Dealbreaker

[JackThorn]

Nicholas Liam Blackwell had never been rich. But, on the other hand had only become poor recently. From a very young age Nick had been forced to deal with living in near poverty, but it wasn't until he moved out on his own that he was forced to endure the harshness of having absolutely no money at all.

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Ha. So much for his dreams. After his mother died, his father took to drinking himself to sleep. And so it was that, after a night with a bottle of Scotch, his father said to him,

"Son, I know that they been tellin' you at that school ah yers' that you can do whatever you wanna do. Don't listen ter that. I says you can only get whatcha already got, an that ain't nothing."

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Nick had never listened to his father but, for some reason, this memory remained with him. During his teen years he'd believed that he could get rich, and had moved to Riverview to prove it.

"Riverview has some of the top businesses in the nation, I know that I can make it there." He'd told his father.

His father had been right.

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He hadn't been able to get a job. He hadn't counted on needing experience, or at the very least a friend to put in a good word for him. He just stumbled into the main office and asked for a job application.

He looked for a job until all of his savings ran out, and he was forced to take up a job as a waiter at the local 50's diner. Yeah, he was really living the good life.

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[JackThorn]

Nick was lumbering slowly around looking for a table to wait. He glanced out the window to find someone sitting outside. Odd, most people knew that the tables out there were very rarely cleaned. Must be new.

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Nick walked out into the crisp night air and slowly walked towards the new customer.

"Hello, and welcome to Jack's Diner. My name's Nick and I'll be your waiter tonight."

"Well, hello Nick, dontcha love the night air?"

Nick decided against telling the man about the unclean tables.

"Indeed I do sir."

"Well, I suppose I'd better stop wasting your time, I'll have The Jacks."

The Jacks was listed on the menu as being the restaurants signature burger. However, most of the people who tried it tended to vomit. This was hilarious until Nick realized he had to clean it up.

"Sir, I would suggest you go with the Club Sandwich."

"Well, okay then, if you insist."

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And so it was that Nick's met Richard Stockington. Richard started visiting the diner three times a week for dinner. Nick tried to wait his table whenever possible. The two had a lot in common, and over time grew to be good friends.

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