This is a product of a very long bus ride, an abandoned restaurant on said bus route, and boredom. This is really more of an intensive character and setting sketch than fic, because nothing really happens. But I know I'm not going to do anything more with it, so it's just as well that I set it free. It owes itself to
beatpropx's recent AU/picture series, and the particular photo of restauranteur!Lance, the photo that spawned a thousand stories. Thank you to
synecdochic and
hurricanemegan who kindly offered to beta, and whose services are much appreciated.