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Prologue/Introduction
It was a warm, lovely day outside - very few clouds in the sky, birds chirping. Another day of work for none other than Elliot Builder. He clocked in at the pizzeria, ready to take orders and later deliver. It didn't take long for people to start flooding in, rush hour starting soon enough. Once it all somewhat calmed down, though, another unseeming customer walked in. Elliot's never seen this guy before, which was rare since usually it was only locals and mostly regulars that visited. Still, he smiled brightly, welcoming the newcomer as he did everyone else.
"Hello and welcome to Builder Brother's Pizzeria ! What can I get for you ?"
The blonde clapped his hands together. His smile was as bright as the sun, the freckles on his face only making it that much more charming.
"Hm.. What about you, then, pizza boy ?"
The brunet smirked, his eyes smug and full of confidence. His looks didn't exactly back his confidence, however. Face full of acne, short and thin - not exactly the most desired looks for a man. Still, he clearly thought he was hot shit either way.
Elliot cleared his throat, clearly not very moved by the attempt at flirting, shaking his head. He decided to ignore the question, his wide, beaming smile still on his face.
"What can I get for you ?"
He repeated himself, unmoved.
"Hm.. Hard to get, huh ? Whatever. Get me a pepperoni pizza. Oh, a drink too. I need to see what you guys have around here."
That sentence piqued the cashier's interest. So, he really was new around here ? That's what he seemed to be suggesting at least. Either way, he put the order in and nodded.
"It should only take around 20 to 30 minutes."
The customer nodded, taking out some cash and handing it to Elliot, even leaving a little tip.
"..I haven't seen you before, are you new around here ?"
Elliot decided to ask, against his better judgement. Sure, the flirt was weird, but he was still curious. Besides, it's just small talk and being friendly.
"Oh, yeah. I moved here 'cause of uni. Didn't expect to find such pretty face here, though. I could get used to it."
The pizzeria worker sighed, his smile fading for a second. Still, he forced it to appear again, clapping his hands together again.
"Well, uh, welcome ! Hope you enjoy it here and we hope to see you here again !"
He smiled with his teeth now, the gap between his two front teeth now showing. Hah, it only made him that much prettier. It made the fact that his frendliness was very obviously fake now much easier to ignore.
"I'm 007n7, what's your name, hm ?"
The student's smirk turned slightly more genuine, though still very cocky.
"Oh-- My name's Elliot. ..Nice to meet you."
7n7 only smiled at that, noting it for later. The two only exchanged a few more words, before the brunet walked away to wait. Once his pizza was done, he finally grabbed it and left.
The day passed, with our favorite pizza boy switching to delivery sometime in the evening, before finally going back inside to count the money and close the pizzeria down. Everything was going perfect, all the money was right there. ...Except for a few bucks, actually. The exact amount 007n7 gave to Elliot after getting his pizza. It left the pizzeria worker puzzled.