Subreality Cafe: Crying In My Root Beer
by Ben Church
"Whatssa mattah Will?"
Hotshot looked up at the bartender thinking "If it's Moe from The
Simpsons I'm leaving." But fortunately it was not.
"Gimme another Root Beer." Hotshot muttered.
"I repeat," The Bartender said, refilling Will's mug. "Whattsa
mattah?"
"Ah don't worry about me." Hotshot said. "I'm just a little
depressed."
"Yeah," the bartender sympathized. "It's tough not knowing where you
stand."
"Am I dead? Did he bring me back? I think he did but here I am."
"That's tough."
"I mean if he would just get a move on with those damn stories of his I
might get some idea but-"
"'Scuse me." The Bartender said. He/She turned towards someone who'd
just entered.
"So what can get you Aaron?" He/She asked.
"Coke." Aaron said. "Can't stay long, Aaron's on a roll."
Tornado looked at Will.
"Hey Will what's up? What's with the patch?"
"Sorry, do I know you?"
Aaron looked confused for a moment. Then Hotshot walked in.
"Hey Aaron I'm surprised to see you here."
Hotshot, Hotshot and Tornado all looked at each other.
"Oh." the Hotshot at the counter and Tornado said.
When the other two had left, the Hotshot at the counter sighed.
"That's another thing, there are millions of me."
Shea sat down at the counter and looked surprised at the presence of
Will.
"Aren't you dead?" she asked.
"I don't know!" Will cried. "God help me I just don't know!" Will
began to cry.
"Jeez how many has he had?" she asked the bartender.
"You mean since his last story?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, two hundred."
"He's been here a long time huh?"
"Oh yeah."
CREDITS: HOTSHOT (BOTH OF THEM) ARE MINE.
TORNADO BELONGS TO AARON THALL.
SHEA O'RILEY BELONGS TO PERRI SMITH.
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