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OK THEN, GRIAN do you personally enjoy pulp in your orange juice?

Grian: no.

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tango and zedaph: have you ever pulled pranks at work? and if so, what's the best prank you've ever pulled?

Zed: Us?

Zed: Pranks?

Tango: We would never.

Zed: Nah, that's not us.

Tango: Besides X refuses to let us work together these days.

Zed: Yep.

Zed: It might be because of the time we flipped everything upside down on the Saturday after close for Bdubs' Sunday open.

Tango: Yeah, that was probably a factor.

Tango: He wasn't not best pleased about that one.

Zed: I think he saw the funny side of things eventually …

Tango: [snorts]

Tango: Yeah, once he was done looking at wrong side of everything.

Zed: hehehe.

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Xisuma: [pinching the bridge of his nose]

Xisuma: He yelled about them to me for an hour.

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Bdubs: Oh, I hate those guys. I'm gonna get them back one day, you'll see. You'll see. They won't see it coming, but I will.

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Zed: Yeah, I think all's good and forgiven by now.

Tango: Totally.

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Grian, would you (theoretically) like owning a cat?

Grian: I mean... maybe. I feel like I wouldn't be a very good cat owner.

Scar: What are you even talking about? Jellie adores you and you're so good with her. You'd be an amay-zing cat dad!

Grian: ...

Tango: Nice blush you got there, G.

Grian: Get out of my face, Tango!

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Just want to ask, Xisuma, do you know what the JC is?

Xisuma: Oh, both Skizz and Tango have tried to explain it to me before, but it kind of devolved into something very odd indeed.

Xisuma: Scar told me it was a "proof of concept of coolness." I'm not quite sure what that means to be honest.

Xisuma: Zed denied any knowledge of it, which was quite in character for him.

Xisuma: Mumbo didn't want to talk about it, but Impulse managed to clear it up for me, at least a little bit.

Xisuma: From what I understand it's mostly just the name Skizz and Tango gave their friendship group in college?

Xisuma: I don't know, whatever keeps them happy, I suppose. As long as it doesn't disrupt the shop, I'm chill with whatever.

#ask the hcc #hcc Xisuma

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Hello my fave coffee shop team, I was wondering if any of you are neurodivergent and wanted to share any experiences you had? :)

Scar: Oh, well, I'm dyslexic and dyspraxic, but we didn't really know about the dyspraxia until a lot later on...

Scar: It's funny, not a lot of people know about dyspraxia as well as they do dyslexia, but it's just as impacting.

Grian: What is that?

Scar: Dyspraxia? It's like... motor co-ordination and stuff, I think.

Grian: [Snorts]

Grian: You think?

Scar: Look at me, Grian, do I look like an expert here?

Grian: ...

Scar: How dare you.

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Cleo: I'm autistic, but I wouldn't say I have any experiences to share exactly?

Cleo: Something's going on with Bdubs, but who can really say, honestly.

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False: I guess I can get a little anxious at times.

False: I was diagnosed with anxiety when I was at school, to be fair, so.

False: I guess it would be fair to say I do have anxiety. Hm.

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Mumbo: Yeah, nope, token neurotypical, I guess.

Scar: Pfffftttt

Scar: Okay, Mumbo.

Mumbo: What?

Scar: What do you mean what? I've seen you iron your socks, Mumbo.

Mumbo: So???

Scar: ...

Mumbo: Scar!

Impulse: I think he's saying you might be a little autistic, buddy.

Mumbo: What, because I iron my socks? Because I like it when my socks feel nice and crisp?

Mumbo: What and I guess it's autistic to iron your underwear, is it?

Impulse: Well, no...

Scar: Yes.

Mumbo: You guys suck.

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Bdubs: I am a perfect human specimen.

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hey scott! what’s ur favorite ice cream flavor

Scott: Mmm...

Jimmy: Dude, it's popcorn. Why are you hesitating?

Scott: ...

Scott: I... what?

Jimmy: You had it in that Italian ice cream place, remember?

Scott: Yeah, just... I'm surprised you remember.

Jimmy: What? You think I'm gonna forget your favourite ice cream flavour because we've been broken up for a couple months?

Jimmy: Silly man.

Scott: Mh. Right. Yeah. Silly man.

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hey Tango! do you have any advice for someone stuck in executive dysfunction mode who really needs to Get The Task Done?

Tango: hmmm... well I'm not sure exactly what executive dysfunction is, but man do I sure Not Do Things sometimes, heh.

Tango: Like, l'll totally intend to do, like, the dishes or something, but then just somehow keep scrolling on my phone for hours?

Tango: I'm not totally sure how I manage to get myself out of it, but it seems to help when Skizz gets home from work and, like, breaks me from that Funk™, you know?

Tango: the awesome thing about Skizz is that he never seems to, like, hold me by my lack of doing things.

Tango: I feel super bad and like the world's shittiest housemate, sure, but he never, like, snaps or has a go at me or anything, which is really nice of him.

Tango: Usually he just, like, says something like, 'Hey Top, your laundry has been hanging here for a couple days, do you need me to unblock this for you?'

Tango: And then he'll help me work out what's stopping me from doing it, cause it usually tends to be, like, I'm out of hangers in my wardrobe or something and I don't know where to put stuff when I take the airer down.

Tango: So, I don't know.

Tango: I'm sorry I don't have great advice.

Tango: [Rubs his neck]

Tango: I guess my advice is to get yourself someone like Skizz who will help you out with this stuff without judging you for it...

Tango: Yeah, I'm sorry.

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Skizz: Tango? Oh, yeah, totally. He definitely has ADHD.

Skizz: I'm kinda waiting for a good time to have that conversation with him, honestly.

Skizz: The thing about Top is that he has impossibly high standards for himself that he just cannot drop.

Skizz: And I'm trying to work out whether or not a conversation about something like that would make him spiral or cause him to ease up on himself.

Skizz: And I just really don't know which way the penny will fall right now, so... you know, while I work that out, I'll just make sure things are made as easy as possible for him.

Skizz: He's a great guy and so determined and so... ridiculously hard working. Me giving him a little bit of breathing room at home is the least I could do, you know?

Skizz: Top's my boy, after all. He's my homie. My buddeh, if you will.

Skizz: And first rule of JC, you gotta take care of your buddies.

Skizz: It's as simple as that.

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hey grian! you know what would be so super silly? if you talked to scar and mumbo about how you feel. thoughts?

Grian: [Snorts]

Grian: Here's a fun, super silly idea for you.

Grian: Keep your nose out of other people's business.

Grian: That would be just so silly and fun, wouldn't it?

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Interviewer's note: Following Barista Grian's departure, no other interviewee was willing to come forward and make a comment regarding the question.

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mumbo: what do YOU think grian’s unsent messages said?

Mumbo: Oh.

Mumbo: Well.

Mumbo: I mean, Grian said they were just random texts he sent in his sleep so... I don't know, I guess I believe him?

Mumbo: I mean, it would be weird for him to send me a bunch of texts and delete them before I could see them, right? So. I don't know.

Mumbo: I just believe him, I guess.

Mumbo: [shrugs]

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Impulse: [Shakes his head]

Impulse: Not that he's talked about it to me, of course.

Impulse: ...

Impulse: ...

Impulse: But obviously he has.

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scar how are u doing it today?

Scar: Oh, well thank you for asking, Anon!

Scar: You know, it's been a pretty good day, so far.

Scar: Me, Mumbo, and Grian are holding the fort here this afternoon and it's been pretty chill, actually.

Scar: In fact, we had some quiet down time earlier, so Grian's blue haired friend came by and painted my nails for me.

Scar: I did have to take a slightly longer break to let them dry, but Mumbo Jumbolio and The Little Bird were kind enough to keep things running while they were still wet.

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Mumbo: Pretty sure nail polish doesn't take an hour to dry.

Grian: I don't know why you agreed to do the dishes for him, honestly.

Grian: I mean it was pretty obvious he was playing the polish card to avoid doing work.

Mumbo: Yeah... but here's the thing you're forgetting Gri.

Grian: Mh?

Mumbo: I'm an idiot.

Grian: Pfft.

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okay, Xisuma, if that even is your real name. if you haven't a favorite Hermit, do you have a favorite friend of a Hermit?

Xisuma: ...

Skizz: ...

Xisuma: ...

Skizz: ...

Xisuma: [Sighs]

Xisuma: Wel, I suppose Skizz is–

Skizz: WOOH CUSTOMER OF THE YEAR, BABY.

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Xisuma, who's your favorite employee? 👀

Xisuma: Oh, I can't answer something like that, Anon!

Xisuma: Besides, I genuinely like, well, all of my staff, to be honest.

Xisuma: Sure, some of them have... certain oddities, or, you know, ways of seeing the world that don't quite align with the way I see it, but that's okay.

Xisuma: We were all put on this earth to do our own thing and I appreciate that about the guys, I really do.

Xisuma: So, I don't really have a favourite. Everyone is good at something important.

Xisuma: Take Tango, for example: Not great at turning up on time, but absolutely fantastic with kids and their parents.

Xisuma: Bdubs, on the other hand, can be a little rough around the edges when it comes to customer service, but makes the most beautiful latte art. Seriously, this guy's a real artist.

Xisuma: I think Grian has yet to really show us his true strengths, but I understand that he's still new to the work and from the little context Mumbo's given me, he's still working through some particularly challenging stuff in his personal life.

Xisuma: And for me, that's okay, you know?

Xisuma: As long as you show up when you're meant to, do the work to the best of your abilities, and be respectful to customers and colleagues, it doesn't matter too much to me, if it takes you some time to get things bang on.

Xisuma: I think I might have derailed from the original question a little bit, but hopefully you get my point.

Xisuma: They're a cracking bunch and I couldn't wish for a better group of people, if I tried. No favourites here.

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question for impulse, have you tricked skizz into drinking the everything coffee? if so what was the reaction like?

Impulse: Tricked?

Impulse: Listen, Skizz doesn't need to be tricked into doing anything.

Impulse: Skizz is like a brother to me. We've been friends since highschool.

Impulse: I've seen him do plenty dumb stuff, just because someone else was doing it, fully aware that it was a bad idea.

Impulse: This guy thrives off of being involved, in any way he can. The amount of times I've had to tell him that, no, he can't be in The Hermit work chat, is beyond reasonable.

Impulse: [Guffaws]

Impulse: Tricked.

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Skizz: You know, I don't regret it or wish I'd done things differently.

Skizz: The world is so fascinating and life only expands once you've tasted that many flavours together at once.

Skizz: I, for one, feel grateful to be alive and able to experience a flavour event of such magnitude as that.

Mumbo: But couldn't you not taste anything for, like, two days afterwards?

Skizz: And you know what, MJ? It only made me appreciate the ability to experience flavour more when it returned.

Mumbo: ... Right.

Skizz: Yup. Life sure is an incomprehensible string of experiences.

Mumbo: ...

Mumbo: Can I get back to work now?

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Has the coffee shop ever been robbed?

Xisuma: Not successfully. A couple guys tried to bust in one night a year or so ago, but nah, no robberies, otherwise!

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tango, do you have any cats?

Tango: Here? No. It sucks.

Tango: Back home? My mum and dad adopted a couple of strays last winter.

Tango: The Blaze Islands are total hotspots for strays, which honestly sucks.

Tango: But my brother's wife - my older brother - works for a charity that spays, neuters, and treats street cats.

Tango: They try to re-home as many cats as they can, but... Well, the economy of the Blaze Islands isn't exactly thriving right now, so not many people can afford to take care of pets at the moment.

Tango: So some end up back on the streets, but it's not that bad for them.

Tango: But anyway, my parents took two strays in from the charity and the best translation from Blaze for their names is Copper and Coal.

Tango: ...

Tango: I may or may not have had a hand in picking their names, heh.

#Ask the HCC #HCC Tango

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Do you read fanfiction

Grian: [Looks behind him]

Grian: Who are you talking to?

Grian: Fanfiction of what?

Grian: Anon, you've got to be more specific.

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Doc, I know you haven't been present much, yet, but do you read the group chat? Or do you have it silenced, which, tbh, would be very fair.

Doc: I trust X to tell me if anything happens that I should be aware of.

Doc: ...

Doc: Although, sometimes - on the odd occasion - I will emoji react to a message to provoke fear amongst the staff.

Doc: As a treat.

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Tango: Oh yeah, that happened to me one time and I nearly quit on the spot.

Cub: Yeah, man, Doc sure does know how to set everybody on edge.

Cub: Although the worst time was when he sent everyone a bottle of *real* champagne, just off the cuff.

Tango: Oh, yeah. For our "Hard work and dedication."

Cub: It was highly unsettling.

Cub: There was nothing to prompt it, either. I had to read back through my messages in the group chat to see if I'd said anything that would upset him.

Tango: Freaky. For. Real.

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Doc: ... What can I say?

Doc: They are fun to play with.

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