Around six in the evening, I decided to check on Rainbow Central on my way to a restaurant. I was out and about, I might as well see how Caspian was handling the new girl. She didn’t look like she had much experience working in a bar, but the application had been open for quite some time before she showed up. Despite this being a bustling student city, there weren’t many people lining up for the job. Maybe young people no longer liked to work? The glass door shrieked in its hinges as I pushed into my bar, which was depressingly quiet, as usual. “Hey,” Caspian greeted me from behind the bar. “Hello.” I placed my bag down on one of the high chairs and drummed my hands on the counter. “How’s it going?” He grimaced, which was never a good sign. “Not great.” “Of course. Is Leo in?” “No,

