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Let's talk about Glaser's Bake Shop, shall we?

So, as established in this thread, the bake shop where Sunshine works has recently become much less of an in-and-out, grab-a-pastry-and-leave sort of place. Thanks to Aziraphale's efforts, it's now a proper sit-down cafe. With coffee! ~~And blackjack! And hookers!~~

Plenty of Sunshine's friends already know about the place (if not about the recent divine renovations, which will seem to the average observer to be How It's Always Been). Now that the place is more conducive to hanging out for a while, I'd love to see it turn into another little rifty hotspot - a bit like Wilmot's End, only with less booze and more desserts. I will probably put up an open bakery post every once in a while, but if you'd like to have your character stop by, ping me and we'll work something out! Also, I think it would be pretty sweet if characters wound up just hanging out there without Sunshine's active involvement, so feel free to set a post there, and we can just handwave that Sunshine was busy in the back/off that day/whatever.

With Ellis's assistance, I've been coming up with some NPC coworkers. Sunshine is in the back a lot, so any visitors will probably end up interacting with one of them, first.

Joel is the pudgy, scruffy, hipster-y barista who mans the coffee station ~~which has totally always been there~~ and exudes world-weary snark, but most of that snark is saved for his coworkers, not customers. IMPORTANT EDIT: Joel is the WORST.

Liz is usually behind the counter, ringing people up and getting their orders out of the display cases, though she can also cover the coffee station without any trouble. She's tall, unflappable, and unfailingly polite until you're out of earshot. When she's not at work, she's creating awesome multi-track covers of pop songs in which she sings and plays all the instruments, and then she posts them on youtube, where she has almost 10,000 subscribers and growing. (And she looks a bit like Laura Mvula.)

Casey wanted to be a sous chef, but this was the best gig she could get. The newly expanded kitchens are treating her well, though, so any visitors not in the mood for sugary concoctions should be braced for magnificence.

Miriam is one of the co-owners. She divides her time between a little office in the back (where she number-crunches and talks to suppliers) and ostensibly helping Liz behind the counter. She likes to talk to the customers and make sure everyone's happy, and she will probably show you pictures of her grandkids if you hold still long enough.

Arlo is the other co-owner. He's usually in the bakery with Sunshine, or the kitchen with Casey, making metaphorical magic happen. Generally speaking, he's a sweet old German teddy bear. But if you mess with one of his ~~unofficial children~~ employees, he will end you.

And every now and then, when Sunshine is on her break or what have you, the other three younger employees get together and play Which One Of These Weirdos Is Sunshine's Boyfriend. The tweedy one? The blue one? ~~It can't possibly be the 90s one.~~ They just don't know.

So, YEAH. That is what is happening there.

It should probably also be mentioned that Aziraphale will have a small establishment right next door, where the RadioShack used to be. Expect further details from Ellis in the coming days.