office door, relieving an office full of papers scattered everywhere. Boxes and even a cot were pla

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ced in the room. It was as if William spent most of his time in the office @livi1218