The Regular
Valesport
Valesport
Bing!
“Welcome to Starbucks, what can I get started for you today?”
The words came out of Kelsey’s mouth automatically. She had only been working here for a week, but she was already getting into the swing of things. She was a little proud of herself for that, actually, although she still had to desperately mouth to the other, more experienced baristas when some people rattled off increasingly complicated drink names.
Her headphones remained silent. She waited, thinking whoever was in the drive-thru just needed a moment to think of their order. A few minutes passed. “...Welcome to Starbucks, what can I get started for you today?” she repeated dutifully, assuming they had not heard her. Nothing. It was a slow evening, so she moved to check the outdoor camera feed. There was no car at the drive-thru. Huh. Weird. Why had the chime gone off? Ah, well... Probably... wind, or something. Even though it was weight-sensitive. She shrugged it off and went back to wiping down the counters, piddling away the last hours of her shift.
Bing!
“Welcome to Starbucks, what can I get started for you today?” she asked automatically. No response. With a frown, she checked the screen again. No one.
“Hey, Michael?”
“Yeah?”
“I think something’s wrong with the system, it keeps–”
Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing!
“Jesus!” she swore, pulling the headphones away from her ear. “Loud!”
“What’s going on?”
“The alarm keeps going off like there’s a car in the drive-thru, but there’s no one there,” she complained.
“Ohhh,” Michael said. “Must be Mrs. Taylors.”
“...Excuse me?”
“Hold on, I’ll finish this and show you how to make her drink. It practically requires its own recipe card,” her manager added, rolling his eyes.
“Uh...”
“It's a grande ristretto single shot 4 pumps sugar free peppermint nonfat extra hot no foam light whip stirred soy white mocha,” Michael said, moving to grab a cup. “She’s really particular about it.”
“Um...”
“Alright, first start with the soy, and–”
Kelsey’s protests went ignored as the complex drink order started. It was a hell of a process. She was pretty sure she’d need to practice a few dozen times before she got it down.
“And for the love of god, make sure it’s hot. She wants it practically boiling. Which is a huge pain, because when she doesn’t like it, sometimes she throws it at the barista. So once she takes it, close the window really fast.”
“UH.”
“Don’t worry, she loves me,” Michael said with a grin. “Watch.” He walked up to the still empty drive-thru window, opened it, and set the drink down. “Here’s your drink, Mrs. Taylors! Just the way you like it.”
Right before Kelsey’s eyes, the drink lifted itself from the counter and hovered out the window, and then away. She shoved past Michael, cramming her head out the window to watch it float idly away.
“What... the fuck,” she managed.
Michael shrugged. “Eh. It’s Valesport. You get used to it.”
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