“I'm sure you are. Now, Eugene. I need to go home for a bit. Do you think you'll be okay on your own for a while?”
“Of course. It's not too busy and I can always ask Dovetail to chip in and help if needs be.”
Dovetail was a ghoul who had a habit of hanging around the café when Eugene was at work. He said it was nice to be around someone he could chat to that he wasn't constantly thinking about eating.
“Okay, fine,” said Mrs. Strudel. “Just don't let him go anywhere near the poultry. It's still alive and I'd like it to stay that way. The same goes for the customers as well. Most of them anyway.”
“No problem. What's in the pot?”
“It's a pebble and gravel sauce for Bonehead's muesli. I've popped some extra water into it because he doesn't like his cereal too dry. Just give it a stir ever
