NUMBER: CADF01
PRIORITY: DINER
DATE: 5-14-17
CUSTOMER: STAFF MEMO
SERVER: N.L.
Never thought I’d use one of these things again. Ugh. Okay, well, at least it seems to be working. That’s all that really matters right now, I suppose. I don’t know exactly what I’m doing, but at least the 1/8th left with me was enough to connect our CaDComs to the overall CaDCom Database, or whatever its called. Of course, it was kind of a crapshoot, considering I don’t even have the 1/8th myself. Not all together, anyway. So, I guess it’s good to know that three 1/24ths work all the same. Well—when I can get everyone on the same page that is.
The header looks… different. I guess it looked different between the First and Second Cafes too. Maybe this is the default header? Or… something like that. I don’t really feel like messing around too much with the backend of things because it’s a miracle that these even turned on. I’m not sure what the shelf life is on Canadian tech, but the U.S. parts in these are at least 25 years old at this point. I guess beggars can’t be choosers—sucks that little-miss-know-it-all took the newer 97 models. Figures.
Ew. I just realized… does all of this make me… like… 8? An 8? It totally doesn’t, right? I don’t even have the 1/8th—or… 1/24th… or whatever. I’m more just like a… yuck. I don’t even really like the title of manager or supervisor, to be honest. To be clear—I never wanted to run a Cafe. 8s are egotistical, narcissistic, curly-haired freaks. No offense to the original owner. But considering the threat that is Umbra… There needs to be an old hat running things. And those kids back in California have no clue what they’re doing—especially against a major creep like Umbra.
So… I guess… we’re open for business. Even if we’ll only be operating in the dark.
NUMBER: CADF02
PRIORITY: CAFE
DATE: 5-15-17
CUSTOMER: STAFF MEMO
SERVER: J.M.
It’s good to be back. Though I left the Second Cafe on… less than amicable terms… I always missed it. Yearned for another sip of that silky black brew. There is something about working for the Cafe and Diner which I cannot explain. There was a saying I heard a few times, something along the lines of: “The Cafe and Diner is always so much trouble—but always worth it.” Perhaps that best sums up my feelings for this endeavor. Besides, I was beginning to grow a bit restless with our current work.
To catch our fresh blood up, I suppose I should explain a bit about what the Cafe’s goal is and how it should be run. Simply put, the Cafe and Diner seeks to maintain the precious balance between the Flipside and Otherside. It hunts wayward cryptids to return them to their rightful home and deals with demons who threaten the established order. It’s not too dissimilar to the odd jobs we’ve done in the past. And, I imagine, it has some similarities to your prior work at the Company, R.
As for these strange bricks with screens—well, I must admit they are a bit outdated, aren’t they? Glorified word-processors. But, don’t be mistaken, these bricks contain a glut of Othertech, which allows them to do… well… as much as our cellphones nowadays would do. But back in the early 90s, these were quite impressive. Still are—to some extent. But the important part for you to know is the difference between the three channels they operate on. There is the DINER channel, CAFE channel, and AND channel.